I think people generally tend to think of libraries as quiet places where nothing much ever happens. On the other hand, here’s a partial list of things I’ve heard of happening at libraries I’ve worked at and elsewhere – lots of which involve illegal activities while others are just unsavory… fist fights between patrons that […]
¶
Posted 26 January 2011
§
Work
‡
°
I understand the sentiment but with some major library closures now hitting the UK, citizens deciding to check out all 16 000 items in their local library’s collection might just make it easier for the powers-that-be to close the library’s doors permanently rather than have an impact as a protest gesture! (Putting a smiley face […]
¶
Posted 16 January 2011
§
‡
°
Tagged: economics
A great summary of every single type of free online service you (or your library) might be interested in… (via LibrarianInBlack) Best Free Web Stuff for Broke Libraries View more presentations from Sarah Houghton-Jan.
This year’s winners of the annual “Pimp My Bookcart” contest have been announced. This was the contest’s fifth and final year so people appear to have gone all out with their entries. (On a related note, we briefly considering having a “Pimp My Bookcart” contest as part of our staff conference this year. Unfortunately, a […]
“A View From Your Desk” is a Tumblr site where librarians can submit photos of their cats. Nah, just kidding – it’s what it says it is.
¶
Posted 10 December 2010
§
‡
°
Dr. Sam Trosow holds a pretty special place in my FIMS experience as both the first and last professor I had classes with. Thinking about my first class is pretty funny in retrospect but at the time quite stressful since I mis-read my schedule as my first night class happening at 7pm when in reality, […]
The Anythink Library system in Adams County Colorado made waves after a major shift over the last decade where pretty much every aspect of the library – from classification (no Dewey) to fines (they have none) to job titles (Wouldn’t you rather be a “wrangler” than a clerk?) was changed. As someone who’s very interested […]
WikiLeaks (which is down as I write this for reasons I’ll get to) is a site that’s been around since 2006 and first got a mention on this blog just over a year ago for a library-related story. Since then, the site has released two fairly large dumps of information obtained from a single army […]
“As Others See Us: An Author on Why She Loves Librarians“, an article from one of my favourite book/library blogs, EarlyWord. It’s a fun read (as any overly complimentary article about your chosen profession tends to be!) But one thing jumped out – the concept of the secrets patrons so willingly share with library staff: […]
¶
Posted 25 November 2010
§
‡
°
Like many public libraries, Regina has a “Friends of the Library” group. But unlike most libraries, ours sprung up in response to threatened closures of three branches plus our art gallery and our Prairie History Room in 2003. The Friends group played a big role in keeping the threatened locations alive, managing to get […]
