Year: 2006

A Few Things

I've posted a couple interesting links over at Librarian Activist so go check them out if you have a chance. I did my “Book Talk” presentation today in

Friday Fun Link – July 14, 2006 (The Fifteeners: The Earliest Printed Books)

“Incunabula or incunables are the very first examples of books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed with moveable type in Western Europe. They range from the very first examples of

Library School Bondage

Don't you love misleading titles for blog posts?  “Bonding With Your Classmates in Library School” would've probably been more accurate (but what fun would that be?) I wanted

Student Council Looking For Reps

There's an old saying in the non-profit world that “20% of your volunteers do 80% of the work.”  Now, many of the current 20%'ers are leaving the program

Southwest Ontario Playlist

I'm creating a playlist of songs that have some connection to SW Ontario, preferably by specific name checks of locations in the title of the song but also

Spirit of Librarianship Award – Call For Nominations (and A Mea Culpa)

Okay, the call for the Spirit of Librarianship Award for the summer semester has come out so I'll end my self-imposed ban on blogging about the award (I

July 19 = Busiest Day of the Year

July 19 is shaping up to be the busiest day of the year for those of us who enjoy the extracurricular activities that library school offers.  Noon –

"'Hot Shot City', which is particularly good"

The Amazon.com Reviews of a David Hasselhoff “Best of” album which is a special import from…you guessed it, Germany.  Perhaps the funniest thing I've read all year.  (via

A Weekend of Athletics (Other People) and Socializing (Me)

This weekend was probably my busiest social weekend since getting to London… Friday night, we went to Christina's party as I believe I already mentioned.  The athletics of

One Red Paper Clip = A House in Saskatchewan

A 26 year old guy from Montreal has managed to “trade up” from a single red paper clip to his end goal of a house which, in the

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