La Cocina Histórica
The University of San Antonio Texas has created a bilingual blog titled La Cocina Histórica, to share recipes from their Mexican, Texan, and Southwestern cookbook collection, which includes items that date back...
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24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá
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Last week I was back home for the 24a Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá! I’ve attended this fair before as a kid, but this was my first attendance in...
Mar
28
2011
Augmented Reality App for Shelf Reading
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I just saw this on a friend’s Facebook page and it looks awesome! This new app will allow librarians to quickly and correctly shelf read entire shelves. The app uses...
Jan
09
2011
“Can a Book Save Your Life?”
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The folks from Electric Literature set out to find out which 2010 book might literally save your life. I guess this is not the best use for book, but the video is...
Boston Book Festival, 2010
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Yesterday I spent the afternoon at the Boston Book Festival. This is the second year the festival has been organized, and it seems to get bigger every year. While at...
Oct
03
2010
El Quijote en Youtube
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¡El Quijote ha llegado a Youtube! La Real Academia Española recién lanza una invitación para que todos participemos en una lectora colectiva del famoso Quijote de la Mancha. La Academia...
15 Movies Based on Banned Books
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The Huffington Post has a nice collection of 15 famous movies (including clips) based on banned books. The collection has put together in collaboration with the ALA and Banned Books...