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(from Poets.org) Celebrate national Poem in Your Pocket Day on Thursday, April 18, 2013!  The idea is simple: select a poem you love during National Poetry Month then carry it with you to share with co-workers, family, and friends. You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem.

Find poems in poetry anthologies available in the library catalog and share them using these easy suggestions provided by poets.org:

Longlists of fiction and nonfiction candidates have been announced for this year's Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence.  These awards were established in 2012 by the Carnegie Corporation and the American Library Association in to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult readers and published in the U.S. the previous year.  The selection committee is made up of library professionals who work closely with adult readers and Nancy Pearl is the committee chairperson!  The six-title shortlist—three each for the fiction and nonfiction medals—will be announced in late April, and the two winners will be announced at the ALA Annual Conference on June 30th in Chicago.

The new website Bookish recently published an exclusive interview with health guru Dr. Andrew Weil, the author perhaps best known for his books Spontaneous Healing and 8 Weeks to Optimum Health.  In the interview, he talks about the possible relationships between the Internet, processed foods and depression; specifically, that the socially isolating qualities of the Internet and the refining processes and additives in manufactured food could be contributors to chronic depression.  Read the interview HERE and see what you think.  Dr. Weil's two most recent publications address these issues - the cookbook True Food offers advice on how to improve physical and mental well-being through diet, and Spontaneous Happiness weighs in on this state of being that can be elusive.

In a new book based on their popular blog, Sherry and John Petersik catalog 243 easy and attractive ways to update your home.  The bright photo-filled chapters in Young House Love are full of out-of-the-box strategies for improving the whole house, from the bedroom to the exterior.  Ideas range from free (rearranging furniture) to inexpensive (using a fabric pen to design a pillowcase) to pricier but worth it (hanging wallpaper on a focal wall).  The Petersiks are known for making their own suburban ranch-style house look great on a budget, and their suggestions for repurposing what you already have can help your house shine this spring.