Go the F*** to the Library

Each week Miss Kath­leen pro­vides links to a vari­ety of sto­ries about libraries, authors, and books. If there's some­thing note­wor­thy going on in your local library, leave us a com­ment!

How did I NOT know about this web­site? The name real­ly says it all: Go the F*** to the Library. Go already, to the library and the web­site! (Strong lan­guage alert.) 
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TENT

There's still time to buy gifts! Well, sort of, but this list of book gifts was too great not to share. A tent that looks like a book? Yes, please! 
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Bad news from Egypt. The Egypt­ian Sci­en­tif­ic Insti­tute was burned in the lat­est protests. 
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Librar­i­an, or hero­ic child-rescuer? Try BOTH! Here's a great story to warm your hearts. 

SHELF

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But wait! Here's some bad news to go with that good news: some­one swin­dling from the library. Boo hiss! 
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Anoth­er week, anoth­er great book­shelf to share! This one is par­tic­u­lar­ly nice because it sep­a­rates the read books from the to-be-read ones. Handy! 
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I got a tip from a read­er (thanks, Erin!) about a great new book­store in Min­neapo­lis — all vol­un­teer run! If you're in the area, go check out Bone­shak­er Books. 
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It's Ama­zon vs. the indie book­stores! Whose side are you on? (Can I use both?) 

BRONTE

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Tiny book, hefty price! Because it was writ­ten by one Char­lotte Bronte. So cute! 
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What was your favorite book of 2011? Zone One? The Art of Field­ing? 1Q84? Please write in the com­ments, then take a look here and see if they've got your num­ber. Mine? Um, does re-reading Mid­dle­sex count? ............

Go the F*** to the Library
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