For the Detroit Bibliophiles: DPL Booksale!

Wish we could be there! From one of our very favorite libraries... Detroit Public Library:

The Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Used Book Sale  

 Join us this week for the Detroit Public Library Friends Foundation Used Book Sale on Friday & Saturday, October 26-27, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The sale will take place on "A" Level of the Main Library, located at 5201 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202.

Thousands of books are sorted by subject -- autobiography, biography, cookbooks, computer manuals, art books, science fiction, history, politics,rare and collectible books, African American titles, poetry, science, children's books, adult fiction and non-fiction, along with CDs, DVDs and audio books from $ .25 and up.

The sale benefits the Detroit Public Library's Summer Reading Program.

Join our Circle of Friends by calling (313) 481-1359 or visit www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/friends-foundation for more information.

 

Friends Only Preview  

Wednesday, October 24, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 

Scanners are allowed during the last half hour of sale.

Oh, and P.S. Go Tigers ;)

The Mash Ups (and Sequels) Challenge

Give it your best shot: 

get silly with the title, 

create a sequel,

make up a new book 

--title and description-- 

with a twist or two!

We came up with a couple to get you started:

Eat Pray Love (On a budget) 

by Rick Steves 

A sequel to Eat Pray Love, a guide on how to 

have all of Elizabeth Gilbert's adventures.. on a budget. Written by the
champion of cheap travel, Rick Steves himself.

Getting to Aslan's Country: My Life After Narnia
by Lucy Pevensie
Lucy Pevensie answers all of your burning questions about life
after life in Narnia. Everything you ever wanted to know
about Aslan and his grand country Lucy
reveals as "The Chronicles Continue".
Next in the Series: Edmund in Real Life: How I Dealt with
an Evil Queen by Edmund Pevensie

Here's a tip: grab a favorite book and imagine what else you'd like to learn about the subject --or change the perspective... have FUN!!


Add your ideas in the comments below.