Can't make it to PLA? Well at least you can check out the session handouts.
I've been writing stories since I was a kid.I specialized in creative writing while doing my BA – English.I worked for five years in Saskatchewan's publishing industry.I worked for three and a half years in Alberta's writing industry.I organized and participated in writing retreats, writing groups and workshops.I served on the board of the Saskatchewan […]
[Edit: As pointed out in the comments to this post and a Globe & Mail follow-up, they backed down on this announcement within a day.] The Harper Conservatives are quietly cutting funding for any organization within 25 km of a public library that offers public Internet access via the long-standing Community Access Program. This could […]
Two recent events brought home a really cool benefit of working at the public library most probably don't think of – it's a great place to work if you have a child. A couple weeks ago, Shea had to make an unplanned trip to the doctor (nothing serious but it couldn't wait either) so she […]
The Books sub-Reddit on the Reddit web site gets asked a question about why libraries are no longer quiet. Interesting to read some of the responses from the book-lover types who hang out in this area even though there aren't too many unexpected revelations in the answers provided (except that some libraries – in the […]
The Saskatchewan Library & Information Services Consortium (SILS) which will bring together ten separate library systems across the province plus the government agency responsible for library services officially launched this morning at RPL's George Bothwell branch. Four systems are live already (Saskatoon Public Library, Palliser which is based in Moose Jaw, Southeast which is based […]
It's extremely rare that you'll hear me advocating for a book to be challenged. But as my former classmate (and published author) Corey Redekop asks in his post on this year's Freedom to Read Week celebrations: “could you challenge me? Call a library and demand that I be taken off the shelves? Nothing sells a […]
Freedom to Read Week beings tomorrow. Flickr has lots of photos (including displays from libraries around the world) to get you in the mood! Plus you might even happen across a library colleague who bears a striking resemblance to a young Malcolm MacDowell in his FTRW shoot!
Not sure if you heard but apparently the Wet & Rainy Olympics are in Canada this year and the opening ceremonies are tonight. The Olympics are once again a lightning rod of controversy and having them on our own doorstep has perhaps brought this home in a way that doesn't happen when they're in Italy […]
Used a poor man's hack (point iPhone at TV) to get a clip from our local TV news about RPL joining our new province-wide consortium onto YouTube. Sorry for the crappy sound…
