"Tea-Minus" 15 Till Tess

As I write, it is now T-minus 15 minutes until our "Morning Tea With Tess Gerritsen" program begins.  Make that "tea-minus," I'll venture.

Many thanks to the Decorinator, BizMeister, Boss Friend (as in Friends of the Library), Boss Lady, and Programma Mama for their fine job setting up the "Bone-ita" Marley Community Room for this event.  Minions, make with the photo gallery.  As always, click the images to bigify.

 Quite the Spread

Our (Continuously Playing) PowerPoint Slideshow

Showcases Several Tess Blockbusters

 Ready to Check-Out

(For Our Evergreen Indiana Cardholders)

 Forensic Pathology, Anyone?

 "We Deal With Stiffs"

(We lifted that line from an old Monty Python sketch.)

 Not a Real Dead Body, But an Incredible Simulation

 "Hoppy" Helps Out

(Get It?  Only One Foot)

(That "hoppy" joke was Boss Friend's, so don't yell at moi.  Actually, she called the skeleton "Bone-ita Hopper," which is pretty funny.)

 "Dem Bones, Dem Bones"

(Sing Along, James Weldon Johnson)

Boss Lady's X-Ray?  Just Asking

You can see remodelling of breaks to a couple of ribs close to the sternum.  Or it could have been bubble gum stuck to the x-ray machine.  Your call.

This is going to be our best adult program ever!  Too bad I wasn't invited, but I'm doing the roving reporter thing.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

P.S.  "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," by the Dropkick Murphys, is the theme song to the television series Rizzoli & Isles.  The song appeared on the group's CD The Warrior's Code (2005).  The band plays its signature tune in this music video (above).

Don Your Best Halloween Costume

Don your best Halloween costume (even if your name isn't Don) for our Halloween bigbash (October 31, 2013, from 5-7 p.m.) in the "Bone-ita" Marley Community Room at the Library.

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Naturally, we have a promo trailer for this event.

Trick or Treat @ MPL Promo Trailer

 

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

P.S.  The Wubbcast has many cute kiddy videos, including this one (2008).

Our Silliest Book Trailer Ever

This has got to be our silliest book trailer ever.  I noticed that Scowl-Face blamed moi for this video, but let's be clear:  He made it entirely by himself.  If you like it, then I deserve the credit.  If not, blame ol' Scowlly.  Seems fair.

The Cat & the Butterfly (Picture Flip Book)

(a Cauli Le Chat Scowl-Face video)

At least the music soundtrack is superb, as always, courtesy of the Library's composer.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

 

 

Cauli Le Chat

 

P.S.  We used this same musical soundtrack for our book trailer featuring Celia and the Fairies, by Karen McQuestion.

 

The Decorinator Gets Spooky

This month, the Decorinator gets spooky at my Library.  It's October again, so Halloween will be here before we know it.  As always, click the images to bigify.

 Scary Faux Caulis, I'd Venture

Boo Right Back Atcha

 Bewitched Slobberdog

 Make That Bone Disappear!

 Willie Dressed Up As a Pirate For Halloween

 "Shiver Moi Timbers!" Says Hank

 Pumpkins Invade MPL Youth Services

 Spooky Children's Book Display

 Yep.  Pretty Much.

 These Books Will Scare You Down to Your Shorts

Surprised Pumpkin

(Mister Bill Look)

 The Decorinator Sets Up a Happier Pumpkin

 Snoopy and Friends in Halloween Garb

Great displays, as always, Decorinator!

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

P.S. Crafty Gal almost gets bowled over by a pumpkin pal in this episode of Miss Michelle @ MPL: Early Literacy Fun (October 30, 2012).

For the Second Year Running

For the second year running, Truly Nice Gentleman has been named by our patrons as our Super Librarian.  Voting was based upon donations to the United Way of Central Indiana, and T.N.G.'s vote jar received the most money again.

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It seems clear to moi that, for the past two years, my not having a donation jar prevented the public from making the obvious best choice as Super Librarian.  But it would have been an unfair contest!  Given my massive cuteness, I naturally would have won, and that would have discouraged all my minions, who would then have become depressed.  That could've resulted in slacking-off work.  We Boss Kitties can't allow that!  So, for the good of the Library, somebody else had to win this prize.

Concatulations, Truly Nice Gentleman!  Now get back to work!  Resting on your laurels, we don't need.

Your Roving Reporter On The Go,

Cauli Le Chat

P.S.  This promo trailer for "Super Librarian" (2007), by the New Jersey State Library and the New Jersey Library Association, shows how all librarians are truly super-heroes.