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Ten Ways To Fix CLA

For anyone in the library community, you're probably aware that CLA is going through some tough times financially and is looking at remedies – which means this year's conference and AGM should be particularly interesting.I don't know the full background and history of how they've arrived at this point but having seen numerous other member-based […]

Posted 01 June 2010 § Library § List ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – "There she goes again/Mixing melody with a memory/She's got a song for everything/Everywhere she's been, everyone she's pleased"

iTunes Canada has a free single of the week and this week happens to be local Regina indy buzz band, Library Voices, who are sort of a western Canadian version of Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene or dare I say it, Polyphonic Spree – any of those recent bands (“collectives” would probably be a better […]

Posted 01 June 2010 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Off to CLA

I'm off to the Canadian Library Association conference in Edmonton from Tuesday until next Sunday.  I'll likely still be blogging most days but just wanted to put this out there a couple days early in case anybody else will be around – either for the conference or Edmonton-area readers – and wants to connect.  You […]

Posted 31 May 2010 § Canada § Library ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

Saturday Snap – Meet Me in St. Louis (Saskatchewan)

I was in Prince Albert for a couple days last week so stopped at the historic (and endangered) St. Louis Bridge on the way home for a quick photo.

Posted 30 May 2010 § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Google Tourist Heat Map (May 28, 2010)

Here's a pretty cool mash-up that takes user-submitted photos to Panoramio and places them onto a Google Map to identify tourist hot-spots worldwide.

Posted 29 May 2010 § FridayFunLink § Internet ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

My New Most Favourite Library Story of All-Times

A patron, concerned about the possibility of germs on library books, removes the plastic covers then cooks them at 350 for 30 minutes before reading them.  True story. 

Posted 27 May 2010 § Humour § Library ‡ Comments (0) °

Top 40 Sites to Learn New Skills

I suspect there's probably also an Internet site dedicated to teaching people how to make lists of other sites as a way to generate Google AdSense revenue.

Posted 26 May 2010 § Internet § List ‡ Comments (0) °

Who Ya Gonna Call?

Posted 26 May 2010 § Humour § Library § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "When the good times never stay/And the cheap thrills/Always seem to fade away"

A great part of 90's college rock (and gotta love the Dennis Miller intro too!)…

Posted 25 May 2010 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

Jaime Garcia's "19 for the 19th" Money Bomb

Jaime Garcia has launched a Money Bomb to help fund his campaign for the NDP nomination in Regina Coronation Park.  He's called it “19 for the 19th” and is asking supporters and others who supporters of a new way of doing politics to donate $19 to help him reach the nomination meeting which will be […]

Posted 24 May 2010 § Politics § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °