Skip to content

Category Archives: Work

Saturday Snap – Some Stammering Bumbler on CTV Morning Live Promoting Assistive Technology

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 […]

Posted 03 November 2012 § Library § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Will Ferguson Wins #Giller Prize, Is All Around Good Guy #canlit

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 […]

Posted 30 October 2012 § Canada § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – The Four Senses

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 […]

Posted 20 October 2012 § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

Body language expert analyses first US debate – finds Obama wins (also, we’re all monkeys striving for dominance deep down) What are the most important characteristics from childhood you should hold on to?  (Quora) Is there evidence that working from home improves efficiency?  (Quora) Why Campaign Reporters Are Behind the Curve How to Manage Thinkers […]

Posted 09 October 2012 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , ,

“A Healthy Society” Book Launch at Regina Public Library #skndpldr #skpoli #yqr

Posted 12 September 2012 § Library § Photo § Politics § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (2) °

On Getting Along With People

One of the things I pride myself on is my ability to get along with people and treat people equally. In fact, I’d hazard a guess that if a range of friends, acquaintances and colleagues were quizzed about my defining characteristic, they’d say “friendly”. My ability to get along with a wide range of people […]

Posted 30 August 2012 § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

800 People on the Waiting List for “Fifty Shades of Grey” at Saskatchewan Libraries

Posted 22 August 2012 § Censorship § Humour § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § UK § United States § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Digital Strategy Catches Up With the Present: An Interview with The Smithsonian’s Michael Edson

Lots to think about in this interview and presentation… Some choice quotes… We don’t have to wait to see if social media and crowdsourcing and mobile data in the cloud are going to add up to anything useful. It’s happened. These things are real, now today….We need to change our collective mindset from “let’s be […]

Posted 21 August 2012 § Internet § Library § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Legal Decisions Are Fun!

I’ve made a few passing references to the fact that I am no longer the Organization Development Specialist at Regina Public Library. Without going into specifics, there’s a bit of back story to how that all came about but the main thing to know for the purposes of this post is that when my position […]

Posted 17 August 2012 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Library § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Xmas ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

New Regent Place Branch Opens at Regina Public Library

Within a decade, RPL has gone from plans to close three branches plus two specialized units to opening two new branches within the last year and plans to hopefully build a new Central Library eventually. The latest branch opening was the new Regent Place location which happens to be the one closest to my home […]

Posted 15 August 2012 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , ,