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Saturday Snap – I See A Lot of Home Fries In My Future!

Maybe a year ago, a coworker hooked me up with a guy who sells 50 lb bags of misshapen potatoes. And of course, when I picked up the

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Family Literacy Day (January 2018)

Happy Family Literacy Day! Here’s some pics from a Family Literacy Day event we had at the library a few years back…

“A Warm Glowing Lantern” – Design Unveiled For New Saskatoon Downtown Library #yxe

This looks amazing – can’t wait to visit! New Central libraries have been built in most major Canadian cities over the past decade from Halifax to Winnipeg to

Some Recent Covid-Related Tweets

One of the hardest things about the pandemic is trying to keep up with the latest news/developments/theories (and the fact these are ever-changing gives a lot of fuel

Saturday Snap – Libraries Distributing Rapid Tests

Not my usual “Saturday Snap” photo today but instead, a screen shot of someone on Reddit saying they had a good experience at my branch getting their booster

Early Christmas Present!

Pretty hard to wrap a cabinet this size so I got to “open” an early Christmas gift tonight. Library nerd heaven! 🙂

Secular Sunday – Secular Atheist Train Conductor Wins Wrongful Dismissal Claim After Being Fired For Social Media Post

I’ve been thinking about writing a longer post with some thought about how people’s personal social media (and blog?!?) posts are increasingly having repercussions on their work life.

Friday Fun Link – Some “Other Duties As Assigned” Library Stories

A recent FB post by someone doing a presentation at a library conference asked for good “Other Duties As Assigned” stories. A real mix of cool, gross and

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – There Are Many Reasons I Became a Librarian…

…my grandma having this set of very unique books, The Richards Topical Encyclopedia in her sun room is one of them! One of my pet theories is that

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