Tag: Books
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Let’s Stop Taking Librarians For-Granted
Librarians are guides to knowledge and the ways to exploit materials. According to a http://www.Today.com calendar of national observances, April 16th marked National Librarian Day. According to InfoDocket.com, 1.32 billion people used their public libraries, and 55% of Americans are registered users. So, with the U.S. population of 330 million, more than 165 million people…
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NPR/Ipsos poll: “Most Americans want to read books. We just don’t”
The NPR story about “Most Americans want to read books. We just don’t” piqued my curiosity. The poll found a gap between the desire to and acting on a desire to read. Maybe it’s incidental that National Library Week runs from April 6 through the 12th? Implicit in the Ipsos poll, it seems to put…
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Turn Your Head and Cough book event about “Man Overboard”
“Turn Your Head and Cough,” a conversation about men’s health with Craig Bowron, MD author of ”Man Overboard” with fellow author William Kreuger. This took place on Jan 22 at independent bookstore Magers & Quinn Booksellers. A few dozen interested people, mostly men, were seated on metal folding chairs facing the ends of bookshelves opposite…
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Fans Gather at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Uptown to Listen to Authors, Photographers of “Prince: Icon”.
On Tuesday October 22, Twin Cities fans of global music, and cultural icon, Prince, met at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in the Uptown area of Minneapolis. They gathered in order to hear from the authors and independent photographers whose works were compiled in the book “Prince Icon.” The event space, which Magers & Quinn improvises…
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Adult Reading Remains Fundamental. But…
How many men or women decide during the last quarter of a year to remedy a new-year goal for self-development? A common goal is “I’m gonna lift weights” or “lose weight,” or both? I’ve been doing the weights work. I’m lagging in reading. A central reason for me to make up for ill-pursued new-year goals,…
Will Wright: Award-Winning Independent Journalism, Exec Oratory and More... 