This time of the year, surrounded by holiday sweets and treats, you may be looking for tips and tricks to stay in shape. MakeUseOf posted an article you might find helpful, while at work.
Just for fun, here are 8 Easy Exercises to Help You Stay Fit at Your Desk (October 2013)
Worried about what to talk about at your next social gathering?
Just for fun, show off your love of literature with one of these conversation starters. Captured just for you, in a post by Buzzfeed (September 2013,) here is a link to 19 Must Have Literary Manicures for the holidays.
Does your library ever lose books?
If so, you are not alone. This week, just for fun, follow 12 stories based on lost literary works from libraries around the world with CMLE.
Click here to read 12 (sad but true) Tales of Book Thievery by Flavorwire (July 2013.)
This week, CMLE highlights the printed book!
The Scholarly Kitchen recently posted an article about the time honored tradition of making a print book. Originally housed in the archives at Oxford University Press, a series of three silent films were showcased.
Just for Fun, take a step back in time to the 1920s; experience the once labor intensive process of creating a beloved classic; the printed book!
The making of a book, take three, and…..action!
I love articles that focus on creatively incorporating books and/or bookish themes into functional, whimsical design. At the very least, they can be conversation starters. The post, 22 Things that Belong in Every Bookworm’s Dream Home (October 2013), is sure to please.
Just for fun: Consider constructing one of the featured seating options to double as a workstation for your home office and maybe even your library/media center.