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Category Archives: Librarians
ARC-Gate at ALA
Last week, and it is difficult to believe it was already more than a week ago, the American Library Association held its Annual Conference in the land of Mickey Mouse, Anaheim, California. And there was a kerfuffle on YouTube about ARCs and … Continue reading
Posted in ALA, American Library Association, BEA, Book Lovers Inc., conferences, Librarians
Tagged Advance Reading Copies, American Library Association, ARCs, public libraries
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South Carolina Librarians Rock!
The South Carolina Collection Development Mini-Conference was an absolute blast! What an amazing event. Three days devoted to collection development, sponsored by the South Carolina State Library. There were 80 attendees every day, and folks were going home at night … Continue reading
Posted in About, Librarians, presentations
Tagged blogs, collection development, genre fiction, South Carolina State Library, Young Adult fiction
Batgirl vs. Marian
Librarians need a new stereotype. And I know just where to find one. The Mary Sue: A Guide to Geek Girl Culture, has picked 10 Action Librarians from books, movies, TV and Anime. Whether you agree with those particular choices, … Continue reading
Posted in Librarians
Tagged stereotypes, superheroes
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Opening day at ALA
No matter where it is the American Library Association conference always feels like librarian’s old home week. All the people look vaguely familiar, convention centers all look alike, and even the signs are pretty much the same from one year to … Continue reading
Posted in ALA, Librarians
Tagged ALA, consultants, librarians, libraries
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Who am I this time?
The above is the title of a surprisingly sweet made-for-TV movie starring Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon from before Walken was firmly entrenched as the weird crazy evil guy. It was a long time ago. The movie is a romantic … Continue reading
Posted in About, Librarians
Tagged books, librarians, personal libraries, weeding
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Hanging together or hanging separately
I’ve said this before, I am a Librarian. I read Karen Schneider’s post at Free Range Librarian about a speech made by Jeff Trzeciak, the University Librarian at McMaster’s University in Canada. My reaction to the post was to go “Spot on, Karen!”, and … Continue reading
Posted in Librarians
Tagged academic libraries, public libraries
