tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post626352764882244672..comments2024-02-26T02:22:48.643-08:00Comments on A Foothill Home Companion: My Friends of the LibraryMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-12031332476541233662008-03-12T20:35:00.000-07:002008-03-12T20:35:00.000-07:00Beverly - one time at the library sale I found mys...Beverly - one time at the library sale I found myself in conversation with another shopper and when I mentioned homeschooling she promptly told me that my daughter would grow up to be depressed and my son would question his sexual identity, all thanks to homeschooling. I do think homeschoolers stand out at library functions :)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15738318324942700985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-64054287482062826712008-03-12T20:25:00.000-07:002008-03-12T20:25:00.000-07:00The last time I went to the local library book sal...The last time I went to the local library book sale, the cashier asked if I was a homeschooler. Apparently, they can spot us.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543690962370750842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-56675508120873955252008-03-11T07:24:00.000-07:002008-03-11T07:24:00.000-07:00I'm dying over that book list you just rattled off...I'm dying over that book list you just rattled off! Our library has a running book sale in the front lobby and I never really find anything interesting. But every spring is the friends sale. I'm all over that this year!<BR/><BR/>I feel like I want to sit down and think about what to do when my kids are grown after reading this post!<BR/><BR/>love the new craft idea, too. genius and looks kind of fun to make, too!molly | mommycoddle.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336985785978536291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-59041255627032782072008-03-10T00:02:00.000-07:002008-03-10T00:02:00.000-07:00Great books! Great banner! Great friend of the l...Great books! Great banner! Great friend of the library!Auntie G-mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066917775608558279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-63775583321311481442008-03-09T22:07:00.000-07:002008-03-09T22:07:00.000-07:00I love your banner! awesome.I love your banner! awesome.Grace and Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742511549098374250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-21701504667625971272008-03-09T20:41:00.000-07:002008-03-09T20:41:00.000-07:00Love the wreath and the book finds! Please send so...Love the wreath and the book finds! Please send some weather our way. I just noticed your new banner-it's perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-58442697669272064262008-03-09T19:25:00.000-07:002008-03-09T19:25:00.000-07:00Nice score on all of those books! I'm quite jealo...Nice score on all of those books! I'm quite jealous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-90687629982915998412008-03-08T19:29:00.000-08:002008-03-08T19:29:00.000-08:00You have done VERY well at your library sales. Th...You have done VERY well at your library sales. The weekly one here is not gret, however another library does a huge one twice a year. I have found some great things.<BR/><BR/>The wreath is a cool idea. I am going to add it to my things to make pile.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126417959697476009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-19155181404290309072008-03-08T19:28:00.000-08:002008-03-08T19:28:00.000-08:00Don't want to win one, want to make one! Thanks so...Don't want to win one, want to make one! Thanks so much for sharing the idea. I know my son will love doing ...now we'll be scouting for very colorful old puzzles:-)<BR/><BR/>I was looking for an etsy link on your site though because I'd love a pincushion cup of tea:-) I'm just learning to sew (very late) and seeing this at my table would be a happy lift. If you aren't selling them, would you include more detailed instructions on how to make one, or direct me to that post? <BR/><BR/>Thanks so much!Deirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07528255476724005936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-45780843702860192652008-03-08T15:35:00.000-08:002008-03-08T15:35:00.000-08:00As a librarian, I highly recommend you join your F...As a librarian, I highly recommend you join your Friends Group. You'd be amazed at how inexpensive it is! And the money goes to worthwhile causes!<BR/><BR/>Great scores!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-90907773954480086152008-03-08T15:07:00.000-08:002008-03-08T15:07:00.000-08:00Your wreath looks amazing - what a fantastic idea....Your wreath looks amazing - what a fantastic idea.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-21694664493700725142008-03-08T14:10:00.000-08:002008-03-08T14:10:00.000-08:00oh, those fantastic book finds!! :^D)oh, those fantastic book finds!! :^D)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-5122641934285088122008-03-08T07:44:00.000-08:002008-03-08T07:44:00.000-08:00ha ha! i love my 'friends of the library' sale, t...ha ha! i love my 'friends of the library' sale, too! ours is just bi-annually, so it's a HUGE event! and we leave with duffel bags packed.... ahhhhhh, good stuff!<BR/><BR/>your wreath is way cute - the floral puzzle is perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-80185940017409380792008-03-08T06:05:00.000-08:002008-03-08T06:05:00.000-08:00that wreath is ingenious! really cute, molly.i am...that wreath is ingenious! really cute, molly.<BR/><BR/>i am jealous of your library haul - our library doesn't have sales like that.house on hill roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104468117468930961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-32459300276267991312008-03-08T05:44:00.000-08:002008-03-08T05:44:00.000-08:00Excellent library finds, we have a handful of thos...Excellent library finds, we have a handful of those "junior deluxe edition"s ourselves, saved from Jon's childhood. And I agree with Marjorie, I'd say you are already a great friend of the library!<BR/><BR/>I sometimes think about those years after my little birdies have all flown the nest...sounds lonely.<BR/><BR/>Those wreathes are stupendous!! Where do you come up with these ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-4163492382583452872008-03-07T21:17:00.000-08:002008-03-07T21:17:00.000-08:00I remember years ago, you took me to the book sale...I remember years ago, you took me to the book sale and you were telling me that someday you wanted to be a "friend of the library." I would say you are already a great friend to the library!Grace and Ariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06742511549098374250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-5651269584621745182008-03-07T18:08:00.000-08:002008-03-07T18:08:00.000-08:00Our Library doesn't do that here, but I remember p...Our Library doesn't do that here, but I remember practically growing up in the libraries when I was a kid! I read the entire section of Nancy Drew and the Bobbsey Twins!! Those are some GREAT finds!! Lucky you! Mom tells me her library has book sales, so one of these days I'll have to make a trip out there on the day of the sale! Nice recycling idea with the puzzle pieces, too! So cute!jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772053505930801670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-38364361532771350452008-03-07T17:06:00.000-08:002008-03-07T17:06:00.000-08:00What a super fun idea! Both the wreath and the Fr...What a super fun idea! Both the wreath and the Friends of the Library. I hadn't yet begun to worry about those future days....but now...now I'm thinking about them. Bittersweetness.Brambleberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03553620892706425229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-36218363650873804032008-03-07T16:37:00.000-08:002008-03-07T16:37:00.000-08:00I did graphics internship that included doing work...I did graphics internship that included doing work for the San Berdoo county library that had 28 branches (I think...?...if I recall correctly...they had a lot). I got to do all kinds of flyers and bookmarks for kids events. It was fun work, but I worked in an admin building and not a branch, so not a lot of books. The only books I got to see were the ones being loaned from one brach to another. We did host a book sale once, though :^) Love the wreath as seen on flickr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-48570436267632231732008-03-07T16:29:00.000-08:002008-03-07T16:29:00.000-08:00What great books! I've been wondering....how did y...What great books! I've been wondering....how did your cookie jar exchange go? Have you heard of its travels?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686968330662890917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850703275190174771.post-50178107731301839992008-03-07T15:53:00.000-08:002008-03-07T15:53:00.000-08:00I love that wreath! what a great idea. I am so jea...I love that wreath! what a great idea. I am so jealous of your book haul - those are some great finds!Sarah Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164426135229940315noreply@blogger.com