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Category Archives: Work

Book Will Celebrate RPL History

Here's some local coverage of a book that's being produced by RPL's “Friends of the Library” group to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the opening of our original Central Library.  I'm pretty excited as I ended up being asked to do a brief blurb on what RPL has meant to me over the years so […]

Posted 16 July 2010 § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

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 § Main Page § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – The Cat in the (Head) Set

Pace playing on the children's computer at RPL's Sherwood Village Library earlier today (and you know you're a library nerd when you take the whole family there on your day off after spending the whole week working at the library!)

Posted 23 May 2010 § Library § Main Page § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

Regina Public Library's Dramatic Shift is an Uplifting Story

Yep, it is. 

Posted 13 May 2010 § Library § Main Page § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

The Crowdsourced Library?

I recently gave kudos to the book “Crowdsourcing” which I'd just finished reading.  You know a book's a good one when you're still thinking about it a few days later and you know it's a great one when you keep thinking of ways its lessons might apply in your everyday life beyond that.  Very briefly, […]

Posted 28 April 2010 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

On Being A Manager (Someday Maybe) and The Future of Work

In my interview for my first librarian job, I was asked that all-time favourite interview question, “Where do you see yourself going in ten years?”  I replied “I'd like to be a director someday” but to this day, I honestly don't know how much of that answer was me being honest and how much was […]

Posted 16 April 2010 § Internet § Jobs § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

The CMO's Guide to the Social Landscape

Easily the best session at the PLA Virtual Conference I hosted at RPL last week was the one on “Marketing as Conversation: How to Interact with Your Community Through Your Web Site”. In fact, throughout the presentation, I just kept nodding my head and grinning like a goofball, thinking to myself, “Yep, uh-huh, that's right!” […]

Posted 29 March 2010 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

This Is Embarrassing

I've been writing stories since I was a kid.I specialized in creative writing while doing my BA – English.I worked for five years in Saskatchewan's publishing industry.I worked for three and a half years in Alberta's writing industry.I organized and participated in writing retreats, writing groups and workshops.I served on the board of the Saskatchewan […]

Posted 24 March 2010 § Library § Main Page § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – The Unexpected Benefits of Working at the Library

Two recent events brought home a really cool benefit of working at the public library most probably don't think of – it's a great place to work if you have a child.  A couple weeks ago, Shea had to make an unplanned trip to the doctor (nothing serious but it couldn't wait either) so she […]

Posted 14 March 2010 § Library § Main Page § Pace § Photo § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) °

And the Oscar for Most Wooden Performance In A Workplace Promotional Video Goes To…

Posted 12 March 2010 § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (0) °