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Exploring My “Neighborhood”
Today’s assignment in the Blogging 101 course I’m taking is to “be a good neighbor” by exploring some other blogs in the WordPress Reader, and to comment on some blogs I haven’t commented on before. During my exploring earlier this … Continue reading
Praise is Not Enough
There is an article, In Praise of Libraries (The Rotarian Magazine, March 2015), that is getting a lot of buzz in library circles. Even if you aren’t in the library world, you should read it. It’s a hymn of praise, … Continue reading
Why “A Life in Libraries?”
Today’s assignment is to edit my blog’s title and tagline. But I’m not going to, because I “sort of” took the Blogging 101 course last year, and I changed my title and tagline then. I thought about them again today … Continue reading
Why Am I Here?
I’m a retired librarian who has worked in public and academic library settings in Wisconsin and Minnesota. I’ve been blogging here since 2012, almost three years. I started this blog because I had recently retired, but because I had done … Continue reading
Diversity and Collection Development
Selection is Privilege (The Show Me Librarian) is an excellent blog post getting some attention in library circles this week, and I would be remiss if I didn’t draw your attention to it. If you don’t do selection at your … Continue reading
Prepared for the Job
Public libraries in Wisconsin, and probably every other state, are overseen by a board of trustees. We love and need our trustees. But sometimes we forget that they are volunteers, and don’t always know what their job involves/includes. I’m teaching … Continue reading
This is NOT Good Service
So, I’m apparently a little late to this party. Yes, I knew some folks, and some “states” don’t like the Affordable Care Act (abbreviated ACA, and also sometimes called Obamacare). My own state refused federal money to expand healthcare coverage … Continue reading
The Times They are a-Changin’
So, you know I support libraries. All libraries, of all kinds. But you also know, today’s libraries are not your mama’s libraries. Or if they are, they probably aren’t doing well, or aren’t well-supported. Libraries, like people, animals, cultures, and … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Funding, Library in Community, Library Partnerships, Library Services, Services
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Friday Fun
For your Friday reading pleasure, I share with you this story of Elsie Eiler, the ONLY resident of her tiny Nebraska village. The link to libraries is tangential—but she is the town librarian (as well as the mayor, bartender,. . … Continue reading
A Novel Idea
A Novel Idea (reposted from American Libraries). Libraries have long . . . provided public forums for book discussion, long before talk-show host Oprah Winfrey renewed interest in book clubs in 1996. . . . In our more modern, connected, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Public Libraries, Services
Tagged Book Discussions, Books, Libraries, Public libraries, Reading
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