Someone sent me this and even as someone who's very interested in the idea of generational differences, I honestly can't decide what I think of it. I'm sure it's a sincere idea aimed at building community and facilitating the exchange of information and experiences within the ranks of young librarians out there. But at the […]
I was talking to a non-librarian who was in doing some training for a couple library staff members this morning. We kept talking about our “Circ” department and she finally admitted, “Everytime you say that, I keep thinking of Cirque du Soleil!” (That naturally made me wonder what the effect on customer service would be […]
Banned Book Week which is held during the last week of September is the US equivalent of Canada's Freedom to Read Week which is held during the last week of February.Here's a post on MetaFilter about Banned Book Week including a really cool Google maps mash-up of book challenges across the US since 2007.
Yikes – at least Lisa was only inspired to start a recurring Music Monday post after reading my blog instead of doing something really crazy! That does bring up some random thoughts…– I get contacted by or comments from or connect to about one new library school student (or someone contemplating going to library school) […]
The most excellent Common Craft videos on YouTube provided inspiration for this cool video from the Edmonton Public Library about their “Fine Free Day” promotion…(Thanks to Beth L. for the tip!)
After years of planning and preparation, today was a pretty momentous day for Regina Public Library. Having recently completed a major Program and Services Review which looked at all aspects of the organization – staffing, programming, facilities – today was the official implementation day for one of the key components of the new structure – […]
“I honestly believe that I have the best job in the library.” That made me think, shouldn't a library's goal be to hire people who *all* say that (sincerely, of course), no matter what their job at the library is? Sounds like a pretty good HR Strategy to me!
As I mentioned before, the first book I downloaded to read on my new iPhone is “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow. I'm quite enjoying it – both the story and the convenience of always having a book with me in a very compact form. I also just finished “Free: The Future of A Radical Price” […]
A web site called BachelorsDegreesOnline.com has posted a list of 100 Best Blogs for Librarians of the Future and guess who's #100? Yep, that's me! I guess if I'm not #1, #100 isn't a bad spot to be in terms of where you'll get noticed – especially in a list that long. They gave me […]
