• Groovy Weaving Projects

    Groovy Weaving Projects

    Shaped Weaving Krevitsky and Ericson 1974 I don’t even know where to begin. Prepare for shock and awful. I can appreciate the skills of a weaver. Regardless of the skill involved with these creations, I just can’t see any circumstance that would require some of these outfits. On the other…

  • Manly Home Decor

    Manly Home Decor

    The Power Look at Home Decorating for Men Fürstenberg and Fisher 1980 These are quite the looks for that man wishing to make a statement about his home. We have a few choices such as: the statue in the kitchen, the bed that looks like a cage, and some weird…

  • 70s TV for the Kids

    70s TV for the Kids

    TV’S Top Ten Shows and Their Stars Herz 1976 For the over 40 crowd, can you remember these shows? (Extra points for the under 30 set.) This is another example of youth nonfiction from yesteryear. There’s nothing really special about this book, although I didn’t realize that Helen Hunt was…

  • Slow Your Roll

    Slow Your Roll

    The best advice I can give to anyone who does weeding of a library collection is to take your time. Go as slowly as is practical and put some thought into the process. Not only will you make better, more thoughtful choices, but you will garner less attention from the…

  • Glamourpuss

    Glamourpuss

    Glamourpuss: The Enchanting World of Kitty Wigs Jackson 2009 Submitter: I’m told a former director adopted a cat and went through a phase where she purchased a bunch of cat books in 2009. Somehow, despite terrible circulation, two made it to 2018 without being weeded: Glamourpuss and Cat Yoga. [Glamourpuss]…

  • Hot Tips for that 80’s Professional

    Hot Tips for that 80’s Professional

    Hot Tips 1000 Fashion & Beauty Tricks Stein 1981 Aside from the fact the fashion is way out of date, and the illustrations are not great, this kind of book is a great idea. Dressing professionally was a big deal in the late 1970s and 1980s. Everyone I knew seemed…