170 thousand euro funding boost for Galway public libraries - Galway Bay FM
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Thursday 30 November 2017
Wednesday 29 November 2017
McHugh announces €230,000 investment in Donegal libraries - Donegal News
McHugh announces €230,000 investment in Donegal libraries - Donegal News
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joe mchugh
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
Monday 27 November 2017
Sunday 26 November 2017
Saving daylight: Halifax Public Libraries using light therapy to treat seasonal depression | Metro Halifax
Saving daylight: Halifax Public Libraries using light therapy to treat seasonal depression | Metro Halifax:
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Oh lord. We need that at the library in Pincher Creek. It won’t be long before I’m walking to work in the dark. -_-;;;
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Saturday 25 November 2017
Friday 24 November 2017
Today there were only 2 Grade 5s at school because all the others went to a volleyball...
Today there were only 2 Grade 5s at school because all the others went to a volleyball tournament.
The Grade 5 kid who told me this looked kinda sad/put out that they were being left out of the group experience their classmates got to have, so I asked them if they wanted some Timbits since there were only the two of them to feed (my coworker had bought some in celebration of my birthday).
They perked up a bit after that as they munched on their Timbits. I grinned and asked them if they felt like rebels for technically breaking the rules by getting to eat in the library, which got me two big grins, some laughing, and two resounding counts of “YES!”.
They seemed much more cheerful when they left with their books to head back to class.Mission accomplished.
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According to their homeroom teacher, when the Grade 9s heard it was my birthday they all...
According to their homeroom teacher, when the Grade 9s heard it was my birthday they all immediately got up to hurry over to the learning commons.
They then got into chorus formation and began to enthusiastically sing “Happy Birthday” as loudly as they could.
According to yet another teacher, this is the first time she’s ever seen the Grade 9s do something like this.
(I’m not crying, you’re crying.)
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Thursday 23 November 2017
New Jersey voters approve $125M in borrowing for libraries
New Jersey voters approve $125M in borrowing for libraries
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allthecanadianpolitics: Hi I was wondering if you could share...
Hi I was wondering if you could share this fundraiser event for the Kwantlen Nation and Eagle Eyes.
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Submitted by dinnerollz.
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
If ever you wonder why it takes longer to get the basic librarianship degree than a poli sci degree,...
If ever you wonder why it takes longer to get the basic librarianship degree than a poli sci degree, try mediating a dispute between two six-year-olds over a book about kittens while four other kids are waiting to get their books checked out and another wants help finding a book but they’re not sure on what subject they’re looking for.
You’ll never wonder again.
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it was intense, lol, libraryland, librarylife, school librarian, School Libraries, organized chaos, little kids
bookriot: I work in a public library. I’ve worked in public...
I work in a public library. I’ve worked in public libraries for over two years now. In that time I have listened, and watched, and learned a few things that librarians and library workers in general don’t really love hearing. So I thought I’d share some with everyone, because some people have no idea that what they’re saying can wear us down after a while. Consider this my own Public Service Announcement.
“Hey there sexy” (or any variation of that).
I shouldn’t have to put this on a list. It should be common sense. But it’s not, since it was said to me just the other day. It is not okay to say things like this to people, especially when they are just doing their jobs. You are literally saying completely inappropriate things to someone who is at their job, and therefore has to be more restrained than they would be in their personal life. I’m a generally nice, friendly person, but I am not trying to get in your pants or any other piece of clothing. Just no. Stop it. Be ashamed of yourself. I am seriously giving you a face that is a mixture of disgust, rage, and judgement if you’re someone who does this. Not okay.
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Moline, Geneseo and Kewanee libraries among those to receive grants
Moline, Geneseo and Kewanee libraries among those to receive grants:
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A library getting a grant is always cause for celebration. :)
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Tuesday 21 November 2017
Monday 20 November 2017
Sunday 19 November 2017
Saturday 18 November 2017
damotp: Is it just me or do other people get homesick from books? Like, you miss the comforting feel...
Is it just me or do other people get homesick from books? Like, you miss the comforting feel of the characters, the fandom, and the world created by the author?
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Friday 17 November 2017
Thursday 16 November 2017
Wednesday 15 November 2017
How I fell in love with a library, and wrote a book about it
How I fell in love with a library, and wrote a book about it
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digitization
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digitization
Tuesday 14 November 2017
neil-gaiman:Show running privilege: when you get to play with...
Show running privilege: when you get to play with the flaming sword.
This would 1,010% also be me if given the opportunity.
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Monday 13 November 2017
Mashhad Home to Iran’s Biggest Mobile Library
Mashhad Home to Iran’s Biggest Mobile Library
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razavi khorasan province
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Saturday 11 November 2017
So I made a thing for the library.I had one kid ask me where the...
So I made a thing for the library.
I had one kid ask me where the public library was and the conversation went something like this:
Me: You know where the swimming pool rec centre is on Main Street?
Kid: Uh huh.
Me: It’s right beside it.
Kid: Ooooh, okay!
Kid:…
Kid: So what’s the difference between the school library and the public library?
Me: Well, they have different books, and at the public library you can also take out a lot more than just books – they have movies, music, magazines, and even video games you can take home!
Kid: *wide-eyed* THEY HAVE MOVIES?!
Me: They sure do!
Kid: *looks super stoked and hopeful* Can you get a card if you live on the reservation?
Me: Yup! And since you’re a kid, you get your card for free!
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"fýrgebræc"
“fýrgebræc”
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(noun) An Old English word,
fýrgebræc
is defined as the distinct crackling and breaking noise blazing fire makes. Oftentimes this sound connotes a pleasant sensation, which makes humanity both fond and fearful of the beauty of fire. (via
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Friday 10 November 2017
Thursday 9 November 2017
Wednesday 8 November 2017
Moose Jaw Times-Herald to cease publication after more than a century
Moose Jaw Times-Herald to cease publication after more than a century:
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The Saskatchewan newspaper where former CBC radio host Peter Gzowski got his start in journalism is closing down after more than 125 years in the business.
The last edition of the Moose Jaw Times-Herald is to be published Dec. 7.
Roger Holmes, president of Star News Publishing Inc., says the newspaper’s website will also be shut down. The 25 employees affected by the closure were informed Wednesday.
“It’s always difficult to make a decision that affects those employees and affects a newspaper that’s been going in Moose Jaw since the 1800s, but economic conditions make it quite clear that it simply cannot continue the way that it has been continuing,” he said in a telephone interview.
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Tuesday 7 November 2017
Monday 6 November 2017
YIVO Announces Discovery of 170,000 Lost Jewish Documents Thought to Have Been Destroyed During the Holocaust | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research | The Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections Project
YIVO Announces Discovery of 170,000 Lost Jewish Documents Thought to Have Been Destroyed During the Holocaust | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research | The Edward Blank YIVO Vilna Collections Project:
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The new discovery is of particular note for its wealth of manuscripts, precious religious writings—in Hebrew and Yiddish—record books of shuls and yeshivas; mystical writings, and more. Additionally, the collection contains post-war and wartime materials, such as poetry written while in the Vilna Ghetto by Abraham Sutzkever. All other materials that have previously been found from this time period in Eastern Europe precede the outbreak of WWII.
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Sunday 5 November 2017
Why are privatised probation services using public libraries to see clients?
Why are privatised probation services using public libraries to see clients?
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prisons and probation, law, uk criminal justice, society, libraries
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prisons and probation, law, uk criminal justice, society, libraries
Saturday 4 November 2017
Friday 3 November 2017
I love the names kids keep calling me. Library teacher, library person… And today I had a...
I love the names kids keep calling me.
Library teacher, library person… And today I had a Grade 4 call me “Miss Library Lady (because I’ve forgotten your name)”.
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librarylife, libraryland, grade 4, school librarian, school library
the-knights-who-say-book: “hello,” the dark lord said, “i need a library card.” “everyone needs a...
“hello,” the dark lord said, “i need a library card.”
“everyone needs a library card,” the librarian said brightly, sliding a form across the desk. “fill this out.”
the dark lord produced her own elaborated plumed quill from the depths of her robes and scrawled her name in handwriting that was completely illegible but seemed to whisper the secrets of the dark from the blinding white page. “yes, but i need mine in order to take over the tri-kingdom area.”
the librarian’s polite smile barely faltered. “funny, the last dark lord to try that didn’t bother with a card.”
“yes, and do you see that fool currently ruling our kingdom? no. of course not. utterly ridiculous, to attempt to take over any size country without a library card, much less an intermediate-sized one like this.” she accepted the thin plastic card with a gracious flourish of her gloved hand.
the librarian, adding the new card’s number to the database, privately agreed, but chose not to say anything.
the librarian balanced the pile of pulled books under one elbow and held the list of call numbers in their hand for easy consultation. “intermediate spell casting for grades three and four,” they murmured, running fingers along the peeling spines until they found it. “willing to bet that’s sorrel’s request.”
they fit the large, paperbound book under their elbow and moved on, checking the list again. “magical creatures encyclopedia, L through M. that’s jackaby trying to finish the entire set by midsummer.” they would get that one last to carry it around the shortest amount of time.
“next — the complete guide to raising the dead.” they paused in front of the row of shelves with the right call numbers. they could guess the requester of that one too, but knew better than to say it out loud.
the return slot thunked loudly as it swung open and closed, having swallowed the returned books with a wet gulp.
“good morning,” the dark lord said pleasantly as she looked up from sliding her books in — or as pleasantly as “good morning” could sound when it was uttered by a voice that sounded like gravel being chewed to pieces by the jaws of a large monster.
“it is, very,” the librarian said crisply, conjuring a clean handkerchief for the still-slobbering return slot.
the mouth just visible under the dark lord’s enormous cloak hood curved into a scythe’s blade smile, but she said nothing else.
“did you enjoy your books?” the librarian asked, since she wasn’t moving and there were no other people waiting (most likely because of the dark lord standing there).
the hood nodded up and down. “extremely. especially the taped lecture by doctor dramidius ardorius of the dark arts institute.”
“well, we have many more taped lectures. i especially recommend the one on the healing powers of tea.” they tilted their head in a now get out sign. the poor steam-powered self-checkout contraption would get overheated if people were too scared to check out at the front desk.
they didn’t really expect the dark lord to take the recommendation seriously, but the next day they noticed the cloaked, hooded specter glide out the door with the taped lecture on magic-infused herbal teas tucked between a CD of dark chants and a step-by-step art book on drawing occult symbols.
“you give good recommendations,” the dark lord said with a shrug when the librarian raised their eyes from the front desk’s computer to the shadows of her hood.
the librarian wasn’t sure what to say. “you seem to take up quite a lot of my time.”
“i’m only a simple library patron,” the dark lord replied in a saintly voice that resembled a dragon coughing up a partially digested house. “do you enjoy mermaid song?”
“yes. you can find the library’s collection in the CD section over there.” they looked pointedly back down at the computer.
“i hear there’s a concert on the shore tomorrow evening.”
“perhaps we’ll get a recording of it.”
the dark lord continued taking out books on various unsavory topics. the librarian continued suggesting books on healing, positive thinking, and community service. the dark lord seemed more amused with each visit. her smile was almost charming, when you got past the long, sharp teeth.
the librarian was trying to go about their usual morning ritual of pulling books that had been requested the night before, but the dark lord wouldn’t stop making faces at them from behind gaps in the shelves. she seemed to find it hilarious. the librarian hadn’t decided yet if they were amused or annoyed.
“ooh, look at this,” the dark lord said, pulling a sturdy but beaten up board book featuring a werewolf mid-transformation on the cover from the shelf. “this was my favorite when i was just a little menace.”
“somehow i’m not surprised.”
the dark lord tucked the book into the ridiculous basket made of a large skull that floated alongside her. “didn’t you have a favorite picture book when you were little?”
“Barker the Sentient Book End,” the librarian said promptly. “i screamed for it every night until someone read it to me, long after i’d already memorized each page.”
the dark lord cooed, sounding like a cross between an owl and something eating an owl. “adorable. i knew you had a little monster in you somewhere.”
the librarian crossly debated denying being a monster at all or pointing out they had actual kraken blood in them.
they should have guessed how close the dark lord was from how good her mood was, but it wasn’t until they arrived at work on monday that the librarian heard the news.
“the newest dark lord managed to overthrow the faeyrie monarchy last night. something about combining traditional herbal spells with a newfangled mental magic based on the power of willful thinking… or something. the news reporter mentioned the use of mermaid song in a mild kind of mind control, i think? i wasn’t listening. the good news is, our budget stays in place.”
the librarian contemplated hurling the can of bookmarks across the room, but concluded that it would be both unprofessional and unsatisfying. they settled for aggressively stamping returned, only slightly saliva-covered books with red ink.
the phone clicked loudly. “public library, how can i help you?”
“by taking my offer,” the dark lord said, slightly hesitant voice like a rock slide that wasn’t sure it was ready to slide. “the royal library in the capital needs a new head librarian.”
“why’s that?” the librarian spun in their new swivel chair, tangling the phone cord while they were at it, thinking they wouldn’t want to leave so soon after getting it.
there was a cough like the ocean spitting out a new island. “erm, hmm, last one got… eaten. tragic. these things happen when you’re very, very small, you know.”
“so i’ve heard.” the librarian stretched the phone cord and watched it bounce back. “well, i’m happy where i am.”
“well.” her voice was more disappointed than they’d expected. “it’s a very nice library, you know. large selection of mermaid song in the CD section.”
“the royal library is part of our system. i can request any materials from there that i want to be delivered here.”
a pause. the dark lord had not considered this. “well, maybe i’ll take the royal library out of the system.”
“you wouldn’t dare disrupt the workings of our very intricate library system set up at the dawn of time.”
“maybe i would!”
“no.”
“fine. i wouldn’t.”
the librarian swiveled some more, wrapping the cord around with them until it ran out of give and spun them in the other direction. “would you like to grab a coffee sometime?”
“yes,” the dark lord said, voice too surprised to resemble anything in particular. “i can travel down meet you tomorrow morning.”
“don’t you have things to do?”
they could sense the shrug from the other end of the line. “i’ll move the capital to your town. i can do that, you know. i’m the supreme ruler of the tri-kingdom area.”
“yes,” the librarian agreed, un-spinning to return the phone to its cradle. “just don’t forget who gave you the library card.”
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Thursday 2 November 2017
Today a Grade 8 girl was getting really grouchy/distressed about not being able to find a book she’d...
Today a Grade 8 girl was getting really grouchy/distressed about not being able to find a book she’d like to take out.
I asked her what kind of book she likes and she gave a frustrated nearly weepy sigh and mumbled she likes all kinds of books. She just likes reading.
I then calmly asked her what usually attracts her most to a story – was it the characters? The setting?
She paused in her teen angsting for a moment, considering the question.
“The characters.”
I then began kind of giving quick mini-presentations of a bunch of the books:
- Artemis Fowl is a magic adventure with elves and fairies set in modern time, where the main character is a criminal mastermind.
- The End of Days is about the end of the world, if you’re looking for something spooky or dark. It’s supposed to be really good.
- The Summer We Saved the Bees is about this boy whose mom is obsessed with saving the bees. She makes him dress up in a bee costume for her presentations that she does around the province.
A smile tugged at her lips at my description of the third book.
“I think I’ll look at the bee one to see if I like it.”
She did.
Mwahahahahaha.
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teen angst, being a teen is hard, choosing a book to read, reader's advisory, school library, school librarian, School Libraries, libraryland, librarylife
Access bill not law yet — but feds already using it to deny info requests: Legault
Access bill not law yet — but feds already using it to deny info requests: Legault:
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Canada’s information commissioner says federal departments are already denying Canadians’ Access to Information requests based on new criteria set out in a bill tabled by the Liberal government that is not yet law.
Suzanne Legault told MPs on a parliamentary committee this afternoon her office already has received a handful of complaints from people whose requests for information or documents from certain departments were turned down because they didn’t meet three new specifications outlined in Bill C-58, the Liberal government’s proposed package of amendments to the federal Access to Information Act.
Section six of the bill allows a government department to decline to process an Access to Information request if the requester does not include all of the following details in their application: “the specific subject matter” desired, the “type of record” requested and a time frame for the requested documents.
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The Liberals' New Freedom-Of-Information Bill Is Garbage
The Liberals' New Freedom-Of-Information Bill Is Garbage:
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Two members of Justin Trudeau’s team got a grilling from a House of Commons committee last week, as members of all parties — including the Liberals — demanded to know why the federal government had torched its promises to improve Canada’s access-to-information system.
The system, which empowers journalists and citizens to request documents from the federal government, has slid further into disrepair in recent years, having had to bear the brunt of nine years of Stephen Harper’s secretive government and two years of Trudeau’s nearly-as-secretive one.
But Trudeau, on the campaign trail, had promised to fix it. He swore — including in a sit-down interview with me — that he would expand the Access to Information Act to encompass his cabinet and the Prime Minister’s Office, meaning journalists could obtain his own files, memos, and emails (within reason).
It was not to be.
Earlier this year, Treasury Board President Scott Brison introduced Bill C-58, a bill he insisted would “modernize” the system. The legislation, however, does not follow through on any of the promises made by Trudeau during the campaign; ignores reports from the Information Commissioner and the committee tasked with studying the system; and actually appears to make the system even worse.
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Henry the security bear continues to be pampered by the little girl who wanted to read to him. This...
Henry the security bear continues to be pampered by the little girl who wanted to read to him. This past week she roped two of her friends into joining her for reading him stories.
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henry the security bear, librarylife, libraryland, school library, school librarian
Wednesday 1 November 2017
robdowneyjr: DREAM DATE: take me to barnes and noble, give me $500, leave.
DREAM DATE: take me to barnes and noble, give me $500, leave.
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