This post on TechCrunch is showing up on most of the major link aggregators I visit (MetaFilter, Reddit, etc.) so I thought I'd post it here. Although libraries aren't Google by any stretch of the imagination, we do live in similar worlds so there's probably something to be learned from the discussion about how to […]
Steven Chabot, my colleague (and roomie) from the Canadian Library Human Resources Summit is looking into some of the reasons why men enter the profession. Anything related to gender and libraries is a personal interest of mine so I'll take a shot at helping him out (and I'd encourage you to do so too – […]
Shea and I were looking for something to get us out of the house after a couple of weeks staying mostly inside due to cold weather, holidays and illness. I was blanking on something to do until I remembered that today was RPL's 100th Anniversary celebration wrap-up after a year's worth of various celebrations and […]
Tomorrow, I'm coordinating a customer service workshop for a few RPL employees (coordinating but not delivering – that will be handled by a very experienced, very awesome librarian we have on staff who has a lot more background in this area than do I.)I'm sure everyone has those elements of their job that they're ambivalent […]
Shea, Pace and I went to our staff Kids' Christmas party today which included a puppet show, juice & cookies and a visit from a somewhat scary old guy in a red suit. Good times!
I’ve had six “real” jobs in my life:1. Gas jockey at the local gas station throughout high school2. Door-to-door salesman for a rural cable TV company throughout my undergrad years (not nearly as bad as it sounds and in fact, one of my favourite jobs of all-time)3. Marketing & Technology Officer at the Saskatchewan Publishers […]
AskMetaFilter has a few interesting threads on HR. Choice quote: “Just my two cents, but I think there are always open HR positions because HR people are batshit crazy. Take an informal survey of anyone you know who has to deal with an HR department on a regular basis, and I suspect they'll agree.”Did I […]
Today is the two month anniversary of me being at Regina Public Library. Hard to believe it's been that long already but in some ways, I have to work to remind myself that it's only been a short time overall (I often counseled our new branch librarians at Southeast Regional Library not to feel overwhelmed […]
I saw the following in the latest CLA e-newsletter…“Retirement: The Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Board announces that Wilhelm Eisenbichler, Director of Public Libraries since 1993, will retire at the end of 2008. An effective administrator, Eisenbichler brought sound business principles and strong fiscal management into library operations. He is also credited for developing new […]
I'm writing this on October 9 but dating it as October 8 as I meant to write yesterday about my one month anniversary at RPL. So far, the first month is a blur but I'm enjoying it immensely – from the work I've been able to do to my co-workers to just learning about the […]
