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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – iPad (May 2010)

Had a long conversation tonight with retired RPL Deputy Director, Julie McKenna when she happened to be attending a program at the branch I was working at. I told her how, though we didn’t always agree on everything (to put it mildly!), one of the things I always appreciated about her was her deep knowledge […]

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Do Libraries Benefit Authors?

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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Future Librarian Training? (May 2016)

Me showing Sasha the tools of the trade (now that she’s eleven, she’s more likely to sneak a middle finger into a picture like this!) 😉

Posted 09 May 2024 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sasha ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – For A Culture To Change, Leaders Modeling The Desired Behaviour Is The Only Thing That Works

I’m reminded of a former colleague from when I worked in the HR unit who said “What makes you think leaders *want* a healthy workplace culture?” @theclwill Talk of Culture change is just Noise #leadership #leadertok #management #culturechange ? original sound – Chris Williams – Chris Williams

Posted 08 May 2024 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Song Recorded at RPL’s “Whisper Room” Goes Viral

This is very cool… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Viraj Mistry (@viraj_musician07)  

Posted 26 April 2024 § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – I Don’t Think I Told Him To Grow A Beard But He Did Anyhow! (October 2017)

Seven years ago, the mother of a young patron at the branch I was working at asked if her son could meet with me to learn more about being a librarian. We set a date to meet, had a great conversation and I thought that was the end of it. So I was surprised when […]

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Wisdom Wednesday – Managers Trying To Keep Employee Morale Up

Head and shoulders, knees and toes… @corporate.snark #workhumor #corporatehumor #workmemes ? original sound – Corporate Snark

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Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Birthday Books (April 2018)

From when Sasha turned five…

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Wisdom Wednesday – Quoted For Truth

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Saturday Snap – We Get Donations…

Always interesting to see the things people will donate to the library (some people don’t come in to talk to us, they just slip their items into the return slot overnight so we can find all sorts of surprises!) Now, the fun library question – would you put these on your Book Sale table like […]

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