Old Book Cover

This book cover is from our Special Collections Department. The book is about forests and trees, but I don't know the title, as it is part of an exhibit and the labels haven't been posted yet. I love the way the illustration is so detailed. The gold against the blue background gives it a bold yet at the same time delicate quality.

 

To be a Goop...or not?

The Goops they lick their fingers,
And the Goops they lick their knives;
They spill their broth on the table-cloth-
Oh, the lead disgusting lives!
The Goops they talk while eating,
And loud and fast they chew;
And that is why I'm glad that I
Am not a Goop - are you?

All of a sudden the Goops are back and on-line at that! I grew up as a Goop...no, I mean with the Goops...no! I mean learning how not to be a Goop! This is a great book on manners and virtues and has been reprinted here at Goops Unlimited. They've done a wonderful job and service to young ones every where in helping them to be, or not to be Goops!

Cool things to do at the library...

You can write the call number in books, on the back of the title page, officially called the t.p verso...

You can go to the Conservation Lab and use the giant paper cutter...

You can look at old books...

This is the first U.S. Census, where they counted everyone in the country...since then they feel they need to count more than just individuals...

You can push books trucks around...

At the library we have a bound edition of James Audubon's Birds of America. It sits in a large case at the entrance of the library, and is displayed open to a select page. Pictured now is the Fish Crow.

Secretly, I've always wanted to be the one to be responsible for turning the page.