Behold, the most brilliant idea in the universe. The 2010 Overdue Book Calendar, available to download as a PDF from Aunt June on Etsy. Just because it's Friday (high time for some eye-candy), and I am a big fan of adorable organizational doo-dads. Really. I am like a magpie for this kind of stuff. Closet organizers. Mason jars. Planners. Magnetic to-do lists. You name it. For four dollars (FOUR DOLLARS!), you can print out this swoon-worthy calendar as many times as you like on any sort of card-stock for every book lover in your life. I have found my new go-to birthday/holiday/just-because gift. It's true that one of the perks of my job is getting to take home new releases for a few weeks (as long as there are plenty of copies in the store), which makes it easier to avoid those extra long library wait-lists...but if you're like me, you still check out library books by the truckload. And if you have small people in your life, then you probably need a radio-flyer just to get them home. Funny how those beloved books have a way of disappearing off the face of the planet, and those little due-date receipts tend to flutter away in the wind. This would be a great way of helping your little ones keep track of their books, and an even better way to remember what they read throughout the year. A reading keep-sake that helps you avoid late-fees? Yes, please.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend, and happy reading.
this is super fantastic.
thanks for the link.
Posted by: Ramona | 06/12/2010 at 07:55 AM
i know! i almost don't want to write on them. my penmanship is not nearly as cute as the calendar.
Posted by: andrea (book-scout) | 06/15/2010 at 12:27 PM
ooh. fantastic.
Posted by: shari | 06/21/2010 at 01:05 PM
Ooh... I actually bought this calendar months ago when it was in the Craft Hope for Haiti shop and completely forgot to actually print it out. Thanks for the reminder. Happy to have found your blog, by the way. I have been doing a weekly kid's review (Library Monday) on my own blog for the last year or so but sometimes wish I had the wits about me to do it daily or at least more often. Really glad that you do :)
Posted by: Annie | 06/24/2010 at 07:06 AM
I just found you, and, will be bookmarking! About the due dates... we just perpetually renew everything! I think we've had books out for a year or more before... if someone else doesn't have it on hold, you can renew books at Multnomah libraries something like 99 times!
Posted by: Janelle | 06/27/2010 at 10:58 PM