What he said: Lemony Snicket (and I) on libraries.
What he said, in 2007: A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them. From Horseradish :...
View ArticleWhat she said: Customer (and I) on library closures.
I’ve been meaning to post this potent quote for months. Six months old and sadly the UK & US library closures & cuts crisis continues mercilessly. Closed sign by Emily Webber on Flickr. What...
View ArticleH-E-L-P T-W-I-L!
Given I blog about libraries and learning, I must praise and thank This Week in Libraries, and especially now. This Week in Libraries (TWIL) is a vital professional development resource for library...
View ArticleDay in the Life of a Children’s and Youth Librarian
Library Day in the Life is an excellent sharing project conceived by Bobbi Newman who writes the info-and-fun-filled Librarian by day blog. Designed to share what a ‘typical’ day is like for a library...
View ArticleTumblr pt.1 : what & why
BREAKING NEWS: I’m using Tumblr, and I like it! In case you missed the memo, Tumblr is a very cool, short-form blogging platform that is clean and super-easy to use. Tumblr is another form of...
View ArticleFeed of the Fortnight: come share with me
If it’s OK with you, I’d like to slowly share my favourite RSS feeds. (What’s RSS? Read this.) Every two weeks (ish) I’ll blog about my favourite feeds – and I hope you’ll share yours too. As the...
View ArticleTaking, sharing & storing photos
I love photography. Most excellent wife J. is a great photographer: Me? Not so much. I dabble; and sepia and black & white are my friends: I used to really, really like flickr, but due to the new...
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