"And to this purpose"

"If people like to read their books, it is all very well, but to be at so much trouble in filling great volumes, which, as I used to think, nobody would willingly ever look into, to be labouring only for the torment of little boys and girls, always struck me as a hard fate; and though I know it is all very right and necessary, I have often wondered at the person's courage that could sit down on purpose to do it." (In other words: rambling analyses, opinions, ideas, views, and comments from an English major, Essay/paper-writing enthusiastic, Austen-loving Master Librarian on, well, Jane Austen...and a whole lot of other things, too.)

"Celebrated Passages are Quoted"

Heidi's favorite quotes


"What is it really like to be engaged?" asked Anne curiously. "Well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered Diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not."— L.M. Montgomery

My Book Challenges

See what craziness I get myself into with Book Challenges!

2013 (HM&SL) Book Challenge
-The challenge!

2012 (SnH) Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-Year's results
-Final totals

2012 A to Z Challenge
-Results

2012 Beehive Nominee Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-Picture book update 1

2011 (SnH) Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-January Results
-February Results
-March Results
-April Results
-May Results
-June Results
-July Results
-August Results
-September Results
-October Results
-Last of 2011 Results

2011 A to Z Challenge
-Results

2010 (SnH) Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-Update #1
-Clarification
-Update #2
-Update #3
-Update #4
-Results #4
-Results #5
-Results #6

2010 A to Z Challenge
-Results

2010 Young Adult Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-Clarification
-Update
-Update #2
-Update #3
-Update #4

2010 Audio Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-Update
-Update #2

2010 The 1st in a Series Challenge
-The challenge!
-Clarification
-Update
-Results

2010 The 2nd Reading Challenge
-The challenge!
-Update
-Update #2
-Results

2010 Finish That Series Challenge
-The challenge!
-Clarification
-Update
-Results

2009 Book Challenge
-The challenge!
-Results

2009 A to Z Challenge
-The Challenge (and update)

2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
-Results

2009 Audio Book Challenge
-Results