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“The Bullshit State of Politics in Canadian Libraryland”

Now, this is a good rant. And what makes a good rant?  Truth is a big part of it. This person hits the nail on the head that the situation at both Library & Archives Canada and CLA are disgraceful – LAC is being absolutely decimated by Stephen Harper’s War on Information while bending over […]

Posted 29 November 2012 § Canada § LibrarySchool § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Re-gyne-ah

Here’s me teaching a new Assistive Technology program we got at the library how to pronounce Regina…

Posted 17 November 2012 § Humour § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Some Stammering Bumbler on CTV Morning Live Promoting Assistive Technology

Before I appeared on a local morning TV show to promote some of the new Assistive Technology we have at Regina Public Library earlier this week, I jokingly posted on my Facebook and Twitter that people should tune in if they were fans of “awkward pauses and stammering answers”. Unfortunately, it turned out to be true […]

Posted 03 November 2012 § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Video § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

LEGO & Libraries – A Perfect Match

If the link in this CLA press release announcing a chance for your local library to win Lego was working, I’d ask you to vote for Regina Public Library.  But it’s not so I won’t.  Instead, you can just send your Lego donations directly to: Pace Hammond c/o Dad Can’t Afford Any More Lego Regina, […]

Posted 02 October 2012 § Pace ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

“A Healthy Society” Book Launch at Regina Public Library #skndpldr #skpoli #yqr

Posted 12 September 2012 § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (2) °

Ryan Meili Book Event at Regina Public Library – Wed Sept 12, 7pm #yqr #skpoli #skndpldr

If you’re interested in learning more about Dr. Ryan Meili, a rumoured candidate for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP, why not pop down to Regina Public Library’s Central Branch next Wednesday evening for his Regina book launch event? This event follows successful launches at the public libraries in Swift Current and Yorkton as well […]

Posted 06 September 2012 § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

800 People on the Waiting List for “Fifty Shades of Grey” at Saskatchewan Libraries

Posted 22 August 2012 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § UK § United States § Video § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Digital Strategy Catches Up With the Present: An Interview with The Smithsonian’s Michael Edson

Lots to think about in this interview and presentation… Some choice quotes… We don’t have to wait to see if social media and crowdsourcing and mobile data in the cloud are going to add up to anything useful. It’s happened. These things are real, now today….We need to change our collective mindset from “let’s be […]

Posted 21 August 2012 § Internet § Technology § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Legal Decisions Are Fun!

I’ve made a few passing references to the fact that I am no longer the Organization Development Specialist at Regina Public Library. Without going into specifics, there’s a bit of back story to how that all came about but the main thing to know for the purposes of this post is that when my position […]

Posted 17 August 2012 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Work § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

New Regent Place Branch Opens at Regina Public Library

Within a decade, RPL has gone from plans to close three branches plus two specialized units to opening two new branches within the last year and plans to hopefully build a new Central Library eventually. The latest branch opening was the new Regent Place location which happens to be the one closest to my home […]

Posted 15 August 2012 § Photo § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,