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The Falgousts deliver the books to A.P.Tureaud!

Snapshot of some of the books! Last Friday, my parents, Donna and Bill Falgoust loaded up all of the 613 books we bought with proceeds from the Beaucoup Book Love BBQ in September at Pete’s Candy...

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Announcing Biblioball 2010 : Spellbound

It’s that time of the year… On December 4th, be sure to find yourself among the bibliophiles at the Desk Set’s third annual Biblioball, the winter formal dance party for the well-read and the...

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Biblioball 2010 : Now with Wizards!

Harry and the Potters are performing at the Biblioball 2010: Spellbound on Saturday, December 4th at the Bell House in Brooklyn! If you like wizard rock, don’t miss them! They rule. Baltimore’s...

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Top Five Reasons Not to Miss the BPL After Party

In no particular order. 1. It’s the earliest start time for an “After Party” in the history of after. 9:00 PM – without a doubt, the perfect time to get down on a Thursday. Be there right on time for...

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Dance your card catalogs off at the Biblioball!

Don’t be caught without your ticket to the Biblioball 2010: Spellbound! Buy your tickets in advance here and save some cash for Fancy Pants raffle tickets! Jean Loscalzo: Supercreator presents a...

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Reminiscing about the Biblioball 2010: Spellbound!

Good News: Biblioball 2010: Spellbound sold out, and we raised a whopping $9,200 for Literacy for Incarcerated Teens. Photography by Phillip Kim We’re thrilled with the success, but it’s $800 short of...

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Biblioball Photo Booth portraits by Jeremy Balderson: Round One.

Check out the gorgeous Biblioballers!

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Last week’s WORD

Here are my belated thanks to those of you who came out for last week’s event with Jon Michaud, librarian at the New Yorker and first-time novelist, at WORD in Greenpoint. Apologies for the delay, but...

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They Spin for Us, We Flip for Them

After the hottest spring and summer on record, it’s hard to even remember what passed for our most recent winter here in Brooklyn. But many months ago, we partied with the library crowd at the fine...

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That’s What She Said at Public Assembly

2012: Year of the Dragon, Year of 30th Olympiad, and year of outrageous lady hating. It seems almost silly to point out areas where women are particularly marginalized, because the past few months have...

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