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Music Monday – “But you say it in a Tweet, that’s a cop-out/And I’m just like, “Hey, are you okay?””

“You Need To Calm Down” – Taylor Swift

¶ Posted 17 June 2019 § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health

Music Monday – “Started from the bottom, now we’re here/Started from the bottom, now my whole team fuckin’ here”

I know this song isn’t technically about the Raptors but since it’s written by their biggest celebrity fan and the lyrics (sorta) fit, I thought I’d post it. “Started From The Bottom” – Drake

¶ Posted 10 June 2019 § Canada § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, ontario

Saturday Snap – Community Presentation

A few months ago, one of the regulars at my branch asked me to speak to a retirees’ group she belongs to about the library and all it has to offer. Here’s a shot from after I finished speaking…

¶ Posted 08 June 2019 § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

“Blackbird” by The Beatles sung in Mi’kmaq

This is a very cool cover by a Cape Breton teen that even got a shout-out from Macca himself!

¶ Posted 04 June 2019 § Canada § Meme § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: beatles, language, music

Free Walk-In Counselling from @fam_service Being Offered @officialRPL Regent Place Branch, Mondays from 12-4pm, Starting Monday June 3 #yqr

This amazing program has been running at Regina Public Library’s Central and Albert branches for awhile but is now being expanded to the Regent Place branch where I work. The branch is at 331 Albert St (in the Market Mall that also has Pizza Pizza and Quiznos.) The program offers: * Drop-in counselling on a […]

¶ Posted 02 June 2019 § Jobs § Library § Saskatchewan § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: health

Minot Public Library Adds Another Incentive to Read – Cash!

Minot Public Library is partnering with Bank of North Dakota’s College SAVE program to provide one more incentive to participants in its summer reading program: money. College SAVE is the state’s 529 plan to help residents save for college. Every young reader who signs up for the Minot Public Library’s Summer Reading Program will have […]

¶ Posted 29 May 2019 § Library § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, economics, unitedstates

“I should go ahead and mention right now that he is a lymphoma survivor.” Some Thoughts on Civility

One of the ongoing debates in the world right now – in online discussion, in politics and in our personal lives – is what the role of civility is and how it’s perhaps become less important than in the past. I think one change is that people used to be civil in a reciprocal manner […]

¶ Posted 28 May 2019 § Censorship § Family § Internet § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, language

Cops & Readers: The Coles Notes Version

About a year and a half ago, Chief Evan Bray of the Regina Police Service was my branch’s celebrity reader for Family Literacy Day. At the end of the event, he said he’d enjoyed it and hoped the police and library could work together more in the future. I mentioned his comment to a couple […]

¶ Posted 22 May 2019 § Jobs § Library § Photo § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: book, language, saskatchewan

Opinion vs. Empathy

¶ Posted 21 May 2019 § Meme § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: language, philosophy

Throwback Thursday – The Name Tag Makes It Official? (June 2006)

While i was doing my Master’s program in London, ON, I went in to Toronto to attend BookExpo Canada. I wasn’t done my program but this might have been the first time I was referred to as a “Librarian” in any sort of semi-official capacity.