• “Yo homes, smell ya later”

    “Yo homes, smell ya later”

    TV’s Hottest Teens: Fresh Prince Wallner 1992 Submitter: “A young patron wrote inside the cover “this book sucks”. Will Smith was going by Fresh Prince then ( I forgot that).” Holly: You all know the theme song to Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air, don’t you?   I used to sing along, word…

  • Party’s Over

    Party’s Over

    The Betty Betz Party Book: The Teen-Age Guide to Social Success Betz 1947 Submitter: After thumbing through this book, I understood why our library has held on to it all these years. It’s absolutely essential for all teenagers who are preparing to throw a swell shindig like the ones Betty…

  • Dictate this!

    Dictate this!

    Applied Secretarial Practice Gregg 1968 Typewriters?  Dictation?  “The Scrubbed and Shining Look”?  I can see certain university libraries hanging on to a copy of this for historical purposes.  Gregg is, after all, the guru of all things secretarial.  I can see in WorldCat that several public libraries also own this…

  • Teen Wheels

    Teen Wheels

    Your First Car Fremon 1981 “Hey, Suzie, great sweater!” “Thanks, George.  Groovy car!” “She’s all mine!  Paid for her with my checks from the roller skating rink.” “Totally tubular!” Weed it, please. Holly

  • Teen self-esteem builder

    Teen self-esteem builder

    The Teen Face Book American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1989 These kids on the cover look familiar.  Isn’t that one girl from Family Ties? Anyway, what bothers me is this is a book aimed at teens and seems to be full of lots of information on how…

  • Sweaters from Rover?

    Sweaters from Rover?

    Knitting with Dog Hair Crolius 1997 I am a dog lover but I am really disturbed by a dog hair sweater.  Anyone else think this is odd?  I will concede that this is probably an appropriate choice for a dog/craft kind of crowd, but I can’t get my head around…