Phew! My first week is over and I'm merely hours away from my second week. Here are a serious of impressions/vignettes from my first week: -The library is a bit labyrinthine in the staff areas. I keep imagining that I will either 1) see David Bowie somewhere or 2) materialize a la Henry from The … Continue reading First week
Category: News
New job – Eek!
Hi all. Another long time in between posts, I know. But now I can finally say that there has been a reason for the long cold nights in between writing: I got a new job! The process has taken a few months from application, to interviews, to visits, to giving notice and finally, to yesterday, … Continue reading New job – Eek!
Sensible YA
I must admit: winter is getting me down. Not in the "I'm so sad that it's cold" sort of way, but rather a "Meh. Winter. Blerg." sort of way. I'm just having a hard time wanting to do things other than read and watch the Olympics. Blogging apparently is too high stress for me. So, … Continue reading Sensible YA
Libraries are oppressive?
I was browsing my Feedly feed Tuesday - while simultaneously blowing my nose about a million times and realizing I should have stayed home with this killer cold - when this headline from BeerBrarian popped up, "Yes, Libraries are Oppressive. So what now?" , I had one of those record scratching, pumping the brakes, "Whaaa??!?!" moments, and … Continue reading Libraries are oppressive?
Passive programming
A goal for this year at work is to incorporate more passive programming into teen services. I just finished reading Happier at Home which is making want to make goals and resolutions - things I at which I usually scoff derisively - but I do think that they help me get things done. Why passive programming? Because I … Continue reading Passive programming
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