It is fun to hear stories of very overdue library books being returned after years, or even decades of being kept by patrons. When the New York Public Library stopped charging late fees last fall, they received thousands of overdue items back. This allowed many patrons to begin using their libraries again. 🙂
A New Zealand Library recently opened to the public when it was supposed to be closed. A error with the way the door locks were programed opened the library to the public with no staff on site. Hundreds of patrons visited the library that day and were able to check out materials using self-checkout. Nothing was stolen.
The Matinicus Island Library, located on Matinicus Isle off the coast of Maine, is very small and run by volunteers. They are countering book bans happening all over the country by adding lots of banned titles to their collection. A fantastic plan. 🙂
Have you ever tried to recall the title of a favorite book from your childhood but can’t quite remember? There is an Instagram account that can help! Users share details they remember of the story, the account owner shares the info, and followers offer suggestions of what the book might be. Read more from NPR. 🙂
A very overdue library book was recently returned to a British library. The person who returned it found it on the side of the road over 60 years ago, but didn’t get around to returning it until recently. The library waived the overdue fees for the patron who originally checked it out. 🙂
There are lots of fun things happening this weekend, including the True/False Film Festival, the MFA Oil Rootin Tootin Chili Cookoff, and the First Friday gallery crawl. 🙂
How many books did you read when you were very young? A seven year old child in Maine has challenged herself to read all 3,000 picture books in her public library. What a fantastic goal!
Here is another fun vocabulary quiz from Merriam-Webster. They have many others as well. 🙂
Are you loving the Winter Olympics? Here is a great list from Goodreads of fiction and Nonfiction titles about the Olympics. 🙂
Test your knowledge of books that have been banned or challenged over the years with this quiz from Book Riot.
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