As a library representative, I take the challenge of one of our users in the library:
One of our paintings attached beside in our General Collections wall.
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Friday, March 11, 2016
Roll Librarian: #ShareAbook challenge
Our Top Circulation Librarian just shared to us a challenge on #ShareAbook challenge. She nominate the Top Five Library Librarians and her followers. For those who are reading this, I nominate you to take the #ShareAbook Challenge. For further information about the challenge, go check out the blog of our Top Circulation Librarian (http://topcirculationlibrarian.blogspot.com/2016/03/shareabook-challenge.html)
As a library representative, I take the challenge of one of our users in the library:
As a library representative, I take the challenge of one of our users in the library:
5 Steps to Great Cover Art
Jay Swanson (@jayonaboat) has shared to us his cover art that unify's through his post, but let’s consider this “5 Steps to Commissioning Great Art”.
1. Research Your Artist
2. Reach Out to Your Artist
3.Communicate with Your Artist—Then TRUST Your Artist
4. Pay Your Artist Well
5. Give Your Artist the Recognition They Deserve
(...read the full article at https://janefriedman.com/5-steps-great-cover-art/)
The Mass-Market Edition of To Kill a Mockingbird Is Dead?
Harper Lee’s estate will no longer allow publication of the inexpensive paperback edition that was popular with schools.
On Monday, February 29, a judge in Monroe County, Alabama sealed Harper Lee’s will from public view. The motion was filed by the Birmingham law firm Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, which was acting on behalf of Tonja Carter, Lee’s lawyer and the executor of her estate.
The decision to seal the will became public last Friday, and it was immediately controversial. This has been true of every legal move involving Lee and Carter over the last few years, even before the furor following the announcement, in February of last year, that Carter had “discovered” a lost sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird.
(...read the full article on the link below).
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The book of Harper Lee entitled "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of the best books in year 2015 ("A collection of best books of 2015 lists" -> http://topcirculationlibrarian.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-collection-of-best-books-of-2015-lists.html). We don't have any choice to the author's decision but to respect what he wants. Their is no problem for rich libraries to obtain and purchase the book. However, for libraries that has minimal budget for acquisitions, it could affect the needs of the library users since most of our users are aware of this popular book.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
March is a month of adventure.
The sun's out again, spring break is here, and the world is ready to be explored!
Take a look of this new books for this month!
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz (March 1; Simon & Schuster)
"Slippery" is the best adjective to describe the main character of this
book — a woman who sheds her identity again and again. As you follow her
across the country, in and out of names and hotel rooms, you'll be
questioning her motives every step of the way. Why would she flee after
her husband's death, when she had nothing to do with it? Who is the
mysterious voice she calls to get a new name? And what is she really
running from? Thrilling and addictive, this is the thriller you've been
longing for.
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi (March 8; Riverhead Books)
Helen Oyeyemi is a literary genius, and it shows in this fantastic
collection of short stories. Glowing with imagination, each piece feels
like you're stepping into an entirely new universe. With characters that
will welcome you, push you, and surprise you, Oyeyemi's writing takes
you past your expectations. As locks and keys weave their way throughout
these stories, you'll find yourself opening up in new ways.
An Unrestored Woman by Shobha Rao (March 15; Flatiron Books)
This collection of stories is centered on the 1947 division of India and Pakistan, and the mass displacement of families that resulted because of it. Each piece tells its own unique story, ranging from India, Pakistan, the United States, Italy, and England. Rao delivers a remarkable and empathetic exploration of a historical moment's powerful ability to resound across generations.
Hold Still by Lynn Steger Strong (March 21; W.W. Norton)
The mother-daughter relationship in this debut novel will tie your heart in all kinds of knots. When a mother's good intentions go catastrophically wrong, she and her daughter must find a way to mend their fractured relationship. Pushed forward by its amazingly crafted characters, you're going to hold on tightly to Hold Still.
The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson (March 7; University of Kentucky Press)
From the award-winning author of Blackberries, Blackberries and Water Street, this
sweeping novel will take your breath away. Centered on several
generations of women who live in a black Southern township called
Opulence, this book is set apart by the strength of its characters and
its lyrical style. From the reputable Goode-Brown family's struggle to
overcome dark secrets to single mother Francine Clark's journey to raise
her daughter, this novel is fueled by relationships intense and
complex.
source: http://www.bustle.com/articles/140527-15-of-the-best-books-of-march-2016-that-will-make-your-literary-kite-soar
-TECHNICAL LIBRARIAN-
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Top5Library Collection
Hey there! I am the Reference Librarian of Top Five Library ☺ I have something for you that will really help you to be familiar with our library resources!
Please do watch the video our dear users by just clicking the link below. Thank you :)
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DotKq_B5SE
Hey there! I am the Reference Librarian of Top Five Library ☺ I have something for you that will really help you to be familiar with our library resources!
Please do watch the video our dear users by just clicking the link below. Thank you :)
► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DotKq_B5SE
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Official Youtube Channel of Top Library!
We decided to have a Youtube Channel for our Top Library because we wanted to share information unversally.
Feel free to comment, subscribe and like our videos! Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8fjO_I-VRcEzdzMJZmpnEw
Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Word of the Day!
alacrity
noun uh-LAK-ruh-tee
Definition
: promptness in response : cheerful readiness
Examples
Jane is passionate about her job and performs her duties with enthusiasm and alacrity.
"The second grader was there to get an anti-cavity sealant put on her six year molars, and she was comporting herself with an alacrity many adults don't share in a dental chair." — William Porter, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2015
Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/alacrity-2016-01-03
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Trivia of the Day!
(January 13, 2016)
Sticker Day is a day to celebrate all things stickers, from the custom made to the everyday label. Every sticker has a story. They can be used for decoration or information depending on the situation. They can come in many different shapes, sizes and colours and can be used on a variety of things for example lunch boxes, in paper planners, lockers or notebooks.
European merchants in the 1880’s were some of the first to stick labels to their products, in an effort to promote their goods and wares to passers by. Using gum paste to get the labels to adhere and stick: hence “stickers.” By the 1900’s a sticker-specific paste had been developed and was widely used, most notably on stamps, which dried and then would re-apply when moistened.
Sticker Day is January 13 in honour of R. Stanton Avery, who was born on that day in 1907. R. Stanton Avery, a rags-to-riches entrepreneur who created the first commercially feasible self-sticking, peel-off labels and founded what is now Avery Dennison Corp. to manufacture and market them worldwide. It was R. Stanton Avery who invented it in 1935, launching a new company and a new industry. These innovative products were manufactured in a 100-square-foot rented loft space in Los Angeles.
source: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sticker-day/
Sticker Day is a day to celebrate all things stickers, from the custom made to the everyday label. Every sticker has a story. They can be used for decoration or information depending on the situation. They can come in many different shapes, sizes and colours and can be used on a variety of things for example lunch boxes, in paper planners, lockers or notebooks.
Sticker Day is January 13 in honour of R. Stanton Avery, who was born on that day in 1907. R. Stanton Avery, a rags-to-riches entrepreneur who created the first commercially feasible self-sticking, peel-off labels and founded what is now Avery Dennison Corp. to manufacture and market them worldwide. It was R. Stanton Avery who invented it in 1935, launching a new company and a new industry. These innovative products were manufactured in a 100-square-foot rented loft space in Los Angeles.
source: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sticker-day/
Gospel of the Day
( January 13, 2016)
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 307
Reading 1 1 SM 3:1-10, 19-20
During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli,
a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent.
One day Eli was asleep in his usual place.
His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see.
The lamp of God was not yet extinguished,
and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD
where the ark of God was.
The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.”
Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.”
“I did not call you,” Eli said. “Go back to sleep.”
So he went back to sleep.
Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli.
“Here I am,” he said. “You called me.”
But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.”
At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD,
because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.
The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time.
Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am.
You called me.”
Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth.
So Eli said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,
‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’”
When Samuel went to sleep in his place,
the LORD came and revealed his presence,
calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!”
Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him,
not permitting any word of his to be without effect.
Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba
came to know that Samuel was an accredited prophet of the LORD.
source: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011316.cfm
Wednesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 307
Reading 1 1 SM 3:1-10, 19-20
During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli,
a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent.
One day Eli was asleep in his usual place.
His eyes had lately grown so weak that he could not see.
The lamp of God was not yet extinguished,
and Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the LORD
where the ark of God was.
The LORD called to Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.”
Samuel ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.”
“I did not call you,” Eli said. “Go back to sleep.”
So he went back to sleep.
Again the LORD called Samuel, who rose and went to Eli.
“Here I am,” he said. “You called me.”
But Eli answered, “I did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.”
At that time Samuel was not familiar with the LORD,
because the LORD had not revealed anything to him as yet.
The LORD called Samuel again, for the third time.
Getting up and going to Eli, he said, “Here I am.
You called me.”
Then Eli understood that the LORD was calling the youth.
So Eli said to Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,
‘Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening.’”
When Samuel went to sleep in his place,
the LORD came and revealed his presence,
calling out as before, “Samuel, Samuel!”
Samuel answered, “Speak, for your servant is listening.”
Samuel grew up, and the LORD was with him,
not permitting any word of his to be without effect.
Thus all Israel from Dan to Beersheba
came to know that Samuel was an accredited prophet of the LORD.
source: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/011316.cfm
Word of the day!
(Jan. 13, 2015)
chirography
noun kye-RAH-gruh-fee
Definition
: handwriting, penmanship
: calligraphy
Examples
"This envelope had the air of an official record of some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials than at present." — Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850
"The stone bore confusing etchings: Arabic numerals coupled with Roman; the letter 'H' in ancient Spanish chirography; a puzzling mass of ovoid figures, circles and rectangles; and the weblike drawing that gave it its name." — Evan Moore, The Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2001
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
chirography
noun kye-RAH-gruh-fee
Definition
: handwriting, penmanship
: calligraphy
Examples
"This envelope had the air of an official record of some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials than at present." — Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, 1850
"The stone bore confusing etchings: Arabic numerals coupled with Roman; the letter 'H' in ancient Spanish chirography; a puzzling mass of ovoid figures, circles and rectangles; and the weblike drawing that gave it its name." — Evan Moore, The Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2001
source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Word of the Day!
ignominious
adjective ig-nuh-MIN-ee-us
Definition
1 : marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable
2 : deserving of shame or infamy : despicable
3 : humiliating, degrading
Examples
"[People's] first issue appeared in March of 1974—two years after the ignominious shuttering of the weekly Life—and it was an immediate sensation, drawing more than 900,000 readers from the outset." — Jim Windolf, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2013
"It made no difference that the doctor had said the cornea would heal. I didn't believe him. How ignominious to be blinded by a squash racquet." — Rosemary Mahoney, For the Benefit of Those Who See, 2014
Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/ignominious-2016-01-10
Monday, January 11, 2016
Word of the Day!
fealty
noun FEE-ul-tee
Definition
1 a : the fidelity of a vassal or feudal tenant to his lord
b : the obligation of such fidelity
2 : intense fidelity
Examples
"The fealty of country music fans to their favorite stars is as strong as old-time religion." — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Republic, 18 July 1994
"Mr. Keith was more of a rabble-rouser, from the contentiousness of his politics to the muscularity of his sound, but his fealty to tradition was never in doubt." — Jon Caramanica,The New York Times, 8 Oct. 2015
Source:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/fealty-2016-01-09
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