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Libraries Are The Next Big Pop-Culture Wave

I agree with this article that a public library is a perfect setting for an ensemble TV dramedy or a reality show.  (And in the comments, someone says that Brad Pitt's production company has optioned the book “Quiet Please! Dispatches from the Public Library” for a movie as well.)We definitely have all the stereotypes characters […]

Posted 23 July 2010 § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Unfortunate DVD Case of the Week

I know its juvenile but given how he died, you have to admit that this DVD case for a David Carradine Tai Chi workout has some unfortunate text on the cover promoting its “benefits”.  When I saw the case at the library, I just burst out laughing.   Then I realised this would be my […]

Posted 17 July 2010 § Humour § Main Page § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Book Will Celebrate RPL History

Here's some local coverage of a book that's being produced by RPL's “Friends of the Library” group to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the opening of our original Central Library.  I'm pretty excited as I ended up being asked to do a brief blurb on what RPL has meant to me over the years so […]

Posted 16 July 2010 § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Shhh!

Posted 11 July 2010 § Main Page § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

FIMS Student Explores Bibliotherapy with children living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

[Edit: It helps if I actually remember to put a link to the story I'm highlighting in the body of a post.]

Posted 08 July 2010 § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – "Outside my window/I listen to the rain/And the sounds of the passin' cars/And the waves on English Bay"

We're back from our trip (actually, have been back since last Thursday night but I was enjoying my blog holiday too much to start posting right away.)  But today was back to work and so I'll get back to working on my blog as well.  I'm not sure if the blog holiday will influence how […]

Posted 06 July 2010 § Canada § Main Page § MusicMonday § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – A Cart (A Range? A Collection? A Bay?) of Librarians at CLA 2010

My “Misadventures at CLA 2010” series sort of died out after a couple days, somewhat ironically because I was out having mis-adventures that left me less time for actually summarizing what I was up to.  (And let's be honest – the first two I wrote were pretty “I did this then I did this” boring […]

Posted 06 June 2010 § Canada § Main Page § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

My Answers to the CLA Mini-Survey

As part of their preparations for the AGM, CLA has been distributing a two-question mini-survey to members soliciting feedback about how CLA is perceived and how it can better accomplish its mandate.  Here are my answers:1. Why does CLA matter?To me, CLA matters because it is (and/or should be) the only national voice for all […]

Posted 05 June 2010 § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries (June 4, 2010)

Posting this as a Friday Fun Link sorta feels like being the party guest who comes over and starts criticizing your housekeeping or your parenting skills or whatever.  But anyhow, here I am in Edmonton, enjoying the CLA conference and I can't help but re-post my essay, “Cash Cow: User Fees in Alberta Public Libraries“.  […]

Posted 05 June 2010 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Misadventures at CLA 2010 – Day Two

It was a long day today, what with an early start for the First-Timer's breakfast (which I like to attend even though I am slowly realising I can no longer claim “baby librarian” status and might have to shift to being a self-described “toddler librarian” ) and also because I had that second scotch late […]

Posted 04 June 2010 § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: