Othologies

Patron-of-the-Day:

A polite young boy came up to the desk inquiring,

“Do you have a list of all the othologies?”

He explained to me how he read almost all of them.

“I found Dragonology (he’s read it), Pirateology (read it), Mythology…”

The boy’s eyes got really big with this title.

“Oh! Do you have that one- Mythology?”

I told him to follow me, we went into the stacks where the immortals lived- Zeus, Hades, Prometheus, Aphrodite, etc. As we were approaching the big book, he started saying,

“All of my friends have almost read this book…” (I love how kids get all passionate about things.) “THERE IT IS! THIS IS SUCH A RARE FIND!! THANK YOU!!!”

I was very pleased to have found this treasure for him.

BUGS! Storytime

Tonight’s storytime theme was BUGS…eww. I asked for a very brave volunteer from the audience, whom I was going to cocoon, and then all of a sudden all these kids started raising their hands, so I picked a girl, but then there was already a boy standing right next to me. I told him he could help me toilet paper the girl into a cocoon which he was so excited that he almost started wrapping all the way up her head, and I had to tell him that she needs air to breath, so I had him stop at the chin.

Everybody watched in anticipation. Then I told the girl, “Spread your wings, come out of your cocoon!” and the whole audience went, “Yay!” and clapped. Then we all pretended to play with butterflies as I threw scarves into the audience…

BUGS Storytime set list:

*The Very Hungry Caterpillar (book + flannelboard pieces)

*Cocoon! (toilet paper + child)

*Butterflies (song + scarves)

*”Two Little Blackbirds” (song + puppets)

*”Head, Shoulders, knees and toes” (song)

*”Itsy Bitsy Spider” (song + puppet)

*Polliwog + Caterpillar (movie)

*butterfly stickers!

Casual Gamer Gina Reviews Super Mario Bros. Games!

The weather has been colder, and Casual Gamer Gina has been staying indoors mostly playing video games...

Mario Party 9 Wii Game
I have played Mario Party games ever since they were on the N64, and now for the Wii you get 80 all-new minigames! Play the minigames solo or in a group. Whomever collects the most MiniStars on the board game is the Superstar! I would say the boss battles were more fun when you played with friends.

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 3DS Game
As a fan of both Mario and Sonic, this sports game was a hit. There are a couple of options to play the Olympic games in single, multiplayer, or story mode. In story mode, Dr. Eggman (Sonic game) creates so much London fog that they’ll have to delay the Olympics. You could also play minigames alone or in teams with your favorite characters from the Nintendo and Sega franchise. It’s interesting that the characters talk after winning/losing a game, but they resort to just grunts during cutscenes. The dialogue in the story mode is quite funny. My favorite player to be is Luigi because whenever he wins 1st place, he busts a breakdance move!

Mariokart DS DS Game
 Mariokart is a pretty fun arcade game, and now you can get it handheld with all the same action. I don’t mean to brag, but I am always first place as Princess Peach.

The Art of Video Games Book
 Are video games art? For those who could not make it out to one of the 10 cities featuring The Art of Video Games National exhibition, you can read about the art of games since the 1970’s Atari system, and all the way to the Playstation 3. I’d recommend this book to gamers of all levels, who appreciate the graphics, storytelling, music, and cinematography of video games.

The Wizard DVD
 Starring a very young Fred Savage, this movie tells a story about a boy who is a video game wiz, who gets a high score on everything he plays, and travels with his brother and friend to a LA National Video Game Championship. The Super Mario Brothers 3 game is featured.

Wonderful World of Disney Games!

For this blog, I will be shortly reviewing video games, along with some other titles that may be of interest to those who like these games.

Disney Epic Mickey Wii game

Mickey has gotten into a painting mess, and now has his magic brush to make everything right. The first thing I noticed was how dark this Disney game was. It had a darker mood and was a little bit more challenging than another Disney character filled game- Kingdom Hearts. The controls were a little interesting, especially with the nunchuk to navigate Mickey around. It was difficult for me to control Mickey whenever the camera angles would change, but it was done for artistic value. It was funny how Mickey opens treasure chests like in the Zelda games. The music sounded like a Danny Elfman soundtrack, which I loved! Overall, I’d recommend this game to anyone who would love seeing Mickey Mouse go on a magical action adventure inspired by real Disney cartoons.







 The Nightmare before Christmas DVD

Not only is this a great Halloween movie, but it is also a dark and unusual Christmas movie.











  Best Of Boingo CD

Before Danny Elfman did music soundtracks for Tim Burton movies (like my favorites Edward Scissorhands , Batman Collection , Pee-Wee's Big Adventure) he also was apart of an eccentric 80's group. 










Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ; And, Through the Looking Glass Book

The original and sequel to Alice in Wonderland’s magical story by Lewis Carroll.











 Kingdom Hearts Graphic novel

Those who enjoyed the game can now read about Sora while he explores a new world, meets some new friends, runs into some familiar characters, and joins a quest to help his friends and find the King! Stay tuned for Epic Mickey 2 for all consoles, as well as the 3DS coming soon!

Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I've always wanted to read about her personal life, since I've loved her music (I own She's So Unusual on cassette), and thought she carried such a badass attitude towards life. I've always been a person who was interested in finding out how songs came about, and she has plenty of little stories for those. I would definately recommend this book to fans of hers!

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I Love Basketball

Patron of the Day

I love basketball. I love playing it, watching it, and apparently talking about it at work. One boy was asking me if we had any books on basketball.

I asked him, “Do you want to read a story with basketball in it? Or do you want to read about a certain team, or how to play the sport?”

He answered, “Team. Well, do you guys have any books about the Lakers?”

I asked while searching the catalog, “Who’s your favorite player from the Lakers? Wait. Let me guess… Kobe.”

He smiled really big, “Yeah, he’s good.”

I joked, “Man, everybody likes Kobe.”

He asked after a quiet minute, “Who do you like?”

I told him, “I’m a big Lebron fan… Kobe’s aight.”

He chuckled, “Well, I’m sad we’re missing them play in the Olympics right now.”

I agreed, “I know! Let’s hurry and get you these books then.”

As I was walking him to the stacks, he added, “Well, actually I think the best player of all time is Michael Jordan.”

I smiled, “Now THAT’S someone we can both agree on.”

Some Potty Humor...

Patron of the Day

I was watching a lady inch her way to the reference desk. She was smiling and seemed like such a sweet lady. I was clearing off some books when she finally reached the desk, “Excuse me miss. Where are your movies on travel? I’m supposed to go over to the *pffffffffffft*….” OMG. This lady just totally farted mid-sentence while looking deeply into my eyes! I couldn’t look away, laugh, or do anything. What surprised me the most was how long it lasted. It sounded like it was going to be a messy one, too. I had to just stand there and pretend to not hear any noises. I was frozen and had missed everything else she said after! I felt so bad but I had to ask, “Uh… what place are you going to again?” I walked her over to the DVD section, making sure I was a little bit ahead of her.