I was in Scotland two summers ago and just had to stop in Wigtown, the
self-proclaimed Scottish town with the most used books. And of course, I
did walk away with a few GREAT finds! There is a yearly festival and
other interests in the area. To find out more about Wigtown, and its
bookshops, visit:
www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk or www.dw-chamber.org.uk
Dennis Hollingsead
Executive Secretary
Office of the Provost
(269) 471-3404
hollings@andrews.edu
The tribal secret of the the Tanobway -
"There Ain't No One Best Way"
The :59-Second Employee
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Tony L. Pope" <pope1966@AOL.COM>
> No, it's not the title of a new book...but while visiting Barnes &
Noble last
> weekend with my college-age niece, I wondered how many in the field,
like me,
> visit book stores?and peruse the wares and see current publications or
titles we
> might have missed?? Even though I primarily go in to look for
something for
> myself, it never fails when I go into B&N or another book store, I end
up
> whipping out the checkbook.? While it is getting "whipped out" to make
some
> purchases, oftentimes I'm also taking notes of titles on the backs of
my deposit
> slips.? Tthey get more use as notepads than deposit slips
anyway...ha...!!? I
> take down notes of books I'd like to add to our library collection
(I'm in a
> Pre-K-3 school) and titles that just look interesting and I'd like to
read.?
> Even though they are above our children's age level, I especially like
to look
> in the YA section and many times get copies for myself to read?of
interesting
> looking books.?
>
> I also periodically check out Amazon.com (one of the greatest
inventions of the
> 20th century!) and Amazon.com/uk.
>
> Tony Pope
> Library Media Specialist
> McHenry Primary School
> 100 McHenry Dr.
> Rome, GA? 30161
> Pope1966@aol.com
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