Forever Young

In 1974, Bob Dylan released the song "Forever Young" on the album Planet Waves. It has always been a favorite of mine and now there is a beautifully illustrated book of the lyrics. The illustrator, Paul Rogers, has cleverly included images from other Dylan songs on all of the pages.

There is also this neat little video on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m1YYXTW3RSQTLY

We have 17 copies of the book at HCPL. Thanks to Miss Grimm, who hearts Bob Dylan too, for showing me this book.

The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder

Former LA prosecutor and author Vincent Bugliosi has written a new book called The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. In it he makes the case for trying Bush for the deaths of 4,000+ American soldiers because he took the United States into a war with Iraq under false pretenses. HCPL has this book on order.
Vincent Bugliosi is probably best known for his successful prosecution of Charles Manson and his "family" for the murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others in 1969.
He later wrote a bestselling book, Helter Skelter, about the trial. He is also the author of the book Outrage about the O.J. Simpson trial and a book The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose our President, as well as several other books.

The Incredible Shrinking Technical Services Department

While other libraries across the country are experiencing budget and staff cuts, the technical services area at HCPL is experiencing another kind of loss. In the last 2 years we have lost about 150 lbs., or, the equivalent of one person in weight!

National Donut Day

The first Friday in June is National Donut Day. It was officially established in 1938 by the Chicago Salvation Army to raise much needed funds because of the depression.
Donut trivia:
More than 10 billion donuts are produced in the US every year and it is a 3.6 billion dollar industry.
Canada has more donut shops per capita than any other country in the world.
The hole appeared in the center in the 1st half of the 19th century. The purpose of the hole is to help it cook move evenly.
Adolph Levitt invented the 1st donut machine in 1920.

The official Library of Congress heading is Doughnuts and the call number is 641.865 (Dewey) or TX770.D67 (LC)

The pictures are of the cataloging and processing departments at HCPL celebrating National Donut Day.

Living Like Ed

Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. has published a book called Living like Ed: a guide to the eco-friendly life. If it's anything at all like his HGTV show Living with Ed, it should be pretty good. There are chapters on home, transportation, recycling, energy, kitchen and garden, and clothing, hair, and skin care. Ed is a vegetarian and some of his recipes are also included as well as tips from his wife Rachelle. HCPL has 3 copies. The call number is 333.72 Beg.

Music Downloading

For any of you who haven't done the assignment on music downloading and might need some help, the library has 13 copies of a new book called Downloading Music. The call number is:
YA
384.2
Dow

Unusual book covers or Green is the new everything!

Here's a great gift idea for the sports loving person on your holiday gift list. An astroturf clad book!
From the publisher's website: Featuring the largest and most diverse range of sports of any comparable book—more than 200 in all—from basketball to bobsledding, karate to korfball, synchronized swimming to ski-jumping, this up-to-date and authoritative guide presents information sourced from leading experts and sports governing bodies around the world to give you the most comprehensive book on sports to ever hit the market.
Explains rules, tactics, and techniques in a way that is clear, engaging, and effective
Includes a section on the Olympic Games, explaining all 35 Olympic sports
Clear diagrams define fields of play and identify specific zones and player positions
Outlines each sport's geographical range, history, major competitions, and successful competitors
Examines equipment and clothing, teams and players, and common terms of each sport

The book is published by DK Publishers and retails for $35.00.
HCPL has 26 copies (still in processing) for anyone interested in checking out a copy.

Antarctica

In 1998 I fulfilled a lifelong dream and went to Antarctica for 3 weeks. I flew from Houston to Miami to Santiago, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city in the world. From Ushuaia I boarded a small Russian research vessel that had been converted to a tourist ship. There were about 40 passengers aboard including the Pulitzer Prize winning author Annie Dillard who wrote about our trip in a journal. Our guide was Jonathan Chester who has written many books including A for Antarctica, Splash! : a penguin counting book, and The Nature of Penguins. HCPL has these books and more by both Dillard and Chester. In addition to Antarctica we also went to South Georgia which is part of the Falkland Islands and where the explorer Shackleton is buried and Cape Horn. Here are some pictures of my adventure. If you click on individual pictures they will enlarge and you can see how beautiful it is there. If anyone at HCPL wants to see all of my pictures let me know and I will bring my album in.