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Lovers of books welcome at Violetville church bazaar April 28
Those who want to read all about it should spring forth to the Bargain Hunters' Book Fair Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at Violetville United Methodist Church, 3648 Coolidge Ave. Gently used books, attic treasures, hand crafts and baked...Tags: Cookbooks, Recipes, Halethorpe, Methodist, Christianity
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For many parents, books that can be held are still the first choice
Jo Keller relies on her Kindle when she travels so she can forgo lugging hardback books, but when it comes to her children's reading habits, she feels differently.
She has squirreled away many of the books she read as a child growing up in England and is...Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, Technology, Literature, Amazon Kindle, Bowie
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New owners ready to take over Ivy Bookshop
Don't call the Ivy Bookshop's new owners New Yorkers.
Sure, Ed Berlin and his wife Ann have lived in the orbit of Manhattan for more than three decades, working in corporate careers. But they insist they love Baltimore — Ed was raised in Forest...Tags: Graham Greene, Bankruptcy, Baltimore County, Manhattan (New York City), Walmart
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Not really 'bookstores'
It's become something of a euphemism in American English that the words "adult books" mean something other than what they mean. Even now, most public libraries have a children's book section and an adult book section, yet the notion that adult books refer...Tags: Justice System, Satellite and Cable Service, Judges, Freedom of the Press, Laws
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Police crack down on Harford 'adult bookstores'
The Harford County Sheriff's Office is cracking down again on illegal activity in the so-called "adult bookstores" in Harford County — an effort which resulted in the arrest of a Towson priest — while considering how it might be able to shut...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Judges, Laws, Business
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Baltimore Co. school board questions administrators over spending
Saying that money had been wasted and school system policies had not been followed in the purchases of books and writing of curriculum, Baltimore County school board members asked administrators Tuesday night for reassurances that similar mistakes would...Tags: Baltimore County, Joe A. Hairston, Books, Teaching and Learning, Language
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Keep pornography away from our kids
Everyone knows their local convenience store, where teenagers go in and buy slushies and adults pick up the occasional milk or pancake mix for the morning's breakfast. It is great to be able to quickly and easily get a cup of coffee, along with the...Tags: Magazines, Newspaper and Magazine, Lotto, Pikesville, Hampden
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Baltimore libraries will soon check out Nooks in addition to books
After Crystal Langdon checks out 22 books from her library on Reisterstown Road on Wednesday, she plans to carry them home on the Metro in her purse.
And preteen boys enrolled at St. Ignatius Loyola Academy may soon be able to leave their book bags at...Tags: Book, Fort Lauderdale, Reisterstown Road, Corporate Officers, Electronic Devices
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Shepherd of the Glen's annual book sale is a can't-miss event
It's almost here. Just a few more weeks until the 16th annual book sale held the first weekend of September each year at the Shepherd of the Glen Lutheran Church, on Burnt Woods Road. I must admit I've never met a used book store I didn't love. While...Tags: Maryland, Anglicanism, Ellicott City, Sykesville, Howard County
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Columbia Borders and Borders Express will be closed by September
The Columbia Borders and Borders Express, like all the stores in the bankrupt book franchise, are closing, leaving Howard County book lovers disappointed.
"It's devastating," Columbia resident Tonya Eady said after shopping Sunday, July 24 at the Borders...Tags: Books-A-Million Incorporated, Barnes & Noble, Inc., Restaurant and Catering Industry, Newspaper and Magazine, Clarksville
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Demise of Borders recalls the end of Remington's
The news that Borders, the nation's second-largest book chain, is giving up the ghost and closing its doors after 40 years came as no real surprise to anyone. The Wall Street Journal observed last week that Borders' exit was the "'first major casualty of...Tags: Maryland, Roland Park, John Dos Passos, New Year's Day, Joseph Conrad
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Design by the book
You have to study the piece called "Inversion" for a minute to fully appreciate the joke.
Jim Rosenau, an artist based in Berkeley, Calif., has crafted a fully functional and aesthetically appealing bookshelf from five volumes. Three tomes are used for...Tags: Agatha Christie, Ellicott City, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Books, Companies and Corporations
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