[3] Many of us have a time of year, a place, or a memory, which makes us feel quiet and introspective, no matter how busy our lives or our minds are spinning. Deborah Digges’ latest volume of poetry, The Wind Blows Through the Doors of My Heart, is a book which captures a piece of that feeling in a way that is warm, passionate, and calm at the same time.
[5] Before the days of TV and radio, merchants caught customers' eyes with brightly printed, alluring advertising trade cards for all kinds of products in the new, manufacturing-driven economy. The trade card explosion of the late 1800s was a short-lived but significant phenomenon, and the Missouri Valley Room [6] holds nearly 1,000 such artifacts, including more than a few that highlight that most wonderful time of the year for advertisers – the Christmas holidays.
[8] Update, September 2011: Since this blog entry was posted, more e-readers and devices have become available for use with Library e-books, including the Amazon Kindle. Visit our e-reader tutorial page [9] for the latest information.
With an estimated 10 percent of adults planning to give e-readers as gifts [10] over the holidays, the season of the e-book is truly upon us. As you prepare to wrap – or unwrap – that shiny new Nook or Kindle, check out this guide to checking out e-books from the Kansas City Public Library.
[12] Most people know little about the fates of survivors and refugees of the gruesome events of World War II. But in Day After Night [13], Anita Diamant’s 2008 novel, little known historical events are brought to vivid life. The Barista’s Book Club [14] at the Plaza Branch read Day After Night in November, and found it brought out a lively discussion.
[16] The Trailblazers [17] book group has called the Trails West Branch [18] of the Kansas City Public Library home for almost ten years. They started gathering to discuss reading in April of 2001 at the behest of then-branch-staffer Jackie Brown. Brown has since joined the Facilities team at the Central Library, but she left behind a loyal group of readers who have welcomed their new facilitator, Nancy Oelke.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-wind-blows-through-doors-my-heart
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11633#comment-form
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/holiday-themed-ad-trade-cards-19th-century-kansas-city
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/kchistory
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11630#comment-form
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/how-check-out-e-books-library
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/tutorials-guides/download-ebooks
[10] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/business/media/15ereader.html?_r=1
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/how-check-out-e-books-library#comments
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-day-after-night
[13] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Anita+Diamant%22+title:%22Day+After+Night%22
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/book-clubs/baristas
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11614#comment-form
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-club-profile-blazing-trails-independence
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/book-clubs/trailblazers
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/trails-west
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11546#comment-form
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=96
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=93
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=94
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=95
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=98
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=99
[27] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=100
[28] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=101
[29] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=111
