I just got home from a hugely successful program at the library. Tom Rea, a writer from Casper, came to talk about Ella Watson, also known as “Cattle Kate.” Thirty people packed the library–we ran out of regular chairs and had people sitting on the little kids’ chairs, but no one seemed to mind. I […]
Meredith notes that conference season has started. I myself am not going to any conferences this year, and thus I will not be able to harass engage in thoughtful discussion with any vendors.
A few months ago I was grappling with some difficulties with NetLibrary’s downloadable audio books. As usual, their help pages proved not terribly […]
One of the most fascinating things about watching this meme, conceived by Walt and begun by Dorothea, has been seeing not only what blogs people highlight but also reading about what criteria they used to select them. The people below all do something blog-like, and they also all do some good in the world. […]
the swimsuit issue finally arrived!
Originally uploaded by Meeteetse Branch Library.
Some of my correspondence with Sports Illustrated which, at long last, and after multiple, often contradictory, communications, decided to send us our swimsuit issue. Has your library gotten its copy yet?
Awhile ago I answered a question for Radical Reference which brought me back to Peggy McIntosh’s article “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.” A friend of mine in college had the male privilege version of the list pinned to his door. My college was a good place in that, for the most part, people knew […]