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Balancing Connections and Collections | Library Design
In many types of libraries nationwide, staff are trying to make more space for people. Increasingly, libraries support learning that is social and emotional as well as intellectual, carving out room for learning commons, flexible spaces, quiet contemplation, and active collaboration.
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Adults Just Wanna Have Fun: Programs for Emerging Adults
This handy guide is useful for both public and academic librarians interested in designing programs for this group, or for those who want to experiment with fun ideas to try out with their existing programming schedule.
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50 Great Bed & Breakfasts and Inns: New England
More cookbook than travel book, this title has limited use for readers planning a trip. However, its greatest appeal will be for armchair travelers and home bakers.
San Diego Central Library | New Landmark Libraries 2015 Winner
Iconic. That word comes up again and again in descriptions of the soaring new San Diego Central Library. A lattice dome tops the warm wood and concrete nine-story structure, a striking presence in the city’s skyline. It is a fitting tribute to the 30 years of effort and almost unprecedented philanthropy from community members that went into creating the landscape-changing new library.
Lawrence Public Library | New Landmark Libraries 2015 Winner
The Lawrence Public Library, KS, knows how to put a new twist on an old idea. Instead of tearing down or cobbling together an addition to its dark 1970s building, it encapsulated the entire existing structure inside a gleaming new one.
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Off Track Planet's Brooklyn Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke
Anyone relying on this book as a primary travel guide will wish the authors had spent a little less time trying to seem edgy and a little more on unsexy details like subway navigation and restaurant prices.
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This chic, thoughtful overview of many types of food preservation has the potential to become a staple for novice and veteran cooks alike.
Artisan Preserving: Over 100 Recipes for Jams, Chutneys and Relishes, Pickles, Sauces and Cordials, and Cured Meats and Fish
This chic, thoughtful overview of many types of food preservation has the potential to become a staple for novice and veteran cooks alike.
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Vibrant Food: Celebrating the Ingredients, Recipes, and Colors of Each Season
This enjoyable title would be a nice addition to the shelves of voracious seasonal cookbook readers, but it does not do enough to distinguish itself for most cooks, other than readers of the author's blog, to seek it out specifically.
Radical Home Economics | Programs That Pop
Radical Home Economics revives homemaking skills for adults. In this hands-on series, participants work together to make things that are meaningful in their everyday lives. RHE is a fresh and exciting take on one of the library’s oldest and most fundamental purposes. The real power behind lending books is the conviction that you can be your own expert. Maker programming shares this purpose. In a culture where everything is increasingly commoditized and prepackaged, access to this foundational library value is increasingly rare, valuable, and transformative.
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