Friday, November 01, 2002

Do you have this condition? - "Abibliophobia: The morbid fear of running out o .... - "Abibliophobia: The morbid fear of running out of reading material." "Words on –phobia originally referred to psychotic conditions but now we have extracted a word, "phobia," from the suffix and add it wherever we please: "Wylie is such an abibliophobe that he never leaves the house without several magazines under his arm." In a world where this word could refer to a psychotic state, we could say, "What better refuge from abibliophobia than the library?" (from Your Dictionary Word of the Day) [Library Stuff - Updated daily by Steven M. Cohen] 10:39:18 AM    comments? [] Congratulations to Meb Ingold, Children's Services Director. Meb marks a milestone in her career this weekend.  It was 15 years ago Saturday she became a part of the Library staff.  That's alot of storyhours and answering homework questions.  Don't forget to congratulate her the next time you're in the Library. 10:24:46 AM    comments? []  Get Ready - Christmas is Coming! The Red Sled, Ogden School's 23rd annual Holiday Bazaar is tomorrow (11/2)  from 9am-3pm.  This year it will be held at Park Jr. High. 10:17:22 AM    comments? []

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