Going to take a break for the weekend from my “10 Reasons I’m Supporting Ryan Meili” series then resume on Monday and finish up #5 to #1 next week. In the meantime, back to our regularly scheduled Saturday Snap – this one, highlighting one of the great advantages of working in one of the few […]
Haven’t done one of these “5 Quick Hits” posts in awhile… Hockey I didn’t miss the NHL when it was locked out but I can honestly say that today was the first day I felt like coming home from work, popping open a beer and settling in to watch a game. Luckily that will be […]
A few shots from the past week… Pace and I made Lego tree ornaments… Relaxing with mommy and the baby… New shelving arrives for the Outreach Unit… Playing musical chairs at Philippine-Canadian Friends & Family Holiday Party… Spot Trent Wotherspoon’s critical error in latest mail out (Hint: top right of envelope!) 😉 We see this […]
Here’s me teaching a new Assistive Technology program we got at the library how to pronounce Regina…
Regina Public Library has officially launched their official Twitter account at @OfficialRPL. It’s good to see as it’s been a long time coming. In fact, I’ve advocated for us to get on Twitter many times in my four years at RPL and I know others who were pushing for the addition of that service long […]
Before I appeared on a local morning TV show to promote some of the new Assistive Technology we have at Regina Public Library earlier this week, I jokingly posted on my Facebook and Twitter that people should tune in if they were fans of “awkward pauses and stammering answers”. Unfortunately, it turned out to be true […]
When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, the biggest part of my job was probably working with beginning and emerging writers. So you can imagine my surprise when the phone rang one day and I heard a voice on the other end of the line say: “Jason, it’s Will, Will Ferguson calling.” He […]
The RPL Staff Day was yesterday. The planning committee skipped this fundraiser last year but this year, gift baskets provided by each unit/branch were part of a silent auction to raise funds for the United Way once again. The Outreach Unit where I work came up with the idea of a “Four Senses” basket where […]
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