Aug 24, 2009
Groan! Fall's here and it's back to school. But in your spare time, check out these books about book crafts: things involved with writing, making and publishing your own books. Books reviewed include:
Indie Publishing; How to Design and Produce your Own Book ed. by Ellen Lupton
In Print! 40 Cool Publishing Projects for...
Jul 13, 2009
T-shirt reconstruction is the new knitting! Listen to some
great book and online resources for turning your t-shirts into
fabulous things to wear, including T-Shirt Makeovers, Generation T,
Tease, and threadbanger.com.
Jul 1, 2009
Elfriede Wuckert walked up the steps of the Albina Library (now Titlewave) in the late 1920's holding her mother's hand. Her family emigrated in 1925 from Germany and quickly became library "regulars.” Listen to her stories of the citizenship classes her mother attended along with the memories of what it was like...
Jun 23, 2009
Zine readings by Shawn Granton, Editor of The Zinesters Guide to Portland and the author of Temporary Relocation Project and Ten -foot-rule and Erica Schreiner, author of The Way Things Used to Be and Argyle. Adult program Zinesters Talking, recorded live at Central Library August 26, 2008.
May 19, 2009
Always tired, but can't sleep? Is your productivity suffering? Come explore the causes and learn about natural simple therapies to help you snooze through the night to improve your efficiency and mood during the day.