RSSBibliobeat July 23/2010
Jul 23
Do this Right Thing : Tonight!
This heat wave just won’t quit, and Brooklyn feels steamy, lazy, and increasingly ticked off. Can’t help but think about Spike Lee’s ah-MAY-zing Do The Right Thing, and I’m thrilled to report that Books Through Bars is screening the film tonight at Freebird Books. Great cause, great film, great idea.
And, speaking of the 80s…
Our favorite rock journalist and Desk Set friend, Rob Sheffield, just published his second book : Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut. Each chapter showcases a different song from the 80s, and a different moment in Rob’s coming-of-age. Unless you’re either made of stone, or under 20, you’ll love the moments when your own 80s musical history overlaps with Rob’s – and seeing as he was listening to everything from The Smiths to Big Daddy Kane, it will – and his funny, sweet narrative will just make you want to have a beer with him. Luckily, Rob is often found at Enid’s, and as the world’s nicest man, he will probably take you up on that.
Listen to Rob’s interview with Leonord Lopate on WNYC.
Dancing in the Stacks
Well, not the stacks exactly, but the stairs near them. There are three more chances to catch the live swing music and dancing at the Central Branch of Brooklyn Public Library. Show up at 6:30, and learn a few steps. Then stick around and dance the evening away.
Plaza Swing Series
Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
Thursday July 29, August 5, August 12
6:30 pm
Free!
And, finally …
Seems like there’s a trend sweeping the librarians of the nation at the moment, and it involves singing about your profession. Here’s the latest example. If you’re an archivist, you’re O.K., and you just might find this amusing. (Thanks to lyricist and archivist David Kay for the tip!)
No, wait: there’s more
Check out this terrific interview with Gabriel Levinson, founder of the Book Bike project, a Chicago based library on wheels. Levinson talks about his project, his opinions on libraries, ebooks, book books, and some a-hole’s piece on Fox News.
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