Visit the Royal Oak Public Library to look for books, renew items and find things to do at the library.Tumblr (3.0; @ropl)http://ropl.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2bcb1ed44994794604e5ba403f26e072/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df3ae84e837ed98528fbe74d2f5e3d23/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2ca7dfa95874a18fce71bbf49dfc2c48/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a790fe99e6123a490eeadd0afe38ec94/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/691367ce968b73e10dded860a19cf160/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3c7a3dea37c75de0c729e881b6b16e0c/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99f92450b82f11c80da24c9adacc7826/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/68488bd01a79a814e7e0cce2a5585d88/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36838e2b009c2275bc051f77c1c036c1/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f66dc61bd7963f75d5ae3b881d38f688/tumblr_mi2dw8GlgT1rnvzfwo9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p>Minimalist Posters of Children’s Stories by <a href="http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProfile.aspx?gid=506502a6-9ebb-453c-a5f0-90cd14c2abbc">Christian Jackson.</a></p> <p>Love this!</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45504228573http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45504228573Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:01:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/665a1d9ed3ebdf17c30b233a9f2c597a/tumblr_mgztrcXhR31qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/42913584165/by-weighty-winds">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/weightywinds/8401266559/">Weighty // Winds</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45423452136http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45423452136Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:01:13 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md9fjpo0Nj1qlq9poo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md9fjpo0Nj1qlq9poo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://workmanpublishing.tumblr.com/post/42845910080/the-power-of-books">workmanpublishing</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Power of Books.</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45348142878http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45348142878Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:01:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e0b0a81b3f85a15d5c4cd8a3c901fcd/tumblr_mi408mCvTS1qd9dz2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nprfreshair.tumblr.com/post/42934359064/these-photographs-with-calvin-and-hobbes-dropped">nprfreshair</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>These <a href="http://nerdapproved.com/misc-weirdness/calvin-and-hobbes-having-adventures-in-real-photographs-will-make-you-smile/">photographs</a> with Calvin and Hobbes dropped into them are strangely beautiful.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.geekologie.com/2013/02/beautiful-calvin-hobbes-superimposed-in.php">Geekologie</a></p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45271804998http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45271804998Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:01:06 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/70478b6105641b9743140fd0f9462e3b/tumblr_mi4e682r7D1rdetn9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://libraryadvocates.tumblr.com/post/42936569051/ebookfriendly-what-kids-think-about-ebooks">libraryadvocates</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ebookfriendly.tumblr.com/post/42936381308/what-kids-think-about-ebooks-check-a-selection-of">ebookfriendly</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>What kids think about ebooks? Check a selection of quotes from “The Kids & Family Reading Report” <a href="http://bit.ly/X2yukw"><a href="http://bit.ly/X2yukw">http://bit.ly/X2yukw</a></a></p> </blockquote> <p>Reblogged for truth.</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45193611547http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45193611547Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:01:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11c8b47711e40ecdfadf01969d4e275f/tumblr_mi4e4qIHMN1qcoev6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.libraryjournal.com/post/42936608609/q-youve-said-previously-that-reading-rainbow-was">libraryjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><strong>Q. You’ve said previously that <em>Reading Rainbow</em> was the hardest, most rewarding thing you’ve done in show business. Is that still true for you?</strong></p> <p><span>A. I had to learn a new business. I had to learn the technology business. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. When you think about reinventing a well-known and beloved brand, the thing that kept us up nights was the fear of failing to meet expectations. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done…and the most rewarding. I love that I am able to focus at this point in my life on the mission, the continuing mission, of getting kids excited about literature and reading.</span></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2013/02/k-12/flying-twice-as-high-reading-rainbow-2-0-slj-talks-with-levar-burton/">Flying Twice as High: Reading Rainbow 2.0 | SLJ Talks to LeVar Burton - The Digital Shift</a></p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ziw3nHCHEJw?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45113845085http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45113845085Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:01:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2kpj7quBj1qbmhkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wnycradiolab.tumblr.com/post/42939093931/organicbody-tibetan-medical-thangka-source">wnycradiolab</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://organicbody.tumblr.com/post/21208456128/tibetan-medical-thangka-source-amnh-org">organicbody</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>Tibetan Medical Thangka (source: amnh.org)</p> </div> </blockquote> <div> <p>Who can tell me more about this?</p> <p>UPDATE: Here’s a <a href="http://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=70.3%2F%205484&from_anthro=yes" title="AMNH - Thangka">direct link to the image</a> (with zooming capabilities!) courtesy of <a href="http://odditiesoflife.tumblr.com/" title="Oddities of Life">odditiesoflife.</a></p> </div> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45034192958http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/45034192958Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:01:25 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fxp9M6FY1qgu5b6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bookporn.tumblr.com/post/32391089978/sunset-chapter-by-conceptually">bookporn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://conceptually.deviantart.com/art/sunset-chapter-296224766">sunset chapter</a> by <a href="http://conceptually.deviantart.com/">conceptually</a></p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44948191566http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44948191566Sat, 09 Mar 2013 12:01:02 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/505bbcdd40b258af937d406c9b1995fc/tumblr_mhroyhKwhE1qcoev6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.libraryjournal.com/post/42378309436/2013-marks-the-bicentennial-of-jane-austens-pride">libraryjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <div> <p>2013 marks the bicentennial of Jane Austen’s <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>. To celebrate the staying power of one of Austen’s most beloved works, consider exploring alternative formats and editions. (If you haven’t read the novel, give yourself that pleasure first—the Penguin Classics (2002) with an introduction by Tony Tanner is an excellent edition).</p> <ul><li><strong>Pride and Prejudice: An Annotated Edition</strong> by<br/>Jane Austen. ed. by Patricia Meyer Spacks (Belknap: Harvard Univ. Pr.)</li> <li><strong>Pride and Prejudice</strong> by Jane Austen. narrated by Flo Gibson (Recorded Bks)</li> <li><strong>Pride and Prejudice</strong> by Nancy Butler (text) & Hugo Petrus (illus.) (Marvel)</li> <li><strong>Pride and Prejudice</strong> starring Colin Firth & Jennifer Ehle (BBC)</li> <li><strong>The </strong><strong>Lizzie Bennet</strong><strong> Diaries: </strong>YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?annotation_id=annotation_232544&feature=iv&list=PL6690D980D8A65D08&src_vid=6Yq7aJ2uVBg"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?annotation_id=annotation_232544&feature=iv&list=PL6690D980D8A65D08&src_vid=6Yq7aJ2uVBg">http://www.youtube.com/playlist?annotation_id=annotation_232544&feature=iv&list=PL6690D980D8A65D08&src_vid=6Yq7aJ2uVBg</a></a></li> </ul></div> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2013/02/collection-development/200-years-of-pride-and-prejudice-wyatts-world/">200 Years of Pride and Prejudice | Wyatt’s World</a></p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44867053158http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44867053158Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:01:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ad33be45520566bd0eefad39d038671f/tumblr_mhlzpfXPmn1qkaoroo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bibliolectors.tumblr.com/post/42373688490/what-books-will-read-cats-que-libros-leeran-los">bibliolectors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">What books</span> <span class="hps">will read</span> <span class="hps">cats</span><span>? / </span></span>Qué libros leeran los gatos? (ilustración de <a class="l" href="http://www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fremmer.ru%2F&ei=N3ANUdfpMMaW0QXPjIGwBg&usg=AFQjCNHazqzsfxNRQe3GMJwGYz9QZJfMkw&sig2=tyHv7oEQLWhTKdni_j5WLw"><em>Люда</em> Реммер)</a></p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44790378443http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44790378443Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:01:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a222e036047d6de5447d1fd4cc9ca89/tumblr_mgg3eog18q1rnvzfwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44713106614http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44713106614Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:01:04 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4eceb43a5422e1b1b91031df4aef1556/tumblr_mhlx1ueIdX1qkaoroo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bibliolectors.tumblr.com/post/42299558610/a-mountain-of-books-to-read-and-share-una">bibliolectors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="short_text" id="result_box"><span class="hps">A mountain</span> <span class="hps">of books to read</span> <span class="hps">and share / </span></span>Una montaña de libros para leer y compartir (autor desconocido)</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44634917055http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44634917055Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:01:09 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/16f31c196842f2a94d335b45d7978586/tumblr_mgq47q49V01qzfyg1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44547379584http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44547379584Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:01:21 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llqoicBjZs1qc1cwmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://iheartclassics.tumblr.com/post/7493197675">iheartclassics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Aye, Aye Captain!</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44464003812http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44464003812Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:01:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c6879d56e7088a7bf0b0a69942842685/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o1_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/966d5c411e1a2abd70dfacd67abb715d/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o2_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76cb7aaa33c2b40f6ae663eac22923dd/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o3_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fd339faca4e826b0982737011269410d/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o4_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b38cbdd11ca3a1fc1c2eca3090124c95/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o5_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df81a6a9c9eb10346b8aada6b1f0824d/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o6_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8f0fb4cd5e9731976369a3c9291f0937/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o7_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/160e5f74fb313d79a6c658a14a9c6f2b/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o8_250.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f2354c88e3d2b6d4edc5e0bae0c67e2d/tumblr_mhpylikJro1r6zrx0o9_250.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/42312291840/freddieflintoff-i-dont-have-a-favorite-book-i">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://freddieflintoff.tumblr.com/post/42308216611/i-dont-have-a-favorite-book-i-have-hundreds">freddieflintoff</a>:</p> <p><small><a href="http://freddieflintoff.tumblr.com/tagged/books">I don’t have a favorite book, I have hundreds</a> - <strong>The Great Gatsby</strong> by F. Scott Fitzgerald</small></p> <p><small>“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”</small></p> <div class="caption"></div> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44379212909http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44379212909Sat, 02 Mar 2013 12:01:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c5275d540b12b721063ba465ee16902c/tumblr_mhbtlf8PW11r37wemo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://librarylinknj.tumblr.com/post/42317994734/penguinteen-kidontheslope-she-understood">librarylinknj</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://penguinteen.tumblr.com/post/42281541577/kidontheslope-she-understood-that-books-could">penguinteen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kidontheslope.tumblr.com/post/41688801484/she-understood-that-books-could-be-magical">kidontheslope</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>She understood that books could be magical.</p> </blockquote> <p>so do we.</p> </blockquote> <p>Aw. So say we all. (From <em><strong>Bitterblue</strong></em>, by Kristin Cashore)</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44300570794http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44300570794Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:01:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/baa2ab70858474e077aceaf60711c4c3/tumblr_mfvkn0ecmu1qzhokmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/42348579744/soon-hed-be-lost-in-a-good-book-by-jklsemi">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Soon, he’d be lost in a good book (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jklsemi/5763193818/">JKLsemi</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44224431668http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44224431668Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:01:21 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a56082623b54e8436bb44da41238e0db/tumblr_mgnsnpP1SL1qev340o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44147120642http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44147120642Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:01:07 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx1f40u3C01r9pbr1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://librarylinknj.tumblr.com/post/42355932993/wnycradiolab-medievalthedas">librarylinknj</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wnycradiolab.tumblr.com/post/42280614479/medievalthedas-socalledbohemian-heart-shaped">wnycradiolab</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://medievalthedas.tumblr.com/post/15200945817/socalledbohemian-heart-shaped-book-of-hours">medievalthedas</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://socalledbohemian.tumblr.com/post/15046570768/heart-shaped-book-of-hours-from-the-15th-century">socalledbohemian</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Heart shaped book of hours from the 15th century, Amiens, Picardy, France.</p> <p>Original from <a href="http://classes.bnf.fr/dossisup/grands/ec060a.htm">Bibliothèque nationale de France</a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>Ready or not, folks, Valentine’s Day is coming for you.</p> </blockquote> <p>This makes me wonder: if your library has special collections of unusual materials, how do you display and/or share them with the wider community (meaning not just your service area, but the world)? </p> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44068851988http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/44068851988Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:01:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/681c8e2c94d499272872977ae4822076/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6e4b8e5416fbdf5ed739c375185a45d2/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b073f261f720a2f4c56a10e68c5c2607/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d30f9cfa22e08e9469b63df4aec0ce42/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b1ceacf784259d321dd751add3287054/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09b4c290f5bfe77b37ae0a738e72a3e8/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b8eaf1446b5492f00658c0472dcfd160/tumblr_mgpp7iCj561qhqhv7o7_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://teachingliteracy.tumblr.com/post/42362441617/copertine-25-best-book-jackets-of-2012-by-the">teachingliteracy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://copertine.tumblr.com/post/40672466620/25-best-book-jackets-of-2012-by-the-book-case">copertine</a>:</p> <h1 class="entry-title">25 best book jackets of 2012 by <a href="http://www.bookpage.com/the-book-case/2012/12/12/25-best-book-jackets-of-2012/" title="25 best book jacket">The Book Case</a></h1> </blockquote>http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/43989988456http://ropl.tumblr.com/post/43989988456Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:01:19 -0500