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What Will Libraries Look Like in Twenty Years?

Ended up having a conversation with someone at the library today and the question of what the library is going to look like in twenty years came up. My initial response was “That’s impossible to predict – who in 1993 would’ve predicted the rise of the e-book, DRM, Amazon, Google – and the impact all […]

Posted 29 August 2013 § Library § LibrarySchool § Politics § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“The Book Thief” Movie Trailer

A great book that is “loaded with librarian appeal” is becoming a movie…

Posted 25 August 2013 § Censorship § PopCulture § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

@paulmccartney in #yqr (and #ywg) Fan Guide #regina #winnipeg #outthere #macca #beatles #excited #onceinalifetime

Going to see Paul McCartney in Winnipeg on Monday or Regina on Wednesday night? Here are some useful resources (with a Regina bias as that’s where I’m located)… Local News & Info TicketMaster’s Paul McCartney – Regina FAQ (PDF) City of Regina Traffic & Construction Notices regarding the concert “McCartney’s First Regina Concert Sure To Be Memorable” […]

Posted 11 August 2013 § List § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § UK ‡ Comments (4) ° Also tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – Books Make Her Happy!

Just like they do for her dad, mom and brother!

Posted 10 August 2013 § Baby § Humour § Pace § Photo § PopCulture § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 25 Signs You’re Addicted To Books

This one made the rounds on social media awhile back but I’m posting it here for truth – I agree with pretty much everything on this list!

Posted 12 July 2013 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Because Imagination Has An Unlimited Budget For Special Effects

GRRM, a producer on the “Game of Thrones” TV show provides a great visual example of why books are almost always so much better than TV/movies. This is a comparison of the artist’s rendering of his vision of The Iron Throne and what they eventually got… [Edit: I’m an idiot – GRRM is an acronym […]

Posted 10 July 2013 § Humour § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

From The “News That Does Not Surprise Me” Department…

“Lifetime of Reading Slows Cognitive Decline” “Habitual participation in cognitively stimulating pursuits over a lifetime might substantially increase the efficiency of some cognitive systems,” writes a research team led by neuropsychologist Robert Wilson of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center. This efficiency apparently counteracts the often-devastating effects of nervous system diseases. Wilson and his colleagues describe a study […]

Posted 04 July 2013 § Library § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Poetic Variations

Google Poetics Book spine poetry  (Google Images) Invented Poetry Forms

Posted 20 June 2013 § Humour § Internet § Library § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – Coverflip

A female author, tired of being asked to “put a guy cover on her books so the guys can read it” asks her Twitter followers to “flip” the gender of the authors of a variety of popular works with the resulting changes to the covers of their books providing all kinds of hilarious results (The […]

Posted 14 June 2013 § Humour § Library § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Two Tales of Crime & Punishment: Guess Who Comes Out Looking Better – The Cops or the Librarians? (Okay, It’s the Feds Who Look Bad…As Usual)

The police often get the short end of the stick in terms of public perception but stories like this one show there are definitely good cops out there. In my line of work, it’s not often that you can arrest somebody on multiple occasions and end up being friends with them. On the flip side […]

Posted 02 May 2013 § Canada § Censorship § Jobs § Library § Sad § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: