Books of Kings

(PDA) of electronic resources to develop relevant, “just-in-time” collections. (Dahl, 2012) The practice of PDA allows patrons to select physical or electronic materials for their library’s catalog. In the case of ebooks, a vendor such as Dawson Books,…

I am proud to announce that Reading Chapter has successfully thrown their first “Be Different” event. In order to explain the event, we all need some backstory. For a couple of terms “Dad” Dan Loughin has challenged Reading Chapter that if they can make positive growth, he will allow the members of the chapter who were first line signers to shave his head. Reading has been desperately trying to reach this goal for a while, but have unfortunately come short every time. However, this term was a…

Believed to have been published in Amsterdam in 1642, is the work of Flemish cartographer and engraver Hendrik Hondius. Hondius was apprenticed to Godfried van Ghelder in Brussels, studied drawing with the engraver Jan Wierix of Antwerp, and he also studied engraving along the way, to which he dedicated himself as a practice. In 1599, he became the first publisher to be granted a national privilege by the States General of the Netherlands, allowing protection against the circulation of…

country are challenging these books and trying to get them off of library shelves.Books shouldn’t be banned although some people believe that books that talk about sexuality, derogatory terms, or foul language should not be on shelves. Although some books may not be appropriate for young children does that mean we should remove them from shelves? Books can help children understand these things that are happening all around them and could teach them right from wrong. Books should not be banned…

Over the past month i have read two books, which both are in the same series: The first book is “Middle School, The WORST Years of my Life”, The second book is “Middle School, SAVE RAFE!”. Both books have a amusing plot. Nevertheless, they both have major differences and similarities with the plot, conflict, setting, and characters. The plot in both books is extremely different but has a couple similarities throughout. In the first book, “Middle school, the worst years of my life” The main…

The book A Series of Unfortunate Events: A Bad Beginning is a perfect book for all ages. There are 13 books in the series and each one has something different waiting to happen. In each book something bad happens to the children and then they have to go somewhere else and live with someone else, too. The books are great for all ages, but ages 11-14 would enjoy the book a bit more because it may make more sense to them. Some of the wording they use may also be confusing to kids under the age 11…

point; there is no age restrictions, its for everyone. The book Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix is a book of scientific project/experimentation gone haywire, taking place in 2085. Opening the pages takes me from this world and into theirs. Science fiction and just how the human mind works fascinates me to no end. Reading is essential to both reading and writing skills that from a young age everyone starts to build with simple books. I've always enjoyed reading; letting myself get lost in…

the banning of books has been a heavily debated topic for a long time. Many people have argued their side of why certain books should be banned. Others have their reasons as to why such books should not be restricted from public use. Two examples of those reasons are that inappropriate themes exist in the real world and that books can be used as “teaching tools” by parents. Books, even if they are “inappropriate,” should not be banned from the public. To begin, one reason that books should not…

Joud's Reading Without Walls Challenge Response Option 2: Read a book about a topic that you don't know much about. For the reading without walls challenge I decided to read the book “Out Of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper because first of all it is about a girl with disabilities and I don't know much about disabilities other than the really common ones "so why not read it and give it a try?" I said and I sure was right the book was SPECTACULAR in my defense and I think the person right now who's…

influenced Europe and the world for years to come. The invention of printing led to easy access to the Bible, which in turn sparked a revolution of people making their own religious decisions. Printing with the printing press was simple and fast, allowing books to spread throughout Europe at rates previously unmatched (Gombrich 168). The most popular of these at the time, accounting for around half of the published works, was the Bible (Spielvogel 350). Obtaining a copy allowed individual…