Category Archives: libraries

  1. Abecedarians, Librarians, and Profane Homophones

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    August 14, 2014 by libroshombre

    We’re lucky that our school district pays attention to its libraries, since that’s where students get grounded in navigating the …
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  2. Duck Bill Hickok, the Influential Rich, and Public Libraries

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    July 31, 2014 by libroshombre

    The first wild west shootout occurred 99 years ago last week when the gambler Bill Hickok and cowboy David Tutt …
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  3. The Tao of Soccer and Other Factoids

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    July 17, 2014 by libroshombre

    The great Chinese philosopher Lao Tzo once advised letting “things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like,” but that …
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  4. Brewer’s, Jenkin’s Ear, and How Far Athletes Run

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    June 26, 2014 by libroshombre

    Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, that thick collection of concise explanations and curiosities is perfect for lazy, rainy June …
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  5. Thesauri, the Appendix, and Productive Yawning

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    May 29, 2014 by libroshombre

    There are some who think libraries are simply “warehouses for books,” when in fact they’re more akin to thesauri. Roget …
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  6. Grammar Jokes, German Genders, and Frank Lloyd Wright

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    April 10, 2014 by libroshombre

    Successful jokes depend greatly upon their recipients. Some listeners recoil at puns while others revel in them. Dante must have …
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  7. Commonplace Books, Hoosiers, and 11,000 Public Librarians

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    March 20, 2014 by libroshombre

    A recent trip to Indianapolis to attend the Public Library Association conference led to copious entries in the small, plain …
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  8. Gutenberg, Fust, and Rare Book Libraries

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    March 13, 2014 by libroshombre

    Old Johann Fust was something. He underwrote Gutenberg’s printshop with two loans in 1450 and 1452 totaling 1,600 guilders. Three …
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  9. Verb Day, Cheerleading, and Pogo

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    February 13, 2014 by libroshombre

    I’m a word nerd, so I enjoy David Malki’s erudite Wondermark, a favorite online comic. Malki’s also one of the …
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  10. Libraries, Baby Names, and Swiftwater Bill Gates

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    January 23, 2014 by libroshombre

    The library’s award-winning Guys Read program is underway, and me and thirty-five friends are reading boy-friendly books at local schools, …
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