Friday, May 16, 2003

Harry Potter at the Witching Hour. Plan to Potter Around Oak Park Next Month "But you don't have to be a wizard, and you don't have to be in London to pay a visit to that fabled alley. Just go to Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street in west suburban Oak Park on Friday, June 20. For that one night, a stretch of shops will be transformed into Diagon Alley to mark the first sale of the new Harry Potter book. Starting about 9 p.m., the Magic Tree children's bookstore will become Flourish & Blott's bookstore, Cafe Winberie morphs into the Leaky Cauldron, and C. Foster Toys will take on the appearance of Quality Quidditch Supplies. In fact, most of the businesses on the street will shed the mundane for the magical and start selling Harry Potter-inspired merchandise or refreshments. Even US Bank will become Gringott's Wizarding Bank, with goblin-led tours to its basement vault. Many characters from the book will be strolling about, as well.... The idea originated with a couple of her employees who noticed the success the nearby Oberweis Dairy had when it stayed open late for the release of the last Harry Potter book, which went on sale at midnight." [Chicago Sun-Times] [The Shifted Librarian] 1:23:28 PM    comments? [] Why did the librarian cross the road?. The Multnomah Public Library has a library joke of the month. Fun!! (via LII) [Library Stuff] 1:23:02 PM    comments? []

Thursday, May 15, 2003

Lunar Eclipse There will be a lunar eclipse tonight.  If the clouds go away, you should be able to watch it beginning around 10:05 p.m.  You can find out more about the eclispe at Space.com 4:35:59 PM    comments? []

Sunday, April 06, 2003

From Bigchalk.com Create your own kaleidoscope online. http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal From USA Today http://www.stonepages.com Stone monuments, (and you thought Stonhenge was the only one) from around the world. The Italian monuments are especially interesting. 1:10:19 PM    comments? []

Saturday, February 08, 2003

Signs of Spring The Field Museum opened a new exhibit today - Baseball As America.       “Shoeless” Joe’s shoes. Babe’s bat. Jackie’s jersey.      See the stuff of legends and discover how baseball embodies the American spirit.      Baseball As America is the first time that cherished treasures from our national pastime have left     The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York The Library owns the companion book Baseball as America published by National Geographic. 11:23:28 AM    comments? []

Friday, December 13, 2002

Paraskevidekatriaphobia Why Friday the 13th is Unlucky from About.com Why is it considered unlucky when the thirteenth day in a month falls on a Friday  from How Stuff Works 1:48:12 PM    comments? []

Monday, December 02, 2002

Help Barbie become a Librarian Make sure you've let your voice be heard about Bar .... Make sure you've let your voice be heard about Barbie's next career! Kids poll at Barbie.com where Librarian is still in the lead, but Architect is gaining fast. Librarian still leads the parents poll (bottom right of page). [LibraryNotes - News and Interesting Stuff from the World of Library and Information Science Contact Sandy      Wilton Weblog LibraryNotes Current] 6:00:56 PM    comments? []

Monday, November 18, 2002

Stargazers - Did you know the Leonid Meteor Shower will be at its peak tonight?  The best viewing time is said to be about 4:00 a.m. Monday night/Tuesday morning.  Space.com has a special report on the meteor shower. 2:03:22 PM    comments? []

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