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Mouthing Off

Mouth Sounds: How to Whistle, Pop, Click, and Honk Your Way to Social Success Newman 1980 Submitter: We recently stumbled upon this book in our public library stacks and are unsure how this book slipped through a previous weeding project. We use the Dewey Decimal System and this book was…
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Where to eat in the good old days

The Ford Times Cookbook A traveler’s guide to good eating at home and on the road Kennedy (ed.) 1968 This is the second Ford cookbook we have featured on our site. They are part travel guide and part cookbook. I like these types of retro cookbooks as they also talk…
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Groovy Granny Squares

Modern Needle Craft Allied Graphic Arts 1971 Time to get your craft groove on. For the crochet crowd, take a look at the granny square “fashions”. I know the men will want to get a granny square tie. I am not sure that granny squares = groovy mod fashion. Just…
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1970s Pop Culture Fun

Osmonds and the New Pop Scene Robinson 1972 I am sure if you are of a certain age you will identify with some of these “new” pop scene acts. Extra points if you can name everyone on the cover. Although the Osmond brothers are the featured title holder, there are…
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Hard Core Cat Training

Ray Berwick’s Complete Guide to Training Your Cat Berwick and Thure 1986 Another cat “training” book for your consideration. Even though I chuckle at the mere thought of training a cat, this book seems to be a step above what we have previously featured here on ALB. The author, Ray…
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Collection Management Policies

Let’s talk about collection management policies. Stay with me, now! A library’s collection helps it meet its mission. The collection management policy explains how that will be accomplished. I’ve seen selection policies, deselection policies, and a gift policies, but that just is not enough. A fully-formed collection management policy is…