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Some Random Thoughts on /gasp/ PORN! at @officialRPL #yqr

(I don’t usually do disclaimers on my posts but since I work for Regina Public Library and this is a controversial topic for a lot of people, I’ll start off by mentioning that what follows are my personal opinions only and do not reflect those of RPL or anyone else who works at RPL…although given […]

Posted 17 June 2015 § Censorship § Internet § Library § List § MemoryLane § News § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Some Resonant, Relevant Quotes on Free Speech and the Charlie Hebdo Massacre From The #MetaFilter Thread #jesuischarlie

So I wrote about the Charlie Hebdo massacre in a rather rambling manner the other day. I’m still thinking about what happened a lot – the conflict between unrestrained freedom of speech defenders (here!) and a sort of “Can’t we all get along/be kind and non-offensive to everyone” reaction which I have some sympathy to but […]

Posted 11 January 2015 § Censorship § Humour § Library § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Maid of the Mist, Niagara Falls (Summer 2006)

Shea and I got to Niagara Falls a couple times during the year I spent in Ontario completing my MLIS.  This was during our summer visit…

Posted 08 January 2015 § Canada § MemoryLane § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Percentage of US Workers Who Are Male/Female By Occupation

Ranging anywhere from kindergarten teacher (97.7% female) to boilermakers (99.8% male), this chart has lots of information that probably confirms what you already know but also provides an interesting overview of gender roles in the workplace. Librarians come in at 18% male/82% female right between “social worker” and “general office clerk” whereas for Shea (and my […]

Posted 05 October 2014 § Infographic § Jobs § Library § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – What the Hell is Ello?

An ad-free, privacy conscious social network (or is it?) (via Quinn Dupont who, if possible, is using even bigger words than when I knew him at FIMS!) 😉

Posted 26 September 2014 § FridayFunLink § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

A Fun Day at the Office

Usually it’s the Library Assistants who do this type of thing but today, I got to pitch in to play host to a visit from a school group. It was a great chance to exercise some “librarian muscles” I don’t get many opportunities to use and many of the things I learned in my Children’s Librarianship […]

Posted 17 July 2014 § Library § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Full Circle (November 2007)

This is a picture of me sitting at the circulation desk of the Indian Head branch library that I grew up with and ended up as supervisor for in my first job after doing my Master of Library Science degree.  

Posted 19 June 2014 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Librarian Privilege?

So the concept of privilege has been on my mind lately. Thanks to the kind (and kind of) folks on my Facebook feed, I’ve been regularly sent articles about “white privilege“, “male privilege“, “heterosexual privilege” (uhm, for anyone keeping count, I get to tick the box for all three…plus most other types of privilege out […]

Posted 05 June 2014 § Library § Politics § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

I Work At A Public Library…

…which is why I find this Tumblr so funny!

Posted 27 May 2014 § Humour § Library § Meme § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Free Public Library Cards at Edmonton Public Library Will Continue

The subject of user fees in Alberta public libraries is of great interest to me. That’s why I was very excited when a colleague recently informed me that a pilot project to remove user fees at Edmonton Public Library during the library’s centennial year was being made permanent! The number of people with library cards […]

Posted 27 April 2014 § Canada § Library § Politics § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,