Spring romance and summer weddings are in the air! What could be better than wedding bells and book lovers? Although some of these ideas are strictly for weddings, I see several that I would use for other occasions too. What the heck, just for fun, take a look at what the folks at BuzzFeed put together for us!
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Best Book Apps: Comics and Manga too!
The number 23 is pretty popular these days, and the ilibrarian at OEDb has once again produced a new list of 23 of her best book apps, along with a new feature for comics and manga too. Note: You don’t necessarily need multiple book apps, one great one may be all you need. The tools listed in this popular blog post are the ones with the largest libraries, best features, and the most bang for your buck. Check out the 2014 OEDb list to find out which ones made the cut.
Books Inspire Incredible Cakes
Since fondant icing has come on the scene, it is simply amazing what can be done with cakes. In many cases they have truly become an art form!
And when you couple books with cakes, well, what’s not to love, right? Our friends at Buzzfeed said it so well, Eat Your Words!
Check out 24 Incredible Cakes Inspired by Books!
CMLE Featured Service: Book Discounts
Nine book companies are participating in the CMLE discount program this year, and six of them are discounting e-books! If you are staff at a Central MN library, please check your inbox for an email attachment with all of the discount details. These discounts provide cost savings to 319 academic, school, public, and special libraries. Participating book companies this year are listed below, the companies with e-book discounts are blue! Don’t forget, you must mention the promo code with each company to get the described discounts. Please let me know if you have any problems using these discounts, or if the list does not include a company you would like to suggest for inclusion next year. These discounts are a perk to you as part of your free membership as a CMLE member library. The discounts are also available on our website, but without promo codes. Send input about this service to cmle@stcloudstate.edu
Question: What other companies do you order library books from?
Didn’t get the email with the promo code attachment? Send an email to cmle@stcloudstate.edu and use subject line, Discount Promo Codes Needed.
Abdo, Baker & Taylor, Brodart, Follett, Gumdrop, Ingram, Mackin,
Scholastic, and Usborne
Kate DiCamillo: New National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Have you heard the news? This prestigious award was bestowed on DiCamillo on January 2nd by Librarian of Congress, James H. Billington. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/ppytjrm