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]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/new-postings/feed/ 0 ARRRRRRR !!! SHIVER MOI TIMBERS http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/arrrrrrr-shiver-moi-timbers/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/arrrrrrr-shiver-moi-timbers/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:35:25 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=2409 What could be more fun than talking like a pirate?  This Wednesday (September 19, 2012), you have my permission.  Well, actually, you have permission from whoever created International “Talk Like a Pirate” Day.  It’s the real deal.  You can look it up.

How do you talk like a pirate?  This website tells you.  But it’s much easier (and much more fun) to watch our latest episode of MEG-A-RAE.

We’ve blogged about “Talk Like a Pirate” Day before.  For moi, the celebration wouldn’t be complete without a quick look at our book trailer for my favorite pirate novel.

Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson
(MPL Book Trailer #49)

You should dress-up like a pirate, like Sammy the Toucan did in the video, to get in the proper mood.  Talking like a pirate may look easy, but it takes lots of practice to get it exactly right.  Try it out at work or at home this Wednesday. Strange looks mean that you’re doing it perfectly.

 

Shiver Moi Timbers,

Cauli Le Chat MPL feline roving reporter

 

 

Cauli Le Chat
MPL Feline Roving Reporter
Fun Holidays News Beat

 

 

P.S.  Want to learn more about talking like a pirate?  This documentary-style, short subject video is hilarious.

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Great job, Miss Michelle! You’ll be an ol’ pro like Sammy in no time.

]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/miss-michelles-first-early-literacy-vlog/feed/ 0 Our Doctor Who Special http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/our-doctor-who-special/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/our-doctor-who-special/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 23:07:57 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=2173 We couldn’t have a timey-wimey episode without talking about The Doctor, now could we?! And of course, we did it in mega style with our friends Kate and Olivia.  Rae and I also discussed some of our favorite time travel books, too.  Thanks for tuning in!

Catch us next, on our episode about fairy tales!

 

 

 

]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/our-doctor-who-special/feed/ 0 MEG-A-RAE: A Very Special British Invasion (vblog #2) http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/meg-a-rae-a-very-special-british-invasion-vblog-2/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/meg-a-rae-a-very-special-british-invasion-vblog-2/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:40:53 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=1977 The Olympics are over, but to Rae and Meg they are still very much in our hearts. Join us on a very special Meg-A-Rae where we talk about London, tea, book reviews, and little bit of Dr. Who thrown in. You won’t be disappointed! Thanks, for watching in!

]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/meg-a-rae-a-very-special-british-invasion-vblog-2/feed/ 0 MEG-A-RAE: A Very Special Introduction (Vblog, #1) http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/meg-a-rae-a-very-special-introduction-vblog-1/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/meg-a-rae-a-very-special-introduction-vblog-1/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:39:17 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=1974 That is right, folks, Teen librarian Rachel Montgomery, and myself have masterfully come up with a vblog (video blog). It’s fully of book reviews, current events at the library, timey-wimey (Dr. Who) fun, nerdy, and informative. Mind you it’s a little off-beat and quirky, but that’s what you get when it’s Rachel and me. Enjoy our first blog. Sorry for it being a bit grainy, but we promise that our third video will be more professional. Thanks for watching in!

]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/meg-a-rae-a-very-special-introduction-vblog-1/feed/ 0 The Meg-a-Rae Invasion (Episode 2) http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/the-meg-a-rae-invasion-episode-2/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/the-meg-a-rae-invasion-episode-2/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:53:17 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=1951 Episode two of MEG-A-RAE, the Library’s new readers’ advisory video blog (vlog) starring Meghan Adams, MPL adult programming coordinator, and Rachel Montgomery, MPL teen librarian, is on-the-air.  Well, you have to click the player below first, but it’s there ready to go.

 

]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/the-meg-a-rae-invasion-episode-2/feed/ 0 Attack of the MEG-A-RAE! http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/attack-of-the-meg-a-rae/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/attack-of-the-meg-a-rae/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:44:31 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=1932 MEG-A-RAE is the latest vlog (video blog) at my Library. Savvy and Programma Mama chat with viewers about the readers’ advisory thing. They review new, exciting books for teens (young adults) and grown-ups (“old” adults), plus they discuss current events and how they like their tea. It is quirky, off-beat, and informative, as you would expect from an award-winning library.

 Want to see the first episode? Sure you do.

Stay tuned for Episode Two! Coming to a YouTube channel near you.

Any Tuna-Flavored Tea, Savvy? Just Asking,

 Cauli Le Chat MPL feline roving reporter

Cauli Le Chat
MPL Feline Roving Reporter
Library Vlog News Beat

P.S. The theme music for Meg-a-Rae was written by the Library’s composer, whom I call the Music Man. It is “The Andromeda Cometh,” from the CD Andromeda (2011). Here is the entire song for your listening pleasure.

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