Category: Library

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Sask Book Awards/Alberta Book Awards (multiple years from 1997 to present)

Tonight was the 2021 Saskatchewan Book Awards and I also recently found the 2021 Alberta Book Awards on social media. I spent nearly a decade in the literary

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “Trump Trips Up” (~May 1991?)

I was going through some old papers in a box under the stairs recently and came across a folder of articles I’d clipped and saved, long before most

Friday Fun Link – Fair Dealing Decision Tool (Maybe?)

Somebody sent this tool around at work so I thought I’d post it here (though if you know how I feel about copyright, you’ll know that I’m also

107 Year Old Irish Farmer Reflects on Changes He’s Seen (1967 Interview)

The single best presentation I did in library school was on the evolution of streaming video online and how it’s biggest benefit was how online video eliminates constraints

Amazon Prime Is An Economy-Distorting Lie

I’m trying as hard as I can to avoid buying from Amazon as I’ve grown to *really* dislike their business practices – from how they treat workers to

Friday Fun Link – Finding A Book When You’ve Forgotten Its Title

NYPL has a pretty cool article about how to find a book when you’ve forgotten its title.

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – “I’m Ready for My Curbside, Mr. Dewey!” (March 27, 2021)

This was one of the last pictures I took two months ago to the day on Saturday March 27, 2021 as Regina Public Library prepared to once again

Eric Carle, Author of “The Hungry Caterpillar” Among Many Other Classics, Has Died

Very sad news. We had a “Hungry Caterpillar” themed birthday when Sasha turned one that was a huge hit – great decorations (mostly homemade or from the Dollar

20 Signs You Have A Good Boss

The importance of good bosses can’t be overstated. RPL has had a number of people in supervisory/management positions over the dozen or so years I’ve been there and

RIP Mick Burrs (Steven Michael Berzensky) 1940-2021

PICTURES OF THE DEAD (from “Dark Halo”) The dead leave us only images of themselves: souvenirs in washed out colours, dried petals pressed in family albums, shadows that

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