Monday, September 17, 2007

September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!



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Hi,


My name is Mike, but my nickname is "Booksniffer." I guess that I have always had a nose for books. I can't remember when I didn't like to read. Of course, I like libraries like the one here in Carlsbad. There are so many wonderful books and other resources to be found here if you would just "stick your nose" in the library once in a while. :)



The American Library Association ALA


says September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time to remind parents and kids that a Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucketlibrary card is the most important school supply of all.So if you don't have a library card, whether you're a young person or an adult or in between, come in, meet a member of the library staff, and sign up for your own library card.


Pictured to the left is Ben Roethlisberger, the quarterback of the 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, and the official spokesperson for Library Card Sign-up Month 2007

Ben's Personal Web Page

Fifty-two ways--one way a week for a year--to use your library card (in English) 52 Ways to Use a Library Card
In Spanish En Espanol

Visit the American Library Association Web Page for other important information and news about one of America's greatest resources--American libraries.

ALA


I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog. Sandra Cisneros, 1954 -

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sandracisn176905.html

Sandra Cisneros@Biography.com

We read to know we are not alone. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963

http://www.deblogan.com/quo2.html

C.S. Lewis@Biography.com

© Bob Hoff, 2007

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