Saturday, January 18, 2003

Book Sale The final numbers are in and the Friends of the Library Book Sale made $9277.00.  Yes, that really is nine thousand dollars.  Its the largest amount they've ever collected. The Friends of the Library, especially Jane and Jerry Reavley, put in alot of hard work to make each sale a success. Stop and say Thank You the next time you see them.  12:14:08 PM    comments? [] Christmas Tree Recycling La Grange Park and BFI are offering free Christmas tree recycling beginning the week of January 6 and extending through the end of the January. To have your tree recycled, simply place it at the curb on your regular garbage collection day. Trees should be free of all inorganic materials such as tinsel, garland, wire, or ornaments. From the Village of La Grange Park 11:39:50 AM    comments? [] Libraries Preserving Our Past. "The New York Public Library's Image Gate is currently in Beta. However 80,000 images so far out of 600,000 isn't too shabby. Of remarkable interest are the collections (also some here) they have put up so far for your browsing pleasure. Anna Atkins cyanotypes are beautiful, and the Art of the Cigarette Card is joyously quirky. Be sure to check back in 2004 when its all done."[MetaFilter] Photographs from the Chicago Daily News: 1902-1933 "The Library of Congress in collaboration with the Chicago Historical Society has added to their American Memory Web site over 55,000 images of urban life taken between 1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News. Search by keyword or browse by subject." [What's GNU] [The Shifted Librarian] 11:11:07 AM    comments? []

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