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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – @OfficialRPL Christmas Party (December 2009)

Hard to believe that this weekend will be the seventh RPL Christmas Party I’ve attended. Here’s some pics from one of the first ones I attended back in 2009… Pace and his daddy in one of my favourite ever pictures of the two of us…   The assembled kids and parents watching a magician perform […]

Posted 11 December 2014 § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

“Management By Blurt”

I’m always developing personal theories to explain the world as I experience it.  One of my latest is the concept of “Management By Blurt”. What I mean by this is that I’ve increasingly noticed how many people have a very human tendency to “blurt” out an answer when questioned or pressed on an issue, whether our answer […]

Posted 10 December 2014 § Jobs § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What Book Publishers Can Learn From Luxury Brands

Here’s an interesting argument from the Globe & Mail that book publishers hurt themselves right out of the gate by allowing retailers to set the terms (discounts, merchandising, etc.) by which their books – even the high-demand latest releases – are sold. It goes on to say that publishers should act like luxury good brands […]

Posted 09 November 2014 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Book With No Pictures

One of those “Why didn’t I think of that ?” ideas. So clever…

Posted 07 November 2014 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Myers-Briggs and Other Personality Tests as Junk Science

I’ve posted about the Myers-Briggs test on this blog before and I’ve referenced it occasionally when talking about my own personality or the personality of others. But the more I read about Myers-Briggs and other similar personality tests, the more I’ve come around to thinking of them like I think of handwriting analysis – a fun parlour […]

Posted 05 November 2014 § Humour § Jobs § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Library Web Sites Worth Looking At

A few good suggestions here for what’s current in library web design.

Posted 04 November 2014 § Internet § List § Technology ‡ Comments (0) °

An Illustrated Talk With Maurice Sendak

Posted 26 October 2014 § PopCulture § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – What Quote or Line From A Book That Changed Your Life?

A fun question on /r/books. Not sure what my pick would be – maybe “So it goes” from Slaughterhouse Five as a perfect illustration of how shit happens and then we die? Or on a more optimistic note: ““And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think […]

Posted 24 October 2014 § FridayFunLink § List § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What Do Garden Fresh Carrots Have To Do With Working In A Public Library?

As part of the interview process for a Public Service Manager position at RPL, candidates are asked to do a presentation on “The Future of Public Libraries” to some of the librarians already working in the organization. I was able to attend one such presentation today and since we had a few minutes after the […]

Posted 22 October 2014 § Humour § MemoryLane § Randomness § Sad § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Percentage of US Workers Who Are Male/Female By Occupation

Ranging anywhere from kindergarten teacher (97.7% female) to boilermakers (99.8% male), this chart has lots of information that probably confirms what you already know but also provides an interesting overview of gender roles in the workplace. Librarians come in at 18% male/82% female right between “social worker” and “general office clerk” whereas for Shea (and my […]

Posted 05 October 2014 § Infographic § Jobs § LibrarySchool § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,