Item of the Week
Joy : a book to share and give during the holidays
Nov 30th
Joy – $9.99 - Friends of Main Library members save 15%
It’s been said that the days are long but the years are short. We fill our days with obligations and appointments, and reserve joy for special occasions, holidays, weekends, and stolen moments.
If we want joy to be the story of our years, joy must be the story of our days.
Joy must be a daily choice, a habit, a promise we make to ourselves. Joy must be the way we travel.
Give yourself and others the gift of joy.
This vibrant gift book is a reminder to share joy, receive joy, and experience joy every day.
Item of the Week – Ohio Note Card from Charley Harper
Sep 6th
Ohio Note Card from Ohio Artist Charley Harper – $2.95 - Friends of Main Library members save 15%
Show your “Ohio Pride” and send a friend one of these delightful blank note cards.
Wildlife artist Charley Harper’s whimsical paintings portraying all kinds of creatures have delighted art and animal lovers for more than six decades. “Minimal realism” was how Harper defined his style. “I don’t count feathers,” he said, “I just count the wings.”
Harper came by his love of nature as a child in rural West Virginia and developed an unmistakable style of capturing an animal’s essence with geometric shapes and vivid colors while studying at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and the Art Students League of New York.
The Library Shop on Main carries many gift items in its Charley Harper Collection.
Clockwise from top right:
Octoberama Mouse Pad - Washable natural rubber mouse pad. – $14.95 – Friends of Main Library members save 15%
Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve Puzzle – Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, this 1,000-piece interlocking jigsaw puzzles combine superb color reproduction, stunning and unusual images, and sturdy construction to delight generations of novice and veteran puzzleworkers. – $17.95 – Friends of Main Library members save 15%
Bookplates – Limp on a Limb. Twenty-four 3 x 4 inch bookplates with peel-off backs, packaged in a poly bag. Each sticker says “EX LIBRIS From the collection of:” – $10.95 – Friends of Main Library members save 15%
Ladybugs Boxed Note Cards – Twenty assorted 5 x 7” blank notecards (5 each of 4 styles) with envelopes in a decorative box. Click on the small picture to see the cards. – $14.50 – Friends of Main Library members save 15%
Item of the Week – 2012 Cuyahoga Valley National Park Calendar
Aug 29th
2012 Cuyahoga Valley National Park Calendar – $12.95 - Friends of Main Library members save 15%
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park, established in 1974, encompasses 33,000 acres of pastoral valley along 22 miles of the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland.
Sculpted by glaciers and streams, the Cuyahoga Valley landscape is an enchanting diversity of river flood plain, steep and gentle valley walls forested by deciduous and evergreen woods, numerous tributaries and their ravines, and upland plateaus.
This calendar features a dozen stunning full-color photographs of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Available in both the Library Shop on Main and the Library Shop Express.
Item of the Week – Takeout Menu Organizer
Aug 15th
Takeout Menu Organizer – $19.99 - Friends of Main Library members save 15%
The Takeout Menu Organizer proudly acknowledges the fact that most of us don’t cook every night—or any night. This revamped modern-day recipe box conveniently stores everything necessary to feed oneself via telephone or Internet in one contained place. Includes handy meal-rating stickers, tipping guide, helpful ordering advice, frequently called numbers list, and so much more.
- An essential tool of the contemporary kitchen
- The ideal housewarming or hostess gift
- 8.25 x 10 inches; soft cover 3-ring binder with zipper closure; 40-sheet notepad; 5 double-sided tabbed pocket dividers with label sheet
This item is available in both the Library Shop on Main and the Library Shop Express.
Have you voted? It’s that time of the year when residents are asked to vote for their favorite businesses and attractions in the greater Akron area. Now is your opportunity to tell the world how much you love, love, love the Library Shop on Main.
Visit the 2011 Beacon’s Best website. Register, then click on Shopping, followed by Bookstore, then vote for the Library Shop on Main. You may vote once per day until August 31. Thanks for your support!
