I know nobody will read this until my blog's bandwidth resets on August 1 but that's still enough warning if you're a Regina and area librarian about our next informal social gathering which will be held on Friday August 8 from 5-7pm at Beer Bros Bakery & Cuisine (1801 Scarth St). We'll be in the […]
From Books to Beers and Stacks to Snacks (Leap Year Edition)”You Work An Extra Day This Year – Why Not Celebrate The Fact?” Come to O'Hanlon's at 1947 Scarth St. — we'll start at 5 pm on Friday February 29. RSVP on the event page. Spread the word far and wide — especially to others […]
If you're a librarian in Regina, live nearby or are going to be back in town for the holidays, feel free to join us for a Christmas gathering on Friday December 14 from 5pm until whenever at Monarch's Lounge in the Hotel Saskatchewan. If you're on Facebook, full details are available here.
You are invited to A Post-Work Gathering For Regina and Area LibrariansFriday, July 20, 2007 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm To be held at Cathedral Village Free House (2062 Albert Street) — your hosts are Jason Hammond and Julie McKennaThis is a chance for any librarians in Regina and area to get together for […]
A new vlogger combines a couple of my favourite things – books and booze – in her Literarily Drunk reviews. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWcxnUh4JjY
Had a long conversation tonight with retired RPL Deputy Director, Julie McKenna when she happened to be attending a program at the branch I was working at. I told her how, though we didn’t always agree on everything (to put it mildly!), one of the things I always appreciated about her was her deep knowledge […]
One of my favourite librarian colleagues, Tanya, recently appeared on the podcast of one of my favourite local craft breweries. Considering I used to organize a monthly librarian’s gathering called “Books to Beers”, I think this is the perfect combination! Tanya’s been my co-conspirator for a couple great beer and library-related adventures. When she first […]
About once a week I work a 10-6 shift instead of a more typical 9-5 one. With one staff member on holidays and one having called in sick, today happened to be particularly busy day starting as soon as I arrived, an hour later than usual. So I thought I’d do a list of a […]
I’m pretty excited about our staff conference on Friday (although the last minute details and fire fighting gave me a bastard of a headache today so that I ended up coming home and crashing for two hours.) But I think we’ve got a great line-up – including having not one but two sessions by the […]
Just as TV and video games are changing the neural pathways of kids, I think having a blog has had a similar effect on me. Throughout the day, I frequently think “Oh, that witty comment is something I should blog about” or “Hmm, that idea I came across on Huffington Post deserves sharing” or “I […]
