…might as well buy a book-themed one!
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Five Reasons Libraries Should Begin Re-opening (and Five Reasons They Shouldn’t)
In a time of unprecedented challenges, the big debate in libraryland is how/when libraries should reopen. There are good reasons on both sides of the ledger but as Saskatchewan libraries inch closer to reopening, here’s a few of the main ones… LIBRARIES *SHOULD* BEGIN RE-OPENING 1. The single biggest reason libraries should be reopening is […]
Five Thoughts as I Enter My Third Month of Quarantine
RPL closed all branches and sent staff home on March 18 which means we’re now into our third month of quarantine. (“Quarantine” is a bit misleading since I’ve obviously not been 100% locked at home during the past three months – trips to grocery stores, restaurants for pick-up, the “occasional” liquor store. Plus Shea’s going […]
Donald Trump Sings R.E.M.
This is too funny to wait for Music Monday…
Saturday Snap – Covid Helping Us To Connect With Long Lost Friends
Shea and I have tried to do regular video chats with various friends and family throughout this pandemic but last night, we decided to do something a bit different – instead of a sustained conversation with one person or group, we decided to try “chat roulette” where we’d message random people on our Facebook friend […]
When Can Canadian Public Libraries Reopen? @librarianshipCA
I’ll likely do a longer post with some thoughts on how libraries across North America have reacted to the COVID crisis at some point and also some personal thoughts on how/when they should reopen. But now that a few provinces have begun to include public libraries in their reopening plans (I’m looking at you, Saskatchewan!), […]
Man Living Off-Grid In A Tent On An Island
If this whole COVID-thing gets *really* shitty, I can at least dream that this was an option for me as the marauding hordes stab me to death for my last sheet of toilet paper. 🙁
Friday Fun Link – COVID Spread (January 1 – April 26)
Not sure if this is a “fun” link per se but interesting to see how the virus moved from China then quickly spread across the whole world creating our current unusual reality…
What’s The *Worst* That Could Happen In The World Due To Covid? (Revised)
Yesterday, I tried to do a post of all the worst-case scenarios for COVID-19 but I realised that I probably did too much commentary and I probably didn’t think through quite how bad this could get. (I mean, at one point, I went on a tangent about how this might end up resulting in *improvements* […]
COVID Immunity Compared to Six Other Diseases
Some more unknowables…