Top 5 titles foraged from the processing trolleys (9 February 2011)

List by Danielle

'Lord! when you sell a man a book you don't sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night - there's all heaven and earth in a book, a real book.'
~ Christopher Morley

This post is to salute the tireless efforts of all of the cataloguers, processors and acquisitions librarians out there - or, as one of them describes the profession, 'de-confusers'. Thank you to those women - without you there would be no searchable library catalogue, no New Books list, and no NextReads to fill my 'to-be-read' shelves!

Today is my last day working in a shared office with our local team of 'de-confusers', and while I will miss the trolleys of shiny new books, CDs and DVDs that trail them like delicious chocolate boxes of fresh treats, I will miss those hardworking ladies even more. Even though we are moving to the exciting new Manukau Library and Research Centre - we will miss you so much!

Top 5 2010 reads

List by 99shelby

Some people have dogs. Not me. I have a therapist. I'd rather have a dog.
From 'Last night I sang to the monster', Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

This is a guest post by my good buddy 99shelby, who, like me, skims the cream off the Teen NextReads eNewsletter each month and has found plenty of good reads to keep her going in 2010. From teen novels that deal with some serious issues but aren't afraid to make you laugh, to complete candyfloss for the brain (and the odd paranormal twist), have a go at one of these gems.