I love the way this chair looks, with its convenient and stylish storage. HuffPost featured some over the top furniture designs, including a 3 person loveseat.
Shira S.
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Individual Opens Public Library in his Home
A man in Manila is so committed to reading that he has turned his home into a lending library. In fact, he encourages people to take books and keep them. He isn’t worried about losses because he believes that whatever he gives away will be replaced many times over. Hernando Guanlao has racks of books outside his home and tells folks to help themselves– and they do! See this video from HuffPost to see how Guanlao has created a unique reading center for adults and children.
Shira S.
Poetry on Call: “Dial-a-Poem” at MoMA NYC
Poetry fans who miss National Poetry Month (April) can indulge again now that the Museum of Modern Art in NYC has installed 4 telephones for visitors to call and hear a poet reading his/her poetry. There’s also an outside number in case getting to the museum is not in your plans. Dial 347-POET001 to hear John Ashbery, Deborah Harry, John Cage, and others. Here’s a link to the website, “Ecstatic Alphabet/Heaps of Language.”
Shira S.
Pottermore Website Opens to Public
HuffPost mentioned that the long awaited website of all things officially Harry Potter has finally opened to the public, although there may be some delays in accessing the site. The news broke with a short notice on its blog.
Shira S.
A Valentine to Libraries
Huffington Post recently asked for 
people’s attitudes toward their libraries. They assembled a collection of affectionate tweets explaining just what they love about their local library. One comment I especially liked: “…the quiet mystery of absorbed & oblivious readers.” In a world where many are concerned about people becoming oblivious and indifferent to each other, a common theme was the view of a library as a public place to mingle with different types. Would you care to add a tweet of your own?
Shira S.
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