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Friday Fun Link – Book Vending Machine Encourages Students To Attend, Improve Marks, and Be Kind

I get why “attend” is important for kids who miss school regularly (even before Covid, schools were doing an “attendance matters” campaign) but I’ve always hated this implied pressure to show up to school no matter what without the consideration that a) it’s okay for kids who are sick to stay home and b) even […]

¶ Posted 26 November 2021 § FridayFunLink § News § Politics § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – There Are Many Reasons I Became a Librarian…

…my grandma having this set of very unique books, The Richards Topical Encyclopedia in her sun room is one of them! One of my pet theories is that most professions require extremely specialized knowledge – heart surgeon, carpenter, PhD researcher, appliance repair person. Librarian is one of a very few (teacher? politician?) professions where being […]

¶ Posted 18 November 2021 § Library § MemoryLane § Photo § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, education

Friday Fun Link – The Literature Clock

This site is pretty cool – it tells you the time by showing a quote from a book that happens to reference whatever time it is at the moment…

¶ Posted 05 November 2021 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Library § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, education, language

Saturday Snap – All I Want For Christmas…

…is an $18,000 piece of art! But I should back up… After picking up Sasha for her art class (she’s decided she wants to be an artist or art teacher when she grows up), we all went to Pile of Bones Brewery intending to have a Saturday afternoon beer/soda. But it was packed so we […]

¶ Posted 30 October 2021 § Family § Photo § Sasha § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap § Shea ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: saskatchewan, xmas

Music Monday – “This is where we test out our replacement needs/This is where we’re knitting mitts for refugees/This is where we medicate in bathroom stalls/This is where we call home from a payphone down the hall”

On Feb 25, 2019, Winnipeg’s Millennium Library installed airport-style security screening. This led to a massive drop in attendance. Many no longer feel welcome in this free public space. Community group Millennium for All is fighting for welcoming, just, accessible and fully funded libraries. “Millennium For All” – John K. Samson

¶ Posted 18 October 2021 § Library § MusicMonday § News § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, music

Saturday Snap – #SaturdayLibrarian x2

Had a helper pop in and pick out a few books after her art class today while I was being #SaturdayLibrarian…

¶ Posted 16 October 2021 § Family § Library § Photo § Sasha § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cute

What Shakespeare’s English Sounded Like (And How We Know)

¶ Posted 28 September 2021 § PopCulture § Randomness § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, language

Inscription in Terry Fox Biography

I found this inscription by Terry Fox’s mom in a book in the Carnduff Public Library when I worked for Southeast Regional Library. Thought it was appropriate to post since today is the 2021 Terry Fox Run. And as a strong NDP supporter, I’m glad Tommy Douglas won CBC’s “Greatest Canadian”. But if I had […]

¶ Posted 19 September 2021 § Canada § Library § MemoryLane § News § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: education, health

New Southeast Regional Library (@srlhq) “Little Library” at Nickle Lake Regional Park

Can’t wait to check out (er, pun intended?) this little library out this weekend (and on a related note, I was hanging out with the new Weyburn Library Branch Head last weekend too. Yep, I’m that cool!) The “Beaver Den” is the park’s arts & craft shack but I’m still bitter that my entry […]

¶ Posted 28 July 2021 § Jobs § Library § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: camping, economics, education, saskatchewan

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – RPL Photo Shoot (June 2011)

Feel like I might’ve posted a pic from this photo shoot before but still love it (and believe it or not, I still have that shirt though it’s migrated from “suitable for a casual photo shoot” to “wear it camping while sitting around the fire, may have a few burn holes”!)