“Traveling…Libraries”

I recently visited some friends in Lake County, Illinois, and was offered to tour a local library, at the St Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein. It is open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. How could I say no? We entered the complex on the west side, and took a spiralContinue reading ““Traveling…Libraries””

“After vacation…recent buys”

I just wrote an article about my recent vacation in Florida. After sightseeing and reading, I did some research, and found a few more books. I thought the process of what I looked for and found might be interesting. At the very least, one sees my book collecting interests and addictions a little clearer. IContinue reading ““After vacation…recent buys””

December 10 “Eye for Books”

December 10th is National Dewey Decimal System Day. Melvil Dewey was born this day in 1851. He invented the Dewey system for library clasification. Having a library, I have a few books about libraries. Will start with “Melvil Dewey – Seer: Inspirer: Doer”, by Grosvenor Dawe, puplished in 1932. This was a limited club edition-copyContinue reading “December 10 “Eye for Books””

November 15 “read, write, visit, and support”

November 15th is I Love to Write Day. I do love to write. I may not be very good, but I force myself to work a little, every day. Some days are easier than others, but I try. Today, everyone should write a poem, a story, a letter, or a post card. Even a textContinue reading “November 15 “read, write, visit, and support””

November 8 “Parents are teachers”

November 8th is National Parents as Teachers Day. It is a program, started in Missouri and is now all over the country, to help parents prepare children for school. Their mission is to promote the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their families and caregivers. This program can thenContinue reading “November 8 “Parents are teachers””