Chicago's Open Books has jumped on the bandwagon of of making "Call Me Maybe" videos with this parody "Read It Maybe." The singing is pretty bad, but the sentiment is pretty good.



In defense of e-reading, I looooove my Nook for several reasons — one of them is that people in public can't see what I'm reading. (Sometimes I like reading bad/trashy books, but I don't always want others to know about it. And it's much less embarassing to check out a trashy e-book through CLEVNET's emedia site than to have the cute guy at the library counter scan it for you after seeing your name on your library card.)

Any reading is good reading — whether it's a hardcover classic novel or a trashy pink paperback, The New Yorker or The Onion, on an e-reader or on a hard copy.

(Hat tip to Poynter for blogging about this video, where I found out about it.)


-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

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More on eReaders & Overdrive at the Perry Library, 3753 Main St., Perry Village, will begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 6. Among e-readers, the electronic device designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital books and periodicals, the competition is heating up. The e-readers are expected to be a popular gift this holiday season. Join representatives from Barnes & Noble and Borders demonstrating the Nook and Nook Color and Kobo eReaders, respectively. All will be available for purchase, as well as their accessories. An in-depth demonstration of Overdrive, the means to download eBooks from the CLEVNET catalog, is included. Register in advance at 440-259-3300 or perrypubliclibrary.org.



Geauga County Public Library staff will demonstrate different types of e-readers and show how to download e-books from the library website to e-readers at a program taking place 2 p.m. Dec. 9 at Chardon Library on Chardon Square. For more information, call 440-285-7601.


The Hearing Loss Association of America Northern Ohio Chapter is holding a holiday party from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 11 at Morley Library, 184 Phelps St., Painesville. The meetings are open to the public and to all people with hearing loss and their family and friends.


Reel Talk-Book and Movie Discussion Group meets at 2:45 p.m. the second Monday of every month in Morley Library's meeting Room B, with the next meeting taking place Dec. 14. Books and DVDs are available at the check-out desk on the main floor. The library is located at 184 Phelps St. in Painesville. Details: 440-352-3383 or www.morleylibrary.org.


“The Art of Morton Smith,” a solo exhibit of realist paintings by the Beachwood artist, is at the Clara Fritzsche Library, Notre Dame College, 4545 College Road, South Euclid, through Dec. 17. Details: 216-373-5267.


--Cheryl Sadler
CSadler@News-Herald.com