Pamela Ribon

Category: Blog

  • Here’s information and photographs for the

    Here’s information and photographs for the different San Diego Library branches.     i’ve entered the trippy, head-spacey section of the Vicodin.  It makes me do dumb things, like type in italics and small print.  it makes me want to not update any more of these, but i need to because it’s been a week and you…

  • Letter From a Del Mar Branch Librarian

    [readermail] Thank you so much for helping us with the amazon.com wish list for San Diego County Libraries.  We are receiving so many of the titles we hoped for from book lovers all around the country.  I spoke with the President of The Friends of the Del Mar Library, and the board will publish an…

  • I only guilt-tripped you down

    I only guilt-tripped you down there because right now I have no shame.  Typing under the influence while in pain makes you do things like that.   I mean, you know.  If you can’t donate a book, that doesn’t make you a bad person or anything.  It just means you can’t donate a book to…

  • Yeah, so…

    Here’s what I’m trying to do tonight.  I have these book donations in my inbox and it’s been a week since I’ve posted here and in a lovely turn of events it appears that the staph, it is back.   The surgeon said on Monday I looked all healed and yesterday I got another painful…

  • Letter From a Santee Branch Librarian

    [readermail] The Santee Branch Library thanks you posting the library’s name.  Alison King of San Francisco found the library and sent two books.  What a great service you are providing!!      Jo Routhier Santee Branch Librarian [/readermail]

  • Dan continues regretting

    Yeah, this pretty much feels like my fault, too.

  • Children’s writer Paula Danziger, 59,

    Children’s writer Paula Danziger, 59, best known as the author of The Amber Brown series and THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT, died yesterday from complications following a heart attack. Penguin notes in a statement, “Danziger has published over 30 books, with millions of copies in print. Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer…

  • 293 Donations!

    [readermail] Pam, The Children’s librarians here at the Vista Branch just gave me their most recently Amazon packing slips for our Wish List file. Books from Topeka KA, Edina MN, Portland OR, Los Angeles CA, Long Beach CA, Stamford CT, and Davidson NC. Who would have ever believed it possible! I can’t wait for our…

  • Hi Pamie– I just wanted

    [readermail] Hi Pamie– I just wanted to give you an update on my donation of the Spiderwick Chronicles to the Fletcher Hills Public Library. I received a very nice thank you note from the Branch Operations Manager today, thanking me on behalf of the staff and patrons of that Library for my gift. I don’t…

  • Hi Pamie! Just checked your

    [readermail] Hi Pamie! Just checked your website and once again your donors have amazed me. The UPS man was just here and the first three packages have arrived. We’re sooo excited and feel truly blessed by your readers’ generosity. Please thank everyone for including our little branch in this program and we love reading their…