I love the tone and approach of this video. It really brings a sense of professionalism and civility to the conversation. It’s just perfect. Well done Topeka Library and Shelf Renewal! Please consider signing the petition and then pass it on.
Check out the video I made for my library, with Gwyn Stupar. This is actually the first official library video I have ever made (I’ve made informal ones for projects but never an official one for my place of employment). So I’m pretty excited. Enjoy.
Libraries improve the quality of discourse in their communities in ways that piracy simply does not. And if it weren’t for the broad but carefully curated collection practices of libraries, the world of American literature would look a lot like the world of American film: Instead of hundreds of books being published every week, there would be four or five.
E-Books and Customer Service at Your Library
I”ll be presenting a webinar with the awesome Gwyn Stupar on eBooks and Customer Service on May 1. Check it out!
My library is hiring a Teen Librarian. And it will be awesome.
Teen advocate. Book Pusher. Pop-culture maven. Change agent. Passionate. Innovative. Team Player. Tech-savvy. Fabulous sense of humor.
Sound like you? Let’s talk.
How do you describe your dream job? Progressive. Fun. Teens. Kids. Connecting. Imagining. Reinventing.
Books to Film
A few hours ago on Twitter, I asked what people’s favorite books are that have been turned into films. The resposes were plentiful and overwhelming! So I wanted to gather them here. I will try to make sure all the participants are attributed but there are some repeats - just to warn you. Enjoy!
RT @moviebuffkt: Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
RT @laurakcurtis: A *good* movie? I think most of the HP book-to-movie adaptations were good. Also Manhunter/Red Dragon. & Silence of the Lambs
RT @burnstand: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
RT @crom74: Hunger games was good; Narnia (first one), LOTR, Dresden Files (short lived TV show)
RT @theREALwikiman: If the emphasis here is on honesty rather than respect from one’s peers… I have to go JURASSIC PARK. #woof
RT @akmargie: Lord of the Rings. It actually helped me get through the books 2&3 easier since I had a picture of Middle Earth in my head.
RT @papersquared: Like, best adaptation we’ve seen? I liked The Namesake. Thought it was fairly true to the tone and spirit of the book.
RT @stevelibrarian: To Kill a Mockingbird
RT @michaelrperry6: probably 2001, but I’m not sure if it’s odd creation makes it totally correct for this question. 2nd pick, The Shining.
RT @pnkrcklibrarian: Pride and Prejudice - the 2005 AND 1995 versions - both have their merits and problems.
RT @aunicorninspace: The Last Unicorn. The Princess Bride.
RT @lieberian: Pride and Prejudice, if we’re counting BBC miniseries as movies.
RT @lovelyleanne: I actually hated Bridget Jones’s Diary the book, but loved the movie. Let’s not talk about the second movie, though. Ouch.
RT @stevelibrarian: My nerdy answer would be to ask if I could say Batman Begins, even though it’s not based on one specific comic book. :)
RT @segelke43: Despite the fact that they made a SIGNIFICANT change to the setting, which almost always is a mistake: High Fidelity.
RT @helgagrace: Persuasion (with Amanda Root)
RT @stukorp: Remains of the Day for mainstream, Princess Bride for fantasy and Scott Pilgrim for graphic novels
RT @TiaLucia: ”sense & sensibility” and “little women” (1994). not a movie, but “Game of Thrones” deserves awesome adaptation mention.
RT @cerebralhem: All the king’s men
RT @stukorp: Oh no wait! True Grit is pretty much note for note a direct adaptation. Like that one.
RT @Library_Michael: LA Confidential (though disappointed with Film in comparison), Colour of Magic (disappointed again!) Princess Bride…
RT @mermaidpants: The Princess Bride. The Golden Compass. The Virgin Suicides. Fight Club. Stardust. (Wow, I’m all over the place!)
RT @elainecdean: Don’t Look Now. Cheating a bit cos it’s a short story.
RT @heyrenees: The Notebook! rofl.
RT @sarabethw: The Namesake was a great book, and good movie
RT @stewartfritz: Fight Club, Trainspotting, Fear & Loathing, Princess Bride.
RT @razelore: Princess Bride, Last Unicorn, A Scanner Darkly, Hogfather
RT @shelley511: Anne of Green Gables! The first movie from the 80s was nearly pitch perfect.
RT @bookloversgifts: I loved the book Remains of the Day and thought that it would be impossible to turn into a good movie. I was very wrong.
RT @olinj: I loved everything about *The Accidental Tourist*, btw. Fab book. Amazing movie. Astonishingly faithful adaptation.
RT @dreker: pillars of the earth great in both formats
RT @BookSavvy: 84 Charing Cross Road, Age of Innocence, loved the new Jane Eyre, Practical Magic, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World #bookstofilm
RT @olinj: A meh book that turned into an amazing movie: *Silence of the Lambs*
RT @mreid67: While not a faithful adaptation “Blade Runner” was a good movie and “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” was a great novel
RT @OssusLibrarian: The English Patient, The Black Stallion, Gone With the Wind, Pride and Prejudice
RT @BookSavvy: and even though it wasn’t as good as the BBC series, I’ll always love Alan Rickman’s Marvin in Hitchiker’s GD:) #bookstofilm
RT @olinj: And finally, a book that I loved but that I H. A. T. E. D. the movie: *Misery* by Stephen King.
RT @SarahJLA: Shawshank Redemption - great short story to great movie #bookstofilm
RT @janholmquist: I´ll have to say Jose Saramago “Blindness” because it is my favorite book - Never seen the film though #bookstofilm
RT @nicpiper: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Great book - even greater film.
RT @calimae: I’d have to go with Lord of the Rings… I started reading when the 1st movie was out (I prefer reading b/f seeing the movie)
RT @jeffhort: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Read book as a teenager, saw movie years later. Both stand alone; creative, mindblowing. #bookstofilm
RT @cleansinglizard: “A Room with a View.” #bookstofilm
RT @mermaidpants: The Handmaid’s Tale (though I like to forget about the movie). Children of Men (though I like to forget about the book.)
RT @alexplain2u: Misery, possibly the only movie that was better than book
RT @copedog: surely the Wizard of Oz was mentioned? one of few examples I can name where the movie surpasses the book.
RT @MissReneeDomain: Pride and Prejudice will always be a favorite of mine. I’m a snob when it comes to P&P, tho. Colin Firth A&E miniseries only
RT @M_Birnbaum: Jesus’s Son
RT @jolietjosh: I may be alone on this, but “Starter for 10” #bookstofilm
RT @michaelrperry6: completely forgot about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, both were outstanding.
RT @bookgirlsb: lonesome dove! amazing book to (tv) movie adaptation.
RT @7shores: I can’t believe no one said: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Blade Runner
RT @SonnyWilliamson: It’s not the official adaptation, but Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is the best film of Orwell’s 1984 there is. #bookstofilm
RT @AuspiciousWeb: ”The Commitments” was a better film than a book. Allowed for much more character development on screen. Love it!
RT @michellehudson: Solaris! (the first one)
RT @papersquared: Sideways!
RT @SonnyWilliamson: Nearly every Stanley Kubrik film is a masterclass in adaptation. 2001, Shining, EWS, Lolita, and the incredible Barry Lyndon.
RT @Bombacharger: The Sweet Hereafter.
RT @librarykitty: Pride & Prejudice, Mary Poppins (loved the movie MORE than the books, which is very rare!), Holes, Trainspotting
RT @stewartfritz: ooh! I forgot about “A Simple Plan”, which was much better as a film than a book.
RT @SonnyWilliamson: did anyone mention Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now yet? The old adage that adaptations don’t work is just wrong #bookstofilm
RT @jolietjosh: ”Short Cuts” doesn’t quite work, but let’s give credit to Altman for trying to cram nine Carver short stories into one film
RT @JulieWroblewski: Love me some Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon).The 2012 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy = pretty darn amazing.
RT @LibraryDLemm: On the list of films that failed coming from a book….Dune-twice. They never did get that one right as a film.
RT @moviebuffkt: Totally forgot… I did love Girl With the Dragon Tattoo original and David Fincher films!
RT @andiemama: Charlotte’s Web, Sense & Sensibility, Shawshank Redemption. Lord of the Rings trilogy.
RT @SonnyWilliamson: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas! You’d think it was an unfilmable book but it’s brilliant and leaves you similarly confuzzled.
RT @jakeogh: Silence of the Lambs
RT @Kalendaries: I don’t know about favorite, but I thought Never Let Me Go was quite a good adaption.
RT @meganlibrarian: 2 many responses to wade through, but I’ll 2nd The Commitments. Also: Hornby has lots: High Fidelity; About A Boy
RT @alissagrosso: The Princess Bride, hands down favorite.
RT @jeremygsnell: So many! Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie later this year), LotR, V for Vendetta for a few.
RT @helenstwin: I love Princess Bride, the book, and HATE the movie. I am alone in the universe.
RT @readingsarah: I completely forgot one of my favorites ever! Angus was a short story by Chris Crutcher in the book Athletic Shorts!!
PHEW! That’s a lot of books to film! Apologies if I missed anyone and thanks to everyone who responded! Do you have a favorite?
Check out our presentation, presented with Anthony Molaro: eBook and eReaders Basics. My focus is Collection Development and Staff Training. Presented at On the Front Lines in Springfield, IL.
Big News
I am so happy, so proud, so humbled, and so extremely excited to announce that I am a 2012 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. This has always been a HUGE career goal for me and I am so honored to be counted among these extremely talented individuals. This is an anonymous nomination process. So to the people who nominated me, THANK YOU! I cannot thank you enough.
Please, check out the rest of the great librarians profiled here: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/03/people/movers-shakers/movers-shakers-2012/
My On the Front Lines presentation on readers’ advisory, presented on 3/12/12.
