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10 Things We Did At The Library Today

Helped a patron find the government forms to apply for benefits he’s entitled to. Hosted a book exchange for a nearby school’s grade seven class. Had a demo of our summer puppet show and promoted the Summer Reading Program to classes from a couple other schools. Went out to a different nearby school to promote […]

Posted 12 June 2018 § Library § List § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – My Only Ontario Vote (November 2006) #ElectionDay #OntarioVotes2018 #onpooli

With the Ontario provincial election happening today, I’m reminded of the time I unexpectedly got to vote in that province. It was while I was at Western completing my Master’s of Library Science degree and it happened during a federal byelection in London North-Centre which featured Elizabeth May parachuting in to try to win the […]

Posted 07 June 2018 § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § News § Politics § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Doug Ford or Donald Ford?

Godspeed Ontario!

Posted 06 June 2018 § Humour § News § Politics § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

“That’s why everyone who works retail doesn’t tell you to go fuck yourself.”

(h/t DC on FB)

Posted 31 May 2018 § Censorship § Humour § Meme § News § Politics § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “Pushed around and kicked around/Always a lonely boy/You were the one that they’d talk about around town as they put you down”

I had the day off so decided to pop out to Congress at the U of R. It was a great day going through the Exhibitors’ Hall catching up with some publishers I knew from my days in that world, meeting some new publishers, talking to authors and so on. Since I rarely get out […]

Posted 28 May 2018 § Humour § Jobs § Library § LibrarySchool § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Randomness § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Myth America

(h/t to JB on FB)

Posted 09 May 2018 § Infographic § News § Politics § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

25 Random Thoughts For @SaskBookAwards 25th Anniversary #sba25 #saskbookawards

Tonight was the 25th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Book Awards so, as someone who first attended in 1997, has been at probably 15-20 of those ceremonies and has also served SBA in a variety of capacities from board member to gala volunteer to web site designer to A/V switcher, I thought it’d be fun to […]

Posted 29 April 2018 § List § MemoryLane § News § PopCulture § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Opinion Piece: “On Getting Punched In The Face While Working At The Library”

This opinion piece was written by a librarian in Ohio (who happens to be a FB friend though I’ve never met him in person) but it resonated with me – about some of the “social worker”-type situations library staff deal with regularly (including aggressive patrons – knock on wood, the worst I’ve got was threats and […]

Posted 25 April 2018 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – Reefer Madness (1936)

Happy 4:20!  What has the world come to?    

Posted 20 April 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Meme § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Why Did #HumboldtStrong Resonate So Strongly?

The outpouring of support after the horrible Humboldt Broncos bus accident that killed 16 people and left 13 more injured has been unprecedented. People from not only across Saskatchewan and Canada but indeed, from around the world, have sent money and condolences. Tonight, the GoFundMe page that originally aimed to raise $10,000 and is about […]

Posted 18 April 2018 § Censorship § Internet § List § Meme § News § Politics § Sad § Saskatchewan § Sports § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,