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Friday Fun Link – Library on the Beach?

Many of the resorts we’ve visited have had a “leave one, take one” area for books but this is the first one I’ve seen that’s actually a “Little Library” on the beach (which is a great idea I wish more places would implement!)

¶ Posted 22 February 2019 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: allinclusive, book, cool, education, language, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #4 – Travel

Not sure if I’ll end up blogging much when we’re in Mexico next week but I thought making “travel” #4 in this series would be a good way to head into our holiday either way. The funny part is that my love of travel actually starts from a weird piece of family trivia – I […]

¶ Posted 21 February 2019 § Family § MemoryLane § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel § UK § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: education, holiday, parents, travel

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – How Did I Get Here? – #3 – Books

If I’m doing a list of the 10 things that had the strongest influence in who I’ve become at the midpoint of my life, it’s telling that the thing I jump to as the third most influential thing in my entire life, after family and after friends, is books. In fact, I could probably do […]

¶ Posted 14 February 2019 § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, education

“I’m Ready For My Close-Up”

(More to come once the final product is edited and posted!)

¶ Posted 12 February 2019 § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – What’s The Worst That Can Happen If Your Mom Is A Nurse and Your Dad Is A Librarian?

I can only hope our son escapes the indignity of becoming Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada! 😉

¶ Posted 26 January 2019 § Family § Jobs § Pace § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: parents, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Read (June 2010)

Pace modeling my new Friends of VPL “read” cap that we got on a three week vacation to BC a few years back…

¶ Posted 17 January 2019 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book, holiday, travel

Friday Fun Link – Which Dewey Decimal Number Are You?

New York Public Library with a fun quiz though I feel it could’ve been a lot longer and more in-depth – there are 0-999 numbers after all! 😉

¶ Posted 11 January 2019 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book

Five Topics of The Holidays

I realised that our social calendars this holiday season were as full as they’ve been in years due to a little miracle called “Pace Gets His Home Alone & Babysitting Certification”. So compared to other years where we had the hassle and expense of lining up babysitters if we wanted to go out, this year, […]

¶ Posted 06 January 2019 § Jobs § List § MemoryLane § Politics § Shea § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: economics, education, holiday, language, science, xmas

Friday Fun Link – Shit Fireplace

If you’re looking for an alternative to the ubiquitous yule log channels/videos at this time of year, try “Shit Fireplace” (and I’m proud to say the co-creator of these videos is a colleague at RPL!)

¶ Posted 21 December 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Video § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: holiday, television

Some Thoughts on the Changing Nature of Intellectual Freedom In Librarianship (Maybe?), The “Neutrality” Thing, and How I Sometimes Feel Like My Grandpa Missing The Boat on Elvis

So I recently got tagged on Twitter by a librarian colleague in Saskatoon (who is both a Mover and a Shaker!) asking if I (and a few other online librarian-types) had any thoughts on the changing view of intellectual freedom within the profession, especially in light of wider changes in society which I took to […]