After being skipped over in the most recent budget, Saskatchewan's public libraries are overjoyed that the Provincial Government announced yesterday that they will be putting $5 million towards the Single Integrated Library System project over the next few years. SILS will create a single card system for the entire province, something that was previously not […]
I recently came across an article titled “Facebook in a Crowd” in the New York Times magazine. It was written by Canadian writer, Hal Niedzviecki and details the fact that he has nearly 700 Facebook friends but, when he tried to use Facebook Events to plan a party in Toronto and invited every one on […]
I saw the following in the latest CLA e-newsletter…“Retirement: The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Board announces that Wilhelm Eisenbichler, Director of Public Libraries since 1993, will retire at the end of 2008. An effective administrator, Eisenbichler brought sound business principles and strong fiscal management into library operations. He is also credited for developing new […]
I'm writing this on October 9 but dating it as October 8 as I meant to write yesterday about my one month anniversary at RPL. So far, the first month is a blur but I'm enjoying it immensely – from the work I've been able to do to my co-workers to just learning about the […]
All the problems are solved. All the jobs will be filled. All other meetings have been canceled.The crust has been browned. You can sell library cards if they're made of art.MLIS education has been called “rinky dink”.The revolving restaurant that spun us past Parliament Hill at lunch was nice.Lunch was like looking into the future.Have […]
[Barb pointed out in the comments here that you have to fill out your name, e-mail address and web site as required fields otherwise you may lose your comment when you click 'submit' on that blog. I didn't realise this and apologise to anyone who may have lost their comment. If you don't want to […]
Exciting news! I've been asked to attend the Canadian Library Human Resources Summit in Ottawa on October 6-7. It's sort of short notice but an all-expenses trip paid to Ottawa so who am I to complain? Here's the blurb I was sent which explains a bit more about what the summit is and how it […]
Yet another groundbreaking Google project was announced a month ago. I didn't blog about it at the time but I recently rediscovered it via the Vancouver Law Librarian blog which made me realise the full scope of this project already. So I thought I better pass it along. So Google's announcement that it will be […]
“A girl I once caught reading Fahrenheit 451 over my shoulder on the subway confessed: “You know, I'm an English lit major, but I've never loved any books like the ones I loved when I was 12 years old.” I fell slightly in love with her when she said that. It was so frank and […]
My parents got invited to the Investors Group cross-Canada comedy tour stop in Regina tonight and invited Shea and I to join them. The second comedian, Tim Nutt, began his act this way… “Alright Regina! How y'all doing? Thursday night in Regina – must be exciting – let's go down to the nice theatre and […]
