![]() I think having the first three books together is a great idea, as folks often read the first one and come racing back for the next two in the series, so it’s good to make their lives easier and let them stay with Anne uninterrupted. ![]() I know I’ve ranted about my utter distaste of covers with photographs of real people, especially teenagers on them, but a friend shared a cover with me that made me gasp. There is a new book that has the first three Anne of Green Gables in one collection. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Februby Josie Leavitt. While pole dancing is not something my store is likely to offer, I’m curious what sorts of classes you would like to see run at your local bookstore or library. They might take a break and see a book they just have to have and honestly, does it matter what brought them to the library or bookstore? What’s important is that they came and now it’s our job to make them want to come back. And if it takes a pole dancing class to get someone in the library, so be it. Bookstores and libraries help keep those real human connections alive. And what’s wrong with that? The more time people spend on their devices the less time they spend with other people. Sure, we could have a sale or bring in a great author, but is that enough? Do we need to offer classes in things that have no real bearing on books? Maybe. This whole idea got me thinking about what libraries and bookstores will do to get new customers. Pole dancing is supposed to be great exercise and it’s my guess that after class folks might want to take out Fifty Shades of Grey, just to keep the mood going. What a smart way to get folks to come to the library, if for no other reason than checking out the class. The class was open to anyone over sixteen, and it was scheduled to run on Love Your Library Day. Then I really started to think about it, and it’s genius. I couldn’t help but scratch my head at this idea. While this is not a novel idea - a lot of libraries offer educational opportunities - the Mayfield library in Dalkeith, Scotland offered a pole-dancing class as a way to get people to take out more books. On Sunday, my young staffer sent me a link for an article from the Guardian about how a Scottish library is trying to get new patrons. P.S.People forward me the most interesting book-related articles. Do it for Walt and Jack and all the guys that made us love that company to begin with. ![]() And remember how exciting it was to hear about DESTINO being finished and produced. Ask Mark Caballero how great it made him feel to help Ray Harryhausen finish his last Stop Motion Fairy Tale classic, THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE. It is the only thing to do when presented with material like this - and when you're in control of the Animation division. Marry the magic of modern Disney with this classic Disney. And as fans yourselves - you'd be working hand in hand with the great Fred Moore & Cliff Nordberg and all the others that put so much great artistry into this. Meanwhile to the audience, it would show a level of respect for classic Disney in the post-Roy Disney years - and provide a technical challenge in bringing this to full life. Hell, it could even possibly earn an Oscar for Jack. Put it in front of one of the Disney PG releases. Now just imagine how cool it would be for DISNEY to finish one of the great unfinished, all but the ink & paint, Disney classics. It was shelved as being an awkward length of 6 minutes and 52 seconds. Take for example this video that has popped up onto YouTube - which is, as you can see, the pencil test for an unfinished Mickey Mouse cartoon directed by Jack Kinney in 1951. With Roy Disney gone, I'm quite concerned that we won't have people digging into the treasure trove of archives to bring "while Walt was alive" projects to life. John, if I may call you that, Harry here with a bit of an open letter proposal to you.
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