Burrr-- did you know that Saturday is the first day of winter? Even though we've had snow a few times already, it's still technically autumn. To get you in the mood for the changing season, is a selection of favorite winter stories made by me and a few other librarians I work with:
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Snowballs by Lois Ehlert
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner
Duck Skates by Lynne Berry
Mice on Ice by Rebecca Emberly and Ed Emberly
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow by Shirley Neitzel
Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin
Stop by your library soon to pick up one of these chilly stories-- or ask one of the librarians for their winter book recommendations!
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Melvil Dewey's Birthday!
It's Melvil Dewey's birthday! He was born December 10th, 1851 in New York. That means, if he was still alive, he'd be 162 years old today! In 1874, Melvil Dewey earned his bachelor's degree and in 1877, he earned his master's. But he's famous for something you, as a library goer, use all the time-- the Dewey Decimal System! The Dewey Decimal System is a library classification system that uses a three-digit number for main classes (such as "Earth Science," or "Dogs") followed by decimals as expansions for more detail (such as "Volcanoes" or "Golden Retrievers").
We, as librarians, assign a Dewey Decimal number to every book so that it can be located in the library and then returned to its proper place. This system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries around the world!
Melvil Dewey is also known for other, less popular, library-related innovations: (1) the idea of the state library controlling the school and public libraries within that state, (2) the creation of hanging vertical files, and (3) The Library Journal, which we librarians still use in our profession today. As far as his personality, it's said that Melvil Dewey was "difficult" to deal with, establishing a pattern of making enemies, although he had a handful of friends throughout is life and also got married twice. Melvil Dewey died on December 26th, 1931 in Lake Placid, Florida.
Here is The Dewey Decimal Rap, which features a modern Melvil character himself, who explains the Dewey Decimal System for you!
For more, try checking out a book on Melville Dewey. Here are two you can reserve right now:
Melvil Dewey: Library Genius by Jill Sherman
Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey by Wayne A. Wiegand
Melvil Dewey is also known for other, less popular, library-related innovations: (1) the idea of the state library controlling the school and public libraries within that state, (2) the creation of hanging vertical files, and (3) The Library Journal, which we librarians still use in our profession today. As far as his personality, it's said that Melvil Dewey was "difficult" to deal with, establishing a pattern of making enemies, although he had a handful of friends throughout is life and also got married twice. Melvil Dewey died on December 26th, 1931 in Lake Placid, Florida.
Here is The Dewey Decimal Rap, which features a modern Melvil character himself, who explains the Dewey Decimal System for you!
For more, try checking out a book on Melville Dewey. Here are two you can reserve right now:
Melvil Dewey: Library Genius by Jill Sherman
Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey by Wayne A. Wiegand
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