Books

May 19, 2025

David Skarjune

Once again, a public library book oddly dropped into our Little Free Library. Checked out from a St. Paul location, due May 27. Will return in person and inform Librarian. Coulda been lost—whatever—but mark over id tag, Really? Our little corner stand ain’t no big ol' Library! Read all the things…

April 10, 2025

David Skarjune

Gigging the Long Tail

About to start live blogging this book project, pivoting off working title Every Job I Ever Had, now a subtitle. Premise is to review changes in late 20th Century employment and job roles.

Question now is how to illustrate the Long Tail instead of this guy…

October 5, 2024

David Skarjune

Was putting The Best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon in my Little Free Library, then noticed the back cover Promo:

HE WANTED POWER. SHE WANTED REVENGE.

Now I need to read this Presidential Campaign Thriller as it echoes current headlines.

November 30, 2023

David Skarjune

All the Little Free Library books were taken overnight. Happens once a year somehow. My faith in humanity is dinged, while my hope for literacy carries on. Libraries forever!

November 14, 2023

David Skarjune

1,000 Books served at our Longfellow Villa Little Free Library since 2002. Thanks to neighbors who share & read. Books logged with Library Thing displayed on site at Longfellow.Life

September 6, 2023

David Skarjune

Didn’t realize how much I depend on LibraryThing on a daily basis until I couldn’t scan my Little Free Library additions yesterday. Why a DDOS attack against them??? They’re back up today, and we’ve now logged 927 books over 1-1/2 years.

www.librarything.com/topic/353…

February 14, 2023

David Skarjune

Finished reading: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 📚 But didn’t finish…as many have reviewed, the pulp dialog, sexist bent, and lack of characters had me put this down after trying to engage.