Presidential Nicknames

Hello,

The library just received a copy of the H.W. Wilson published book Facts About the Presidents, 8th edition, 2009. This is a reference book that has a huge amount of information about the Presidents. The 2009 edition, the 8th, includes information even about President Obama.

One interesting section of the book deals with nicknames. Some of these Presidential nicknames I had heard of before, such as 'Ike' for President Dwight Eisenhower, while others, such as 'Shrub' for President George W. Bush, were new to me. Some Presidents had only one or a handful of nicknames listed, while others had quite a few. Here are some samples:

Andrew Johnson-Tennessee Tailor

Chester Arthur-Dude President

Franklin Pierce-Young Hicko of the Granite Hills

Millard Fillmore-Wool-Carder President

James Monroe-Last of the Cocked Hats

Franklin Roosevelt-Sphinx

Interested in learning more about the Presidents? Find out more information in the Facts About the Presidents book. The book can be found in our reference section.


JWF

Just a taste

When you're thinking about reading a book, do you stand at the shelf and skim the first chapter? NoveList (in GALILEO) offers the first chapter for a few of the titles- not all but more than you might expect.

I finished Twilight by Stephanie Meyer over the weekend (well, in one day). I'm desperate to begin the second in the series. There is a link for Twilight series..there it is in NoveList- the first chapter of New Moon.

Now you know what I'll be doing.....

...get the password to GALILEO from your Georgia librarian. You can join me in reading the first chapters!

-kls

All the news

The RSS feeds I subscribe to help keep me up to date. It's my personal newspaper. I subscribe to blogs and web sites covering international and national news, librarians, genealogy, religion and comics. This morning I read Dear Myrtle (a genealogy blog) writing about NPR's Second Life story which aired on Saturday, March 7.

Host Scott Simon speaks with [Michael] Demers about how this virtual terrain helps his students learn more effectively.

I did have a moment of amusement thinking about genealogy buffs who research past lives participating as avatars in Second Life. Second Life is obviously not just for the computer aficionado.

North Metro's Visual Communication department has purchased land in Second Life and built the 'Annex'

The Annex will consist of a first floor art gallery, second floor classroom, and a third floor multi-purpose Learning Resource Center. On the grounds overlooking the ocean will be the work-ethics garden.

My avatar in Second Life is Kathryn LeFevre. You might meet me in Second Life at the Annex or a Library conference or a genealogy workshop!

-kls