Monthly Archive for January, 2009

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Knitting 4 Our Troops

Published by Sharon on January 6, 2009 in Community Collaborations and Public Libraries. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , .

The Denver Public Library has a fabulous “Fresh City Life” programming series for urban dwellers.  They are always doing creative programs and presentations and partnering with other organizations to create a buzz of ideas and activity at the library. The January/February 2009 theme is “Intentions” see http://www.supportlibrary.com/nl/users/denver/web/nl_26.html

One of the programs is Knitting 4 Our Troops http://denverlibrary.org/programs/fresh/knitting.html

The ambitious goal is to knit 5280 hats for our military troops on Friday, January 23 and Saturday, January 24 at various times and locations in Metro Denver.  Even if you don’t live in Denver, you could knit a cap and send it to the library.  They will send each cap in a care package to a soldier in need of some warm and soft cover.  What a fabulous way to contribute. Even if you are a novice knitter such as myself, you can join other knitters at a location and get some practice and coaching from the pros. 

Wovel = Web Novel

Published by shannon on January 5, 2009 in General and conferences. 1 Comment

I had no idea. Wow, do I feel left behind. I’ll bet some of you are already reading a wovel. I was listening to NPR this morning and it’s the first time I’ve heard the word.

The story discussed Firstworld: here’s a quick explanation from the publisher site.
“We give you an installment a week. You vote on what we write next. Does the heroine kill her lover? Will the zombies catch the soliders? Is the box empty, or is it filled with bees? You vote. You decide.”

(Wovel is the name for a pretty inventive snow shovel too.)

So are you hooked on a wovel? Writing one? Let us know.