I am a big Winnie-the-Pooh fan. One cannot read A.A. Milne’s stories without feeling nostalgic and comfortable. On my library desk, I have a paper weight with Winnie-the-Pooh saying “Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” Before I retired, on my work desk I had another Winnie-the-Pooh quote “People say thatContinue reading “What’s in a name?”
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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””
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