Summer Library Challenge: Library Scavenger Hunt

26 July 2014 / events / 2 Comments
Summer Library Challenge: Library Scavenger Hunt

This week’s challenge: “We’re winding to an end, so I thought I’d come up with something fun. So here is a little scavenger hunt, you can do it virtually or in person, up to you. You don’t have to do […]

Review: Torture Team by Philippe Sands

23 July 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Torture Team by Philippe Sands

Author: Philippe Sands Title: Torture Team: Deception, Cruelty and the Compromise of Law Format/Source: Hardcover/library  Published: May 2008 Publisher: Allen Lane Length: 315 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I Read: Library browsing, looked interesting Read If You’re: Interested in the intersection […]

Summer Library Challenge: Library Collage

21 July 2014 / events / 2 Comments
Summer Library Challenge: Library Collage

 This week’s challenge: “I’d love if you shared a picture or several pictures of your library.” I’d like to share some photos from the park at my favourite library branch. This is a photo of my friend standing by a […]

Quick Review: Non-fiction

15 July 2014 / brief reviews / 3 Comments
Quick Review: Non-fiction

Today’s quick review is of two non-fiction books I recently picked up from the library. Floating City: A Rogue Sociologist Lost and Found in New York’s Underground Economy by Sudhir Venkatesh Rating: ★★★½ [ratings guide]  Venkatesh focuses his exploration on […]

Summer Library Challenge: Library Storytime

14 July 2014 / events / 2 Comments
Summer Library Challenge: Library Storytime

 This week’s challenge: “I wanted to share some stories about my library experiences and I’d like for you to do so as well.” This post is a little bit as I didn’t finish it up before I went to the […]