Nooks and Crannies at the Library

I just wanted to share a quick thought I had this morning about nooks and crannies.  And, no it was not because I was eating an english muffin with nooks and crannies.  Although I do like them, and probably would have preferred one over my morning oatmeal.  I started out thinking about how people usually feel comfortable in a bookstore, [...]

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Meebo, where are you?

I’m noticing this same problem on some other pages, so I’m wondering…  Did meebo do some kind of update that means I need to grab new code for my widget?  I guess I could just do it, but I’m feeling lazy today, and I liked it the way it was. Oh meebo, meebo, meebo.  Where, [...]

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On the Go? – Text a Librarian

I’m not a big texter.  I text, but I’d rather call or email.  I get frustrated not being able to have all five fingers on a keyboard typing 100 wpm…  Texting takes too long for me, but I’ll admit it’s still rather convenient sometimes. Although, it’s not my usual mode of communication I do know [...]

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Storytelling Open-Mic Night

I love telling stories and hearing stories. Who doesn’t? I went to the National Storytelling Festival for the first time last year and loved it! I heard the most amazing storytellers, and learned so much from them. It got me geared up and ready for my own scary stories night at the library for Halloween, [...]

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A Librarian and Her Cat

Although this isn’t library related, I’m sure there are a lot of pet lovers in the library community who will relate, and can appreciate this. The past few weeks brought back a lot of not so pleasant memories for me. It’s been two years since my wonderful, little old cat Skippy became a victim of [...]

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Loony Librarian – Wacky Web Developer Camping Club UPDATE!

Check out the Camping Club page for UPDATE 2009. We have decided on our destinations for this summer. If you’re interested in meeting up for coffee/tea/hot cocoa or marshmallows leave a comment or send me an email.

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Show off your Library 2.0 on Flickr!

I was back on my Flickr page the other day and was reminded of the group I started on there while I was taking that wonderful Library 2.0 class with Michael Stephens. I was really interested to see how people around the world are pulling the ideas of Library 2.0 into their physical library spaces. [...]

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H.P. Lovecraft meets The Onion.

Okay, I just love The Onion and I think I may love H.P. Lovecraft just as much, so I was “rolling on the floor” when I read this article over a yummy Reese’s brownie at Rockwell’s Grill this past weekend. (They are the best brownies in the whole wide world!) So, when I stumbled across [...]

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Academic libraries are gaming too!!

I think this is great news! I know the research has shown over and over again all the benefits of gaming in a learning environment, but mostly that’s been associated with high schools, junior highs, and elementary schools. Over the last several years I’ve noticed universities here and there trying on the idea of gaming. [...]

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Scratch Day is coming!

And, no, that doesn’t mean we will spend all day scratching ourselves… Scratch Day is on May 16, 2009 – follow the link above to find more info. It doesn’t say, but I think this is the first of its kind. If there are any librarians out there who have considered trying something like this [...]

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