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Friday Fun Link – 3-Day Novel Contest Locked in A Chapters Bookstore

A writer I know recently posted about a contest he participated in where he spent three days in a Chapters bookstore trying to write a novel. The contest was put on by Book Television, a Canadian specialty channel that closed last year. When I worked in the cultural non-profit sector, I remember writing a letter […]

¶ Posted 04 March 2022 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: alberta

How Non-Librarians Imagine A Librarian’s Typical Work Day

From McSweeney’s…

¶ Posted 16 February 2022 § Censorship § Humour § Jobs § Library § List § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: freedomtoreadweek

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Family Literacy Day (January 2018)

Happy Family Literacy Day! Here’s some pics from a Family Literacy Day event we had at the library a few years back…

¶ Posted 27 January 2022 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education

“A Warm Glowing Lantern” – Design Unveiled For New Saskatoon Downtown Library #yxe

This looks amazing – can’t wait to visit! New Central libraries have been built in most major Canadian cities over the past decade from Halifax to Winnipeg to Calgary to Vancouver among many others. And now Saskatoon will join that list! Every single one of these new Central libraries have become community hubs, centres of […]

¶ Posted 25 January 2022 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, saskatchewan

Secular Sunday – To Avoid Controversy, Starbucks Should Put Bible Quotes On Their Holiday Cups

¶ Posted 05 December 2021 § Censorship § Humour § SecularSunday § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, xmas

Saturday Snap – Gift Ideas for the Beatles Fan In Your Life (Hint, Hint)

“The Lyrics” is $75 at Costco? Holy crap! You can get like eight giant jars of dill pickles for that kind of money! 😉

¶ Posted 04 December 2021 § Humour § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: beatles, economics, xmas

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Intently Studying DC Comics (August 2011)

¶ Posted 02 December 2021 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute

Friday Fun Link – Book Vending Machine Encourages Students To Attend, Improve Marks, and Be Kind

I get why “attend” is important for kids who miss school regularly (even before Covid, schools were doing an “attendance matters” campaign) but I’ve always hated this implied pressure to show up to school no matter what without the consideration that a) it’s okay for kids who are sick to stay home and b) even […]

¶ Posted 26 November 2021 § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – There Are Many Reasons I Became a Librarian…

…my grandma having this set of very unique books, The Richards Topical Encyclopedia in her sun room is one of them! One of my pet theories is that most professions require extremely specialized knowledge – heart surgeon, carpenter, PhD researcher, appliance repair person. Librarian is one of a very few (teacher? politician?) professions where being […]