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Read Books, Live Longer?

Even after controlling for other factors that may mean some people are more likely to read than others (education, gender, age, etc.), a recent study shows that people who read more are more likely to live longer… Compared with those who did not read books, those who read for up to three and a half […]

Posted 09 August 2016 § Library § News § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Three Obituaries

Usually Throwback Thursday is for a photo from the old days but I’ve got a collection of obituaries I’ve come across recently that I thought I’d discuss instead since all three send me down memory lane in different ways… Author, publisher, businessman and activist, Mel Hurtig, passed away yesterday. I never got to meet him […]

Posted 04 August 2016 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Saturday Snap – Fun With Library Displays (US Election Edition)

Sometimes I really enjoy working in a library… 😉

Posted 12 March 2016 § Library § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Books Everyone Should Read

Word cloud created from the “most read books” lists from a variety of libraries, booksellers, book web sites and other sources… (via Reddit)

Posted 11 March 2016 § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Library § List § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

FTRW 2016 – Day Seven – Saturday Snap – Freedom to Read in Cuba?

Below are a couple photos I took in Havana during our 2011 trip to Cuba. This was a street vendor stall selling books (which is good!) but most here (and in our hotel’s gift shop or anywhere else we found books) were heavily propagandistic (bad!). Cuba isn’t commercialized with billboards selling blue jeans and soda but in its […]

Posted 27 February 2016 § Canada § Censorship § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

“Home Alone” in the Style of Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”

I think someone just went wild with a thesaurus instead of trying to capture the style of McCarthy.  But this is still an interesting attempt to capture McCarthy’s style of writing. They lift the kid by his blood-dimmed sweater and hang him on a coatrack. Madness on their faces. The mantis gone moronic. The squat’s tonsured head […]

Posted 17 December 2015 § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

One Month ‘Til Christmas!

May your resident librarian recommend a book to help you pass the next few weeks? 😉

Posted 25 November 2015 § Humour § PopCulture § UK § Wisdom § Xmas ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Introducing T-19: An Election Countdown #elxn42

So beginning tomorrow, I’m planning to have a 19 day series of posts with various thoughts and observations about the Canadian Federal Election. My politics are no secret and much of the content will be focused on reasons why the Conservative Party of Canada led by Stephen Harper has to go but I’m hoping I can […]

Posted 30 September 2015 § Canada § Censorship § List § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Can BuzzFeed Guess Your Age By How You Answer A Quiz About Your Reading Habits?

The site guessed 40 for me and I’m 42 so that’s pretty good.  [Edit: it also guessed 35 for Shea and she’s 36 so pretty much bang on once again!]

Posted 29 September 2015 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – New Computer System @OfficialRPL #yqr (February 2010)

RPL is moving to a new ILS over the coming week which reminded me of the last move we had five years ago…

Posted 17 September 2015 § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: