This and That...

Sorry I wasn't around on Friday to give you your usual dose of librariana for the weekend... Enjoy!

A Little Culture... because we crave enlightenment

• Lust for the printed page... from the Guardian
• A Book on Bookmarks... from Oak Knoll via Librarian Lynn Hoffmann
• Pennsylvania German Broadsides... a virtual exhibit from the Library Company of Philadelphia
• History's Closet... another virtual exhibit from the Emily P. Reynolds Historic Costume Collection, North Dakota University
• Public Radio Podcast Directory... from PublicRadioFan.com via Resource Shelf

For the Serious Librarian... because big thoughts are afoot

• The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration With Other Discovery Tools... from the Library of Congress via Librarian Judy Silva
• Rethinking How We Provide Bibliographic Services.... from the University of California via Librarian Judy Silva

For the Kiddies.... because children's literature rocks

• Lois Lowry is blogging... an interesting opportunity to see inside an author's head
• How to Contact a Children's Book Author... from About.com

Miscellanea... because it looked interesting

• The Blooker Awards, for books born of blogs... from USA Today
• 20 Surprising Uses for Salt... from iVillage