Bill Clinton Library June 19, 2008
It’s old, so you probably know it. I did not and I found it very funny.
Read at work May 28, 2008
If you have a boring job, or just like to read at work, I have found you THE most fantastic website. You can read all day and nobody will notice! To make sure the boss does not know you are wasting time, this website is designed like Windows. I think it is very nicely done. To leave the site, it took me a while to find out, go to the start menu and click ‘log off’. After that you get your ‘normal’ screen back. Click here to visit the website.
Weirdest bookmark March 26, 2008
There cannot be enough bookish gadgets in my mind. Therefor I applaud designers who take the effort to create something for us readers. Every now and again a designer takes it overboard and makes something that makes me wonder. It makes me wonder about how designers view readers.
This gadget, the ABRACADABRA bookmark, made me wonder alright. It took three designers to come up with this ‘gadget’: Jung-Hyun Lee, Won-Sik Chae & Rhea Jeong. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall when they discussed the creative process of it. Maybe it went something like this:
Jung-Hyun Lee: I wanted to read last night and I could not find the last page I read.
Won-Sik Chae: Don’t you use a bookmark?
Jung-Hyun Lee: Sure, but they suck. I have used receipts from the supermarket, nice paper bookmarks with teddy bears on it and even fancy silver ones with Yin-Yang on them.
Rhea Jeong: I know what you mean. It is so hard to get your fingers in between the book and the bookmark!
Won-Sik Chae: Don’t you just hate when that happens? Let’s make something easier to save the readers. Think life vest, like on a aeroplane!
This is what they actually came up with:
Dress a librarian! January 18, 2008
Now for something completely wacky. If you follow this link, you get the chance to dress a librarian. Get her out of her boring clothes and give her the costume you like. I wonder what got into the person who thought and developed this… But I have to say, it is kind of fun to do. Have fun!
The Library Bar and Grill December 15, 2007
I got a picture of an establishment with the same name recently. (See previous post, or click here.) I Googled the name to find out more about it. I was quite amazed when I discovered their are several businesses with the same name. It seems quite unusual to name a bar and grill restaurant ‘The Library’. As said, there are quite a view people who feel differently. At least five entrepreneurs in the VS and one in GB. Here is a summary of places with this name, just for the fun of it, starting with the place I wrote about in my last post. If you live near to one of these places, send me a photo of them!
Establishments called: “The Library Bar and Grill”
- 312 Central Ave SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States.
- Click here for more information.
- 1301 4th st. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
- Click here for more information.
- 120 South 11th Street, Oxford, Mississippi, United States.
- Click here for more information.
- 2a Guildhall Hill, Norwich, United Kingdom.
- Click here for more information.
Guess the bookish venue December 15, 2007
The picture you see beneath is one of the treasures send by one of the Kimbooktu readers. I love it when you mail me interesting articles and products! The look of the building is absolutely brilliant. The designer and/or architect did a great job.
I was a bit surprised when I read what the purpose was. Take a look at the picture and have a guess. I will state the answer in the comments of the post.
Thanks to Marlise for sending me the link to this Flickr page with the photo on it.
Page turning book gadget October 9, 2007
I read most of the answers fellow bloggers gave to the Kimbooktu Meme. It was fun to read that most of us book lovers long for a book gadget that holds the book and turns the pages. Some ‘inventor’ probably read your minds…
In this case, the page turning gadget is used for comics, but I think it can be used for ‘real’ books too. You put your book in, press the button and it flips the pages for you. Convenient when you are snacking whilst reading. No greasy fingers on the pages. You can find the ‘machine’ here. Or click here to see it in action in a You Tube film.
Possessed books August 10, 2007
At least, that is what they are called. If you have some room left in your library, this seems like a fun gadget. It is a row of five antique looking books that have a funny habit. I do not know how they made it, but when someone walks by them the middle book will slide out. If I may believe the website, it will produce some spooky sounds at the same time. Click here to learn more.
Thanks to Freiko for the link, via Bookpatrol.
Monty Python and books July 14, 2007
This is for you, if you have a boring weekend… You know I love funny You Tube films about bookstores and libraries. I post them here quite often. I found a few gems for you again, all by the fantastic Monty Python. The first is called “A book at bedtime”. Redgauntlet by Sir Walter Scott will never be the same. Click here to watch the video.
Or what to think of this “children’s story”. It had me laughing out loud really hard by half way the first sentence. Click here to see.
The last is a Monty Python sketch about a secret service dentistry that has a bookstore as a front cover. No problem. Until someone comes in to buy a book… Click play on the video beneath to see it.
Dexter’s library June 13, 2007
Sorry. I am not a big fan of the cartoon Dexter. Even though I sometimes call out: “Get the hell out of my laboratory!” at work. I am just not a big fan of cartoons. The Dexter cartoon is great in one liners, though. Apparently there was an episode about Dexter who worked in a library. Quite funny, I have to say…
