Tag Archives: education

The 100 Greatest Innovations of 2018

The year-end “best of” lists have begun!!!

Throwback Thursday – A Different Kind of Church (April 2007)

In my first librarian job, my boss and I had the opportunity to oversee the move of a crowded small town library into a soon-to-be-vacated nearby church. This photo was during our first visit to the church to see if it would be a workable space once all the pews and other church holdings were […]

Friday Fun Link – All Logos for 2018 US Midterm Candidates

This site is pretty cool, doubly so as it allows you to winnow down logos by colour, typography and other characteristics.

Big Winners of 2018 Midterm Elections

Sure, this clip is from Fox News but with such a beautiful grammar error, how can I not post it? 😉

US Midterms 2016 – Random Thoughts From Tonight

I didn’t live blog tonight but roughly, here’s how my night went… I’ve been waiting two years for this night – yay! I realise I can’t read 10 open tabs in my browser simultaneously – boo! One of the first polls to close, Kentucky District 6 is really tight – if the Dem wins, that […]

The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

As we head towards a massively important election on Tuesday, I’ve been thinking about the differences between liberals and conservatives. Here’s a couple videos on the differences and why:  

Friday Fun Link – New $245 Million Calgary Central Library Opens

As a former Calgarian who often worked closely with the city’s librarians via my role at the Writers Guild of Alberta (a highlight of my time in Calgary was being invited by one librarian to be her “community guest” at the opening of a new suburban branch that features a speech by well-known author and […]

The World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island

 

The Five Year Old’s Guide to the Galaxy

Reddit has a sub-Reddit called /r/ExplainLikeImFive where the goal is to convey complex ideas in a way that even a child (or a typical Redditor?) can understand. Someone compiled some of the best explanations the site has provided in a single post.

Saturday Snap – A Versatile Sign @officialRPL Regent Place Branch #yqr #ReadAboutWeed #GuideToGanja #MaryJaneMonographs #GetBuzzedonBooks

Usually, the “Homegrown” sign at my library helps identify a display of Saskatchewan books or perhaps a display of books about gardening or agriculture or something along those lines. But with the legalization of marijuana this week, we found another way to use this sign… 🙂