As the readers of this blog know, I am now a retired Library Lady, and am looking back on a career that started in 1977 and ended this summer. People not immersed in the library world tend to think of… Read More ›
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Books and Things – Organizing a Home Library
In my first two posts on home libraries (here and here), I review two of the book cataloging systems I’ve tried and recommend. There are others you can try, such as Goodreads (very Facebook-like interface; owned by Amazon). My books… Read More ›
Books and Things, Part Two – More Home Library Catalogs
I described using Librarything.com in my last post, which is an inexpensive online system to catalog and sort your book collection. Although I use LT, my favorite cataloging software is Collectorz.com, which can be used either online or a computer,… Read More ›
Books and Things, Part One – Cataloging Your Library
I’ve recently purchased new shelving to accommodate my ever-increasing library, and thought I’d talk the opportunity to talk about home libraries and how to manage them. There are several ways to catalog your books. Some people use spreadsheets, but there… Read More ›
Quilts for Skeptics
I am not really a quilter, I sort of fell into quilt making after being asked to design some quilts for friend that own a quilt shop. My most popular design, still sold, is a redwork Alice in Wonderland design…. Read More ›
Reading on a Theme – The Black Plague
Probably like many people, I get on specific kicks in my reading. I read a book, and that leads me to be interested enough in the subject that I start reading more on the topic, and then before I know… Read More ›
What are Your Books?
Last weekend, I was updating my Collectorz software, adding two books that I finished reading last week (The Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 years by Philip Jenkins,… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 