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National Book Awards announced
Just a quick break from the excellent Boot Camp reports for a bit of news, announced to me via NPR’s Morning Edition (read the blurb for the story and listen to the broadcast here). The National Book Foundation announced the 2006 National Book Awards last night at a ceremony in New York City Last night. [...]
Dewey Donation System
If you don’t know about the Dewey Donation System, take a look. Started in 2003 by a blogger and writer Pamie, the idea is to get book donations for libraries that need help. In 2003, it was the Oakland County Library, and in 2004, DDS helped out a branch of the San Diego Public Library [...]
World Book and Copyright Day
I learned via one of my “elerts” that yesterday was World Book and Copyright Day. From the UN Site: “23 April is a symbolic date for world literature for on this date in 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other [...]
