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Monthly Archives April 2017

“You got no right to take my joy/I want it back” #DearSask Protest Tribute Video #yqr #yxe #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries @saskmla @premierbradwall

I made a quick video of some of the highlights from the DEARSask protests that happened on Friday. These read-ins saw nearly 6000 people at 85 sites across the province protesting the drastic cuts to the province’s public libraries. My biggest problem making this video? Way too many pictures to choose from! So this video includes a […]

Friday Fun Link – “Drop Everything and Read” Is Huge Success #skpoli #dearsask #saveSKLibraries #dearsk

I honestly felt like I was going to break the “Angry” emoticon on Facebook the past two weeks – so much bad news about cuts to libraries but also to education, STC and other vital services coming across my news feed. Thankfully, today I got to have a much more enjoyable day, continually clicking the […]

¶ Posted 07 April 2017 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § Meme § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: cool, economics, education, history, saskatchewan

Drop Everything and Read! – Friday Apr. 7, 12pm, Your Local MLA Office #yqr #yxe #SaveSKLibraries #skpoli

Tomorrow, there will be various Drop Everything and Read “read-ins” at over 60 locations across the province including the offices of most MLAs to protest the drastic cuts to Saskatchewan’s public library system. If you’re a support of libraries, why not swing by one of the events to show your support? And if you can’t make it in […]

¶ Posted 06 April 2017 § Library § Meme § News § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, saskatchewan

#skpoli #SaveSKLibraries Random Thoughts on Watching The Sausage Get Made at the Sask Legislature

So on Monday, I heard that some library colleagues from the Palliser Regional Library system who’d been laid off were going to be at the Sask Legislature. Since it was my day off, I decided to tag along. I was able to join them in the NDP’s Caucus Office for a while before the afternoon […]

¶ Posted 05 April 2017 § Jobs § Library § News § Photo § Politics § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: economics, education, history

Secret Video Found of SaskParty Budget Deliberations! #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries

The 2016 Saskatchewan Provincial election took place one year ago today. Like me, I’m sure you’re shocked to realise that “Cut rural library budgets by over 50%” wasn’t listed in the Platform the Sask Party ran on during that election. They also didn’t release a budget prior to the election so voters could make a fully informed […]

¶ Posted 04 April 2017 § Humour § Library § Meme § MemoryLane § News § Politics § PopCulture § Sad § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, saskatchewan

Music Monday – “It is a bad time to be poor/Cause we don’t give a shit no more/If you want to go for help/Don’t look next door” #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries

This song has been running through my head, pretty much on repeat since the Budget was released on March 22. So I’m going to take a brief break from the non-stop library themed posts of the past couple weeks and instead, spend some time today thinking about the wider implications of the Sask Party’s disastrous budget […]

¶ Posted 03 April 2017 § Jobs § Library § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, music, saskatchewan

Does Don Morgan Want You To Go To A Tax Lawyer For Your Divorce? #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries

The Honourable Don Morgan QC has said that combining public libraries and school libraries could be part of the solution to the drastic funding cuts imposed on Saskatchewan public libraries in the recent budget. But Mr. Morgan must know that, just as all lawyers are not the same, all libraries are also not the […]

¶ Posted 02 April 2017 § Internet § Library § List § News § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: economics, education, saskatchewan

Saturday Snap – Today’s Story at the Library #skpoli #SaveSKLibraries @premierbradwall @saskmla @dochertymark

Wanna know a secret? Although I’ve signed each of the various petitions that are available, attended rallies and done a lot of other work, both visible and behind the scenes, I haven’t formally written to my MLA or Minister Don Morgan or Premier Brad Wall about the recent cuts to Saskatchewan’s public libraries yet. As this blog, with over […]