library – Fake Flamenco

Pull up a Seat #6

Where are 1-5? See the link below for XingfuMama below. Eagle and I were at the library earlier in the week. I saw this art installation on the main floor, or make that the wall… When is a chair not a chair? ¡Olé! –Rebecca Pull Up a Seat Challenge by XingfuMama.

bilingual, En español, Humor, photography

I Would Like One For Each

We discovered a beautiful new library today in Verona, Wisconsin, only twenty minutes south of Madison. The building is a stunning prairie style design with Frank Lloyd Wright inspired touches. One of the librarians was clever with paper chains. That made for a fun decoration just across from the kid’s area. Me gustaría uno para […]

Spanish Culture and Language

Little Free Libraries in Colombia

VIsion, generosity, and dedication are three attributes of Jorge Ospina, founder of a public project to make books available to all. Thanks to Henry Louis of My Quest Blog for the inspirational article and video on The Book Man’s work to spread joy and knowledge in rural Colombia. People need books. After retirement, Jorge began […]

Chile, Living Abroad, Spanish Culture and Language, writing

3 Libraries I Love/3 Bibliotecas que amo

My love affair with libraries stretches back to childhood. Our mother would take us every week to peruse the shelves of our local library a mile away down the Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis. When I was elementary school aged, I’d check out as many hard bound and soft bound stories as I could carry from […]