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Monthly Archives June 2006

Field Trip Photos

Just a couple shots from our KidLit class trip to Toronto last Friday.  I don't know how the picture of JK Rowling's signature at the Osbourne Collection got on my digital camera because you're not allowed to take photos there! And a bonus image: the best use for an air conditioner…

Posted 06 June 2006 § LibrarySchool § Main Page § Photo § Travel ‡ Comments (0) °

Doh!

So all of the header graphics on every sub-page in this blog have been broken since Day One and I couldn't figure it out (true, I did't spend a lot of time on it, preferring to think “Okay, when I have time at the break, I'll take care of this and a few other lingering […]

Posted 05 June 2006 § Blog § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

"A House Half-Built" Roy Romanow, The Walrus magazine

Roy Romanow (wouldn't a federal NDP leadership look good on him?) has an article in the latest issue of The Walrus about the history of Canada and where our nation is now:  The Walrus Magazine | A House Half Built

Posted 05 June 2006 § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Canadian Terror Suspects…And Libraries?

Reading about the recent arrests of 17 men who were allegedly plotting terrorist attacks in Southwest Ontario, this brief line by RCMP assistant commissioner Mike McDonell at the end of the article caught my eye: “They can be inspired through the use of the Internet, though library, through books and through their own proselytizing to […]

Posted 03 June 2006 § Main Page § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – June 1 (Baby Name Wizard)

The Baby Name Wizard tracks names of babies born in the United States over the past 100 years allowing you to see trends for names as they come in and out of fashion. (Warning: Very addictive!)

Posted 03 June 2006 § FridayFunLink § Main Page ‡ Comments (5) °

Independent Study – One Section Down, Three To Go

Instead of taking a fifth class, I'm doing an independent study this summer on the relationship between book publishers and public libraries in Canada.  Last night I finished the first section, a Literature Search of articles, books, web sites and other materials that dealt with this topic and as I talked about in an earlier […]

Posted 01 June 2006 § LibrarySchool § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °