Today’s Discoveries

Every day find articles, websites, cool items and more that I long to share, but don’t have the time to write up on my blog.  I often post them on Twitter, but that too is hit and miss. 

So I’ve decided to try doing a summary of my online activity on days that I spend time online.  I will just include the more interesting items, not everywhere I go.  Hopefully this will be useful to you!

How Your Library May Not Be Using Twitter But Should – great article on using Twitter in libraries.  Read especially because of my upcoming Twitter presentation at WLA.

The Reader’s Hug.  Related article from Andrea Ross too.  Barbara Joosse’s take on reading aloud to children:

Like adults, many children cocoon themselves from a world that’s busy, confusing and sometimes scary. Even the conversation of a well-meaning adult is often received as so much blah blah blah. How, then, can we touch a child?

By its very nature, a picture book offers refreshing possibilities. Because it’s often read many times, a picture book can be absorbed slowly, at a child’s own pace. When it’s read just before bed, at the delicious interval between sleep and awake, a child’s book-companion can accompany her into her private dream world. Finally, when a picture book is read out loud, the reader and listener are often wrapped in a hug, the child’s ear just at your heart, with the book you share the seal of the hug.

Evidence of economy improving: Employees wages being restored to previous levels (Thanks Joe!)

Google Places = Google just linking to itself?  Interesting because I find that grouping of address, phone, directions and reviews for businesses very convenient.

What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently.  I love the Strive for Imbalance.

Protect Your Privacy on Facebook and Twitter.

October 1st edition of Kirkus Reviews online.  Without a subscription you don’t get the body of the review, but you can still see the starred reviews and get a sense from the first few lines.

Looking forward to The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook.  She has a super blog by the same name.  Yes, I am a food blog junkie.