Category Archives: literacy

  1. Ashurbanipal’s Library, Queen Readers, and the Intolerably Stupid

    Leave a comment

    May 23, 2022 by libroshombre

                Once upon a time, back when literacy was really rare, no one ever read silently to themselves, and all …
    Continue reading

    Category: archeology, books, librarians, library history, library school, literacy, public libraries, reading, royalty, science | Tags: , , , , ,

  2. Skimming, Scanning, and Illiteracy

    Leave a comment

    August 22, 2016 by libroshombre

      The French started using the term “desperer: to be dismayed, lose hope, despair” in the 1300s, an especially horrible …
    Continue reading

    Category: deep reading, grammar, literacy, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

  3. Tigernuts, Shopping Lists, and Animal Skin

    Leave a comment

    April 19, 2016 by libroshombre

      Tigernut Sweets may be on my menu soon. I read about this extremely old recipe on AncientNile.co.uk, where I …
    Continue reading

    Category: cookbooks, cookery, cooking, literacy, public libraries, recipes, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , ,

Archives