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Paw Prints in the MoonlightPaw Prints Straight Into Your Heart

In the past, I’ve enjoyed reading many non-fiction books about cats, my all time favorites being Dewey, Kitty Cornered, and Cleo. Now I think that I might have to add a new title to that list, Paw Prints in the Moonlight by Denis O’Connor....

 

Any Which Wall Posted by Bill, Jun 18, 2013 01:34:07 PM

 

...and now we are all beer snobs. Posted by Michael, Jun 17, 2013 04:30:02 PM, 1 Comment

 

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Staff-recommended viewing from the KPL catalog.

The Trouble with the CurveThe Trouble with the Curve

The Trouble with the Curve is about an aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout, Clint Eastwood, who uses his experience and gut to pick a player vs. the modern way with computers. Clint Eastwood is a cantankerous man who loves baseball, misses his dead wife and has a love but leave me alone relationship with his daughter, Amy Adams. They convey all this to us in the first few minutes, by showing Clint Eastwood home alone, stumbling into a coffee table and kicking it out of the way and, my favorite, getting a can of spam and eating directly out of the can. (Side note, shortly after seeing this I bought a can of spam. I did not eat it directly out of the can mainly, because my wife is still alive and would not let me, but I did dump it out on to a plate and cut off a hunk and ate it raw, after first verifying that it is fully cooked.) ...

 

Late Spring Posted by Ryan, Jun 10, 2013 03:22:37 PM, 1 Comment

 

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Staff-recommended listening from the KPL catalog.

Read It MaybeRead It Maybe

I have a new favorite little song ditty. The original is called Call Me Maybe and is recorded by a Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. I have never heard of this singer, my daughter told me about her. The song I heard and really really liked and have played several times is a spoof of this song. Toledo Lucas County Public Library did a spoof music rendition of this song and posted it on YouTube. They called it Read it Maybe and it is posted by JL Jones. In this rendition The Toledo Lucas County Public Library wants you to try a book and read it (maybe). They let you know the staff can suggest a book, and that if you have a hard time getting to the library physically that they have e-books. They show a print copy of a book and then the Nook version. They use a ton of children in the video. I found it a refreshing and a pleasing way to hear about what they have to offer. It applies to all libraries so give it a listen and then try Kalamazoo Public Library....

 

Iron and Wine Gets Funky Posted by Susan, May 31, 2013 10:28:12 AM, 1 Comment

 

Funky Robot Summer Jams free with your KPL card! Posted by Michael, May 21, 2013 11:37:54 AM

 

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Survey ResultsWhat You Told Us

Earlier this year, a survey about library use was sent to a random sample of 2,000 residents within our service area. A very similar survey was also posted on our website. Responses to both formats were similar....

 

Summer Reading Posted by Ann, Jun 10, 2013 09:25:15 AM

 

Summer’s Here! Posted by Ann, May 31, 2013 12:15:38 PM

 

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Kids and Music

The National Association for the Education of Young Children has some fine online materials about playing with music at home with children. Kids love music and you will love the ideas for incorporating music into your play with children. I appreciate the great music for children that's on the NAEYC site, as well. ...

 

Earth Day @ KPL Posted by Angela, Apr 18, 2013 11:27:32 AM

 

Ghost Hunt! Posted by Bill, Mar 29, 2013 04:53:49 PM, 1 Comment

 

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Bookstore News June 19 - 22

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Bookstore News June 12 - 15 Posted by Carol, Jun 11, 2013 03:54:43 PM

 

Sidwalk Sale Saturday, June 8 Posted by Carol, Jun 4/, 2013 05:11:31 PM

 

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The secrets of happy familiesA Win-Win for Genealogists

For those of us who have caught the genealogy bug, there’s no need for further inducement to trace and record our family history. We know the thrill and challenge of genealogical research is addicting all by itself. However, if you need evidence to help justify your obsession with census data and tombstone transcriptions to those yet to be infected, I have just the thing. A new book by Bruce Feiler, The Secrets of Happy Families, reports that it is highly beneficial for children to know about their family history. Feiler shares some amazing conclusions drawn from a study conducted by Robyn Fivush and Marshall Duke, professors of psychology at Emory University. Feiler summarizes, “The more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem, and the more successfully they believed their families functioned.”...

 

Apocalypse Then Posted by Patrick, Dec 31, 2012 02:47:15 PM, 2 Comments

 

Browse Our Collection - Online Posted by Beth, Dec 11, 2012 10:17:11 AM, 5 Comments

 

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News, Stories, Photos, Videos. What do you Geek?

Pam Geeks Classic Movies

There are few things that I am really passionate about but one of them is Classic Movies. I love the classics! It doesn't matter what genre: WWII films, screwball comedies, film noir, Alfred Hitchcock suspense...if it was made between 1930 and 1950 I geek it. ...

 

Meghan Geeks Giant Robots Posted by Geek, May 20, 2013 08:17:47 AM

 

Pam Geeks Serendipity Posted by Geek, Mar 14, 2013 09:16:20 AM

 

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What's the Problem?

“Try this – it worked last time.”“Marvin had a similar problem. How did he fix it?”“Just smack it!”...

 

Congratulations, 2013 ONLA Graduates! Posted by Adam, May 29, 2013 03:33:22 PM, 1 Comment

 

Survey says... Posted by Thom, May 28, 2013 01:54:51 PM

 

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Amy WaldmanA message from Amy Waldman...

Dear Kalamazoo,...

 

Some Reflections on Art as an Expression of Grief Posted by Steering, Mar 29, 2013 09:45:29 AM

 

Public Art and Controversy Posted by Steering, Mar 27, 2013 03:09:33 PM

 

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Computing : from the abacus to the iPad Computing and connecting in the 21st century Computing and connecting in the 21st centuryGoogle Glass

What is Google Glass? Google announced a little over a year ago that they were working on a wearable computing device. This device is a pair of glasses that has a small light-weight camera, GPS, wireless capabilities, and some type of transparent LCD or AMOLED display to put information right in front of your eyeballs. What can they do? This pair of specs can record video, take pictures, send messages, connect to your smartphone, communicate with the cloud, translate languages, show your friends exactly what you are currently seeing, give directions, check for heavy traffic, or if a subway is down, give the closest restaurant locations, and look up searches on the web. These glasses have a HUD (Heads up Display), it shows everything from the current time to messages sent or received. You will be able to scroll and click by tilting your head, according to testers, this is quite easy to master. ...