Archive for June, 2006

who else?

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Check out this comment on this post at Lifehacker.  Really.  It’ll make your day.

the phoenix in the gulf

Sunday, June 25th, 2006

Last night I went to the Bloggers Bash/Reception for Gulf Coast librarians hosted by Leslie Burger. Over the past year, blogger gatherings have been among the most vibrant and memorable (and fun) parts of conferences. Blogger gatherings are where you get to meet your imaginary friends, talk shop with people who speak your […]

nifty stuff found while in the Denver airport

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

I’m en route to ALA and catching up with my feeds.  Sometimes I think I don’t do nearly enough spreading of link love, so here’s a little catch up.

‘Brary Web Diva writes about teens at her library taking a blogging class, and gives us some examples of what they created. 
Word has it that new […]

library education discussions @ ALA

Monday, June 19th, 2006

I’m still toying around with my schedule for ALA (if you want to see some of what I’m considering, head on over to my calendar), but there are a few places I’ll be for sure, including, of course, the bloggers shindig on Saturday night. If you see me drooping, please poke me–that’s way past […]

love and blogging: a quotation without much comment

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

These days, I read The New Yorker two or three or four weeks after it comes out, because I get it second hand from my friend Jim.  Sometimes I wonder if that’s why I’ve felt so behind on everything lately, but most days I expect that it’s just a combination of laziness and of enjoying […]

Welcome Laura!

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Welcome Laura!

Originally uploaded by Meeteetse Branch Library.

Last week the Friends of the Library held a welcoming reception for me. You can’t really tell from this picture, but the cake is shaped like an open book. Rita, the woman who made the cake, is the wife […]

across the great divide

Thursday, June 8th, 2006

If you haven’t already done so, take a few minutes of your continuous partial attention over to A biblioblogger visits the local branch library over at See Also. . . .  Really.  Right now.  It’ll be good for you.
I’ve been thinking a great deal in the past few days about what one might call the […]