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FTRW 2012 – The E-Book as A Form of Censorship

I’ve already mentioned that I’ve got a longer post on e-books and libraries percolating. This post isn’t it. But, as I’ve ended up doing “big picture” censorship topics for Freedom to Read Week this year compared to my usual stories about books that have <gasp> swears in them and movies that have <double gasp> boobies, […]

¶ Posted 02 March 2012 § Library § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Saturday Snap – Freedom to Read Week Display (And Other Memorable RPL Moments)

Freedom to Read Week is coming up from February 26 to March 3 and I volunteered to create the relevant display at Central for the next few weeks leading up to FTRW. (One co-worker was impressed and said “Don’t do too good of a job or they’ll make you do all the displays!”) Anyhow, that […]

¶ Posted 18 February 2012 § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

Unwritten Rules for Reading and Photography

A couple semi-related Reddit threads… What are some unwritten rules of photography? My rules for reading

¶ Posted 14 February 2012 § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: science

Friday Fun Link – Bookstore After Dark

This was sent around by one of our branch heads (who said he suspects the same thing happens at his location after dark!) Pretty cool!

¶ Posted 03 February 2012 § Library § Video § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool

Ken Haycock: “Should We Reconsider the Paramilitary Library?”

Noted library leader, Ken Haycock, has a regular e-newsletter which contains columns on a wide variety of library and related topics. I don’t always agree with these columns (I’m still percolating a response to one he sent out in recently about why public libraries should be open on Christmas Day) but do find them thought-provoking […]

¶ Posted 31 January 2012 § Library § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, history, holiday

A Cool Facebook Status Update

A friend just posted this (and I know we’ve all been there after an all-nighter with Mr. Potter or Ms. Everdeen or whoever)… I nearly called in book for work today: “I’m really sorry but I’m feeling really book today and I don’t think I can come in. I really don’t feel my work will […]

¶ Posted 28 December 2011 § Humour § Library § PopCulture § Randomness § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: facebook

Saturday Snap – Pace Recites “The Night Before Christmas” (With Some Help From Daddy)

This is actually from last Christmas but I thought it was appropriate to put up this year, especially since my “Saturday Snap” falls on Christmas Eve. (If Pace’s variations on the original aren’t drastic enough for you, there’s also this.)

¶ Posted 24 December 2011 § Family § Humour § MemoryLane § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute, holiday, language

Friday Fun Link – What It Looks Like Inside An Amazon Warehouse

Some pretty cool photos give you a glimpse inside an Amazon warehouse (while looking at these, it’s also worth keeping in mind that there have been complaints about the working conditions in these mega-warehouses – both in terms of temperature and productivity expectations.)

¶ Posted 03 December 2011 § FridayFunLink § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, economics, holiday, unitedstates

Maybe Global Warming Isn’t So Bad?

Okay, I know climate change and global warming are evil and wrong and terrible. In fact, I’ve just started reading Chris Turner’s “The Leap” and it might be another strong contender for the best book I’ve read this year based on the first few chapters. (translation: “go read this book now!”) But when you live […]