Book Necklaces

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Black Spot Books

Library Timeline

Serendipity

Funny what you find when you type 'weird' into a Google Images search. Ha!



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Serendipity

Undead, not Unread

Group of Seven Awkward Moments

Group of Seven Awkward Moments / Diana Thorneycroft.
London, Ontario: Michael Gibson Art Gallery Exhibition, 2010.









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Diana Thorneycroft

The Life of the Space: Evidence from Nova Scotia Public Libraries

"The Life of the Space: Evidence from Nova Scotia Public Libraries." EBLIP /
Alberta: Evidence Based Library & Information Practice, 5.2 2010.

"To describe aspects of the 21st century role of the public library as a physical space by observing the actual use of a selection of public libraries. This study seeks to reveal how patrons are using and experiencing these institutions as spaces and how patrons and staff characterize the role of public libraries in communities."

Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries

"Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries." NPR / Laura Sydell.
America: National Public Radio Online, July 8th 2010.

Flaming Lips Live in Ottawa

This show f*cking rocked!

Saturday at the Library

Preparing Books for Circulation

Book Sale

Hays Free Public Library

I Want To Go to These Libraries!

"I Want To Go to These Libraries!." Tales From an Open Book: The Carleton Place Public Library Blog / Carleton Public Library Information Staff.
Carleton Place: June 2008.

For Example:

New York Public Library Vaulted Arch & Staircase

Don't Shush the Librarian

Warning: Do not shush the Librarian.

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Shush

Should Your Child be Learning the Art of Slow Reading?

"Should Your Child be Learning the Art of Slow Reading?." The Christian Science Monitor / Marjorie Kehe.
Boston: Christian Science Monitor Online, June 21st 2010.

Vancouver Public Library

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Vancouver Public Library HDR Series / Brandon Godfrey

Kindness

I Like Clouds

Clouds & Rays / Susan Huckins.
Ottawa: July 8th 2010.

Enough Already! Libraries are Being Overrun by Boorish Patrons

" Enough Already! Libraries are Being Overrun by Boorish Patrons." The Capital / Paul Foer.
Annapolis: The Capital Online, July 7th 2010.

"As I lament this slow, downhill slide of our culture into this cesspool of bad personal and antisocial behavior, I do make this plea to readers and to our librarians to please take this complaint seriously."

Wow. Dude.

Library Bill of Rights

Naked Man Arrested at Library With Stolen Cheese

"Naked Man Arrested at Library With Stolen Cheese." WKRC Cincinnati /
Cincinnati: WKRC News Online, June 24th.

"Police searched his bag and found two knives, two library CD's and 4 pounds of parmesan cheese which he allegedly stole from a local store.  Court documents say [the man] is homeless and has a history of bizarre thefts.  In May, he was arrested after he allegedly tried to shoplift 10 cans of herring and 16 cans of sardines at a local store."

*snicker* cheese 

Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?

"Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?." Fox News / Anna Davlantes.
Chicago: MyFoxChicago Online, June 28th 2010.

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Response from Mary Dempsey, Chicago Public Library Commissioner

Tough Economy Boosts Library's Numbers

"Tough Economy Boosts Library's Numbers." Dunedin Beacon / Alexandra Caldwell.
Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay Newspapers Online , July 1st 2010.

Looking Beyond the Stacks: The Law Library as Place

"Looking Beyond the Stacks: The Law Library as Place." AALL Spectrum / Stephen Young.
America: AALL Spectrum, July 2010.

The Hub: Business Model of the Future for Books & Libraries?

"The Hub: Business Model of the Future for Books & Libraries?." Teleread / Joanna.
America: Teleread.com, June 25th 2010.

"Think big, because you are no longer merely a repository for books. You are a vital ‘hub’ for all things ‘information."

What's it Like to Command a Bookmobile?

"What's it Like to Command a Bookmobile?." USA Today / Bobby Harrell.
America: USA Today Online, July 1st 2010.

Kids Find Summertime Haven in Libraries, Parents Find Day Care

"Kids Find Summertime Haven in Libraries, Parents Find Day Care." The Chicago Tribune / Lolly Bowean.
Chicago: Chicago Tribune Online, July 5th 2010.

"Librarians … they are the hidden stars of our communities," Neuman said. "Librarians act as substitute mother teachers. They have taken it upon themselves to fill this role. They are doing it and doing it well, even if it is not something they wanted to do."

Hope

I Like Clouds

Ah, Unshelved

Been Here Before

Libraries & Librarians Are Endangered Species: What You Can Do to Help

"Libraries & Librarians Are Endangered Species: What You Can Do to Help." The Huffington Post / Carol Fitzgerald.
New York: The Huffington Post Online, June 25th 2010.

"As petitions were signed, one opinion dominated --- not one person supported closing the library. People were united, a rarity in local politics; the library needed to stay open. The politicians couldn't miss that message, and so, on the subsequent council vote, only one councilman opposed keeping the library open.  In the end, there were negotiations with other municipal workers and give-and-take on many sides. The library remained open. The mayor said he had received an education on what a library means to people."

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Save Libraries

Checklist Manifesto for the Reference Desk

"Checklist Manifesto for the Reference Desk." Swiss Army Librarian / Brian Herzog.
Massachusetts: Swiss Army Librarian, June 29th 2010.

"Remember to show patrons how to do something, instead of just giving them answers. It’s also okay to think out loud when working on a question - explaining why you’re consulting the resources you are, or why books are in a certain spot in the library, will help the patron and possibly make you think of something you may have otherwise forgotten."

Keep Calm & Carry On / Now Panic & Freak Out

Fun variation!

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Ministry of Information
Keep Calm & Carry On
Merch

Libraries Have a Novel Idea

"Libraries Have a Novel Idea." The Wall Street Journal / Geoffrey A. Fowler.
New York: Wall Street Journal Online, June 29th 2010.

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Internet Archive

Opportunity & Access: The Power of Today's Public Libraries

"Opportunity & Access: The Power of Today's Public Libraries." The Huffington Post NY / Paul LeClerc.
New York: Huffington Post Online, June 24th 2010.

"Many factors are driving this unprecedented level of use of public libraries. But the study shows that principal among them is the work of library staff to meet the information needs of the communities they serve."

Happy 6th Birthday, Clancy!

Do the Thing You Think You Cannot Do

Summertime

Henry Madden Library, California State University

Cute!

What is a Public Library?

Neil Gaiman Says Closing Libraries Would be 'A Terrible Mistake'

"Neil Gaiman Says Closing Libraries Would be 'A Terrible Mistake'." The Telegraph / Stephen Adams.
London: The Telegraph Online, June 24th 2010.

"Accepting the award in London yesterday, Gaiman said: "Libraries are our future – to close them would be a terrible, terrible mistake – it would be stealing from the future to pay for today which is what got us into the mess we’re in now.  In this austerity world it's incredibly easy if you are a local authority and you are looking for cuts, to say 'Let's cut libraries'. But that's borrowing from the future." 

I Like Clouds

"A Break in The Weather" Weather Network / Dave the Square Dancer.
Ottawa: 2010.

Top 25 Library Blogs 2009

"The Top 25 Library Blogs." Online Degrees / Alexis.
America: Online Degrees.com, May 29th 2010.

4 Reasons Why the Library Should Affect Your College Choice

"4 Reasons Why the Library Should Affect Your College Choice." US News & World Report / Jeff Greer.
Washington: US News.com, June 17th 2010.

"Bring a book or some schoolwork, sit down, and soak up the environment. Can you see yourself there for four years?"

Air Pollution in Libraries

"Air Pollution in Libraries." Health Watch: Keeping Watch Over Librarians' Health Issues / Edith Arbach.
Toronto: Library Networking Group, June 23rd 2010.

The By-the-Book Librarian

"The By-the-Book Librarian." Astoria Charcters / Nancy Ruhling.

New York: Huffington Post Online, June 1st 2010.

"There's nothing like the smell of books," Laurel Hicklin says in delight. "It's so exciting to be surrounded by all kinds of books that are just waiting to be read."

Libraries Turn a New Page with Live Gigs

"Libraries Turn a New Page with Live Gigs." The Guardian / Anita Sethi.

Manchester: The Guardian Online, June 2nd 2010.

"A trip to the library can change your life. That is the founding philosophy of the Get it Loud in Libraries project, which challenges the stereotype of whisper only noise levels."

Stacked.

Stacked / Mercantile Library.
Cincinnati: WordPress, 200?.

Best. Blog. Name. Ever.
Good stuff on there, too.

Little Loud

After All, It is Smart

The Internet: Everything You Ever Need to Know

"The Internet: Everything You Ever Need to Know." The Guardian / John Naughton.

Manchester: The Guardian Online, June 20th 2010.

"A funny thing happened to us on the way to the future. The internet went from being something exotic to being boring utility, like mains electricity or running water – and we never really noticed. So we wound up being totally dependent on a system about which we are terminally incurious."

HAVES Ignore HAVE-NOTS & Always Will

"The HAVES Ignore the HAVE-NOTS & Always Will." The Effing Librarian / The.Effing.Librarian.

Florida: The.Effing.Librarian, June 23rd 2010.

"And this again, do I have to say it, is the essential role of the public library. No, of the fucking public library. We fill that gap between mandated public education and expensive post-education and then on and on until you or I die. (Yes, I hope I die first, too.) ... Training someone to be an educated digital citizen takes real time. You can't solve it with a slide show or a widget.

I can't even guess which skills we'll need for tomorrow's internet. But as long as someone pays for me to be a librarian, I'll continue to care and to teach it to whomever needs to know. And if no one wants to pay me, I won't teach it, but I'll still care."

Osteospermum Flower Power Spider White Purple

Rabi Kahn

Sunset in Ottawa Valley / Rabi Kahn. Digital Art.

Toronto: 2010.

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Rabi Khan

Enter the Kobo.

I caved. I bought it. I had to. Furthermore, it's sweeet.

To be clear: my usual reading habits are not replaced, but expanded.

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Ebook
Ereaders
Kobo

How to Use a Semicolon

"How to Use a Semicolon." The Oatmeal / Matthew Inman.
Seattle: 2010.

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The Oatmeal

Effing Brilliant!

Happy Birthday, My Love

Hysteric for Intellectual Freedom

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ALA Intellectual Freedom button

Mega Light Years

Librarians By the Numbers

"Librarians By the Numbers." Agnostic, Maybe / Andy W.

New Jersey: Agnostic, Maybe, June 10th 2010.

"There are 72 million baby boomers, 11,000 Americans turn 50 every day, 4.6 adults turn 65 each minute, and almost 60% of librarians are 45 or older. There is little balance: only 7% of the library work force is age 20-29!"

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ALA F act Sheets

Closing the Digital Frontier

"Closing the Digital Frontier." The Atlantic / Michael Hirschorn.

Washington: The Atlantic Online, July-August 2010.

"...Information wants to be free was never meant to be the rallying cry it turned into. It was first uttered by Stewart Brand at a hacker conference in 1984, and it came with a significant disclaimer: that information also wants to be expensive, because it can be so important (see “Information Wants to Be Paid For,” in this issue). ... IWTBF [has been] dissected, debated, reconstituted as a global democratic rallying cry against monsters of the political, business, and media elites—became perhaps the most powerful meme of the past quarter century; so powerful, in fact, that multibillion-dollar corporations destroyed their own businesses at its altar."

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Information Wants to Be Free

An Architect's Rendering

Do.

NYC Read-In

"24-Hour Read-In Protests Cuts to Libraries." N.Y. Region / Michael M. Grynbaum.

New York: New York Times, June 13th 2010.

It was the literary equivalent of a filibuster, a bookworm’s take on 1960s-style protest.

A 24-hour stream of sentences and stories, spanning the canon from George Eliot to “Gossip Girl,” flowed from dozens of book-loving New Yorkers this weekend who were concerned about austere budget cuts to libraries proposed by City Hall.

Not typically ones to raise their voices, librarians staged an overnight read-in on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library on Grand Army Plaza to criticize the city’s plan to close 40 branches by month’s end, and to reduce hours and employees at those that remain.

The event’s slogan: “We Will Not Be Shushed.”

I Like Clouds

Read & Recommended

Nikolski / Nicolas Dickner.

Quebec: Editions Alto, 2005.

Translated by Lazer Lederhendler for Knopf Canada 2008.

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Montreal Review of Books

Nicolas Dickner

Canada Reads 2010

Nikolski, Alaska

Library Funding Bulletin

Library Funding Bulletin II / British Columbia Library Trustees Association.

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Bulletins

Sundays at the Library

What If

Being You

This Blog is Like Crack for Audiophiles

Songs From the Etc File / B.

Ottawa: 2010.

Library Pictograms from Sweden I

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Library Pictograms from Sweden II

I must say: I do enjoy the owl.

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Library Pictograms from Sweden

Library Pictograms from Sweden III

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Library Pictograms from Sweden

Library Pictograms from Sweden IV

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Library Pictograms from Sweden

Library Pictograms from Sweden V

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Library Pictograms from Sweden

Library Pictograms from Sweden VI

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Library Pictograms from Sweden