Category Archives: Library Geekage
Why coffee at 9:30pm is a bad thing
All afternoon, I had a craving for chocolate chip cookies. Not just any chocolate chip cookies – the ones I get at the coffee shop where I get my Wednesday lattes [1]. By the time I’d closed up the department … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Library Geekage, Working for a living
I’m not internationally known, but I’m known throughout the microphone
Last week, it was my distinct pleasure to spend it in Toronto surrounded by friends, colleagues, and other fellow librarians. There were lots of interesting sessions, and tons of things to do when you weren’t in session. My week went … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Librarians, Library Geekage, Travel, Working for a living
Smarty pants
Thanks to everyone who sent me encouraging messages yesterday after I posted my Facebook status as “stupid stupid stupid!” I did send a few people a brief explanation, but here’s the long story: Whenever anyone on our public computers sent … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Library Geekage, Working for a living
You need to see this
Rather than write a lengthy treatise about what I’ve been up to (short story: busy at work, busy at home) I have pictures to share with you that hopefully capture some of what I’ve been doing lately. The weather has … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Cats, Foliage, Knitting, Library Geekage
Not only do I play one on television, I am one in real life
As y’all are aware, I am a librarian. I am also a very lazy person, which is why I don’t really spend all that much time writing about what’s going on in Libraryland – if you were truly interested in … Continue reading
Filed under Library Geekage, Ranting
Seasonally appropriate
It’s hard to imagine that just two days ago, I was wandering from the MTCC to another building nearby without a jacket, mittens, or scarf without being cold. Now that I’m home in North Bay, and the weather has finally … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Library Geekage, Travel, Tunes
This is how we do it in the T-dot
I’m sure a whole lot of you now hate me for putting that song back in your head. Just trying singing “Copacabana” which is what’s been stuck in my head all day. Better now? So, other than the inital panic … Continue reading
Filed under All About Moi, Library Geekage, Travel
Tragedy
We had a death in the library on Tuesday. Thomas, who’s always sat in the same spot to do his job, gave up the ghost at around 3 in the afternoon. He started working, made a funny noise, and then … Continue reading
Filed under Library Geekage, Working for a living
Ignore the Gal in the Glass Office (or, Why I Shouldn’t Drink a Pot of Coffee in the Morning)
At work, I’m a member of a team that is creating an auditing document. It’s to be used by the teams who will be auditing the programs we offer our clients. Right now, we’re at the stage where we have … Continue reading
Filed under Hilarity, Library Geekage
Does my library have this book?
Jon Udell: LibraryLookup homepage (From: Jon Udell: LibraryLookup homepage) Coolest. Feature. Ever. See if you can find your library and add it to your browser’s toolbar.
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Filed under Library Geekage