Category Archives: Library

Friday Fun Link – Stay in an AirBnB, Run a Bookstore!

The “Open Book” is a combination AirB&B and bookstore in Scotland where guests can spend their visit running the bookstore below the apartment! @chrislawlor The Open Book in Scotland ? Library Poets – Lysander  

Wisdom Wednesday – “I am reading books to *counteract* the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human.”

Luckily, if you work in a library, all reading is work-related! 😉 I hate when people at work ask you what books you are reading for professional development. I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human. — ??? ???? (@OrevaZSN) […]

Saturday Snap – Busy Bouncing Library

Had incredibly busy day at the Sherwood Branch on Saturday – getting to know a newly hired Branch Manager who was on site, dealing with some scheduling blips, the launch of a new exhibit in the satellite gallery space for the Dunlop Art Gallery, (I’m usually at the Glen Elm Branch on Saturdays so this […]

Wisdom Wednesday – We Should All Imagine What A Perfect World Looks Like And Talk About It Obsessively

@simonsinek Words may inspire, but only action creates change. When we lead with empathy and respect on our own teams, we send out ripples of positive impact that will reach far beyond our immediate circles. ? original sound – Simon Sinek

Friday Fun Link – Web Sites For Book Lovers

WEBSITES FOR BOOK LOVERS: 1. goodreads. com — track every book you've ever read.2. literaturemap. com — find authors similar to ones you love.3. whichbook. net — mood-based book recommendations.4. openlib. org — free books, millions of them.5. gutenberg. org — classic… — No filter Skin (@NoFilterSkin) June 6, 2026  

Wisdom Wednesday – Meetings

Running an effective meeting is one of the core skills managers and supervisors need in any organization.  (I don’t agree with everything in this picture but I do agree that meetings and how they are run is a reflection of your larger culture.)

Wisdom Wednesday – Happy to Announce I’ve Accepted The Newly Created Position of Manager, Organizational Development, At RPL!

April Fool’s!

Wisdom Wednesday – At The End of the Day…

I think it was the very first post I made when I started doing these workplace/organizational culture themed “Wisdom Wednesday” posts – the best lesson the best manager I never directly worked for taught me. “At the end of the day, forget all the rules and policies and guidelines because those are just words on […]

Music Monday – “Should five percent appear too small/Be thankful I don’t take it all/’Cause I’m the taxman/Yeah, I’m the taxman.”

“Taxman” – The Beatles

Friday Fun Link – “Oh Poop!” A Modern Illustrated Fairy Tale

With some help from ChatGPT, I/we wrote the following fairy tale… (Any resemblence to people, places or things living or on life support, is purely coincidental.) Oh Poop!: A Modern Illustrated Fairy Tale In a broad kingdom, flat as a table and swept by endless winds, there stood an aging castle at the heart of […]