Category Archives: pubic libraries

  1. Small Words, Fast Talking, and Bluestockings

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    February 5, 2025 by libroshombre

                Our public library possesses an enchanting array of rare and valuable books, but as John Lennon once said, “Possession …
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  2. Worries, Words, and Monikers

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    July 31, 2024 by libroshombre

                “Don’t worry about the horse being blind,” coach John Madden instructed, “just load the wagon.”  His point was to …
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    Category: health, libraries, memory, names, Newspapers, psychology, pubic libraries, publishing | Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

  3. Lynching, Black Holes, and Horny Toads

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    April 18, 2023 by libroshombre

    There’s been some interesting overlapping on my radar that involve lynching, black holes, horny toads, and the frightening rise in …
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    Category: animals, banned books, book banning, books, libraries, library school, pubic libraries, race, racism | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  4. Communicating, Grooming, and Gossiping

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    September 10, 2020 by libroshombre

                Some books really stick with you, and Harold Innis’ “Empire and Communications” is one of mine.  It’s “a sweeping …
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  5. Dashes, Dots, and Librarians

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    November 17, 2015 by libroshombre

    The beginning of many aspects of the writing arts include librarians. Take Butehamen, the next-to-last chief scribe in ancient Egypt’s …
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    Category: ellipsis, em dash, en dash, hyphen, libraries and librarians, lorem ipsum, pubic libraries, punctuation, Uncategorized, writing | Tags:

  6. 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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