This site is one I rediscovered looking back through my MetaFilter comments. The author makes excellent use of brief MP3 clips to illustrate the various points. (Make sure you click through to Part Two linked at the top of the page as well.) And here's a list I compiled a long time ago as the […]
Early in this blog's history, I came up with a little gimmick where I cover a bunch of miscellaneous things I've come across or want to talk about in conjunction with a holiday (search for “randomness” to see previous entries). I don't think I've done a “random” entry like this in awhile but the New […]
A final circle closes – my last chat for Advocacy class tonight was with former Saskatchewan Provincial Librarian (and current Director of the Coquitlam Public Library), Maureen Woods. Great teleconference which finished with a very revealing “round table” as everybody talked about what they'd taken from the class. And that's it. No more assignments. No […]
“Shea” here again: They found Jason frozen in a snow bank tonight along with his ever-present digital camera. This was a photo he took just as he left the bar. The time stamp says 2:39am but I know this is a mistake as he told me he would be home around 8pm or so. The […]
“For decades, reading studies have repeatedly found that 'heavy readers' not only read more books than light readers and nonreaders but also do more of almost everything else, including traveling, attending sports events and concerts, visiting museums, and participating in community organizations and politics. For many, reading is a way of being engaged with the […]
“Librarians are extremely liberal and, thanks to our tax dollars, insulated from their consumers' preferences.” The National Post looks at the bias against conservative books in bookstores and public libraries in an article titled “Ignoring Canada's Conservative Readers”. (Thanks to Christina W. for the tip!) (By the way, the second last book I read […]
This year was the first year since 1997 that I had to miss the Saskatchewan Book Awards which was a bit sad for me. I attended my first Gala when I started working at the Saskatchewan Publishers Group that same year. That led to me serving on the SBA board from 1998-2001. After we moved […]
Jill did the book meme on her blog which led to a blog of one of her friends who had coincidentally done a similar book meme on the very same day. (Whoa dude!) The friend's list was “10 Books You Think Everyone Should Read”. I'm duplicating a couple picks from my other list but here […]
Saw this on Etc., the blog of the instructor for LIS765 so thought I'd give it a shot: One book that changed your life? I'd say “Diary of Anne Frank” when I was pretty young, probably around the age that Anne is in the book. After that, I went through a phase where I felt […]
Sorry for the late notice but tonight at 9:30pm, classmate Linda Bussiere will be playing at the Grad Club with her band, Buttonfly. There's no cover and it's a great chance to see an excellent local band, have a visit with fellow MLIS Students and perhaps quaff a beverage or three. Hope to see many […]
