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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Music Monday – “Clap along if you feel/Like happiness is the truth”
Libraries are happy places… “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
Five Topics
Hockey Pre-season has begun which means the real season is only a couple weeks away. Did you know that a generally accepted rule of Canadian publishing is any book with anything to do with hockey is guaranteed to be a huge seller? True story. Politics No matter, how much he tries to excuse it, I […]
Robin Williams’ Library Riffs
Williams riffing on libraries for the opening of the new San Francisco Public Library in 1999…
Saturday Snap – Breastfeeding May Prevent Viruses (But Can Still Go Viral)
Shea recently entered a contest on Facebook run by a group who are trying to raise funds to create a breast milk depot in Regina (similar services exist in larger cities such as Calgary and Vancouver.) For the contest, a bunch of local breastfeeding advocates submitted photos of themselves and their babies into one of three […]
Friday Fun Link – All The Cool Kids Hang Out at the Library
More on how the earliest recorded signature of Elvis Presley was discovered.
Happy First Anniversary! Today Marks One Year As Branch Head at RPL’s Regent Place Branch
Wow – time flies. It’s already been one year since I moved out of RPL’s Central Library to try life in the branches. And overall, it’s been a great move – both for all the reasons I listed at the one month point in my tenure and more. Here’s a few highlights and lowlights from […]