Praise Jesus! Someone announced this yesterday at work; everyone was glad for the news. It finally feels like there may in fact be some silver lining to that Detroit cloud. From an NPR News in Brief article: Detroit Mayor Pleads Guilty To Obstruction; Will Resign "Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to obstruction of justice charges, agreeing to resign from office in the nation's 11th largest city as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Kilpatrick, 38, will serve four... Read Full Story
There are so many things I still need (or want) to blog about: Library X's 3 weeks closure, going Up North, general thoughts on life, but I instead have spent the whole of tonight adding pictures to Facebook. So, this is the best that I could do as I waited for pictures to load. I was tagged by Miss Cellaneous, (who has rejoined Blog world, much to my delight!) so here goes: Four jobs I’ve had: Librarian Short Order cook Clown (for one day--I really am scared of clowns) Movie theater... Read Full Story
More nuts-sos in the news this week. A BoingBoing article stated that, "A judge has ordered JoAn Karkos of Lewiston, Maine to return two copies of It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex and Sexual Health, which she checked out the Lewiston and Auburn public libraries last year. In September, Karkos sent letters to the libraries, including checks to pay for the cost of the books. The letters said, in part, 'I have been sufficiently horrified of the illustrations and sexually... Read Full Story
Some cool links to share: Civil Rights Digital LibraryUseful resource for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Storytimes for Autistic ChildrenOne Librarian's search to plan a storytime that will be geared towards a group of autistic children. The Mouse and CopyrightAn article about Mickey Mouse and his early copyrighting...is the Mouse going to be a free for all? Amazon and it's KindleA tech article about what Amazon will need to do to push this product. How Bestsellers chart the... Read Full Story
We Librarians are bad mofos! You think I'm cool, you should see my wallet! Jules: I want you to go in that bag, and find my wallet. Pumpkin: Which one is it? Jules: It's the one that says Bad Motherf*&^er ~Pulp Fiction If you think arresting someone is bad, we stab people at my library if they turn their interlibrary loan books in late. This girl should have just payed her damn fines! Woman cuffed, booked for not paying library fines The Associated Press Posted: 6:37 AM- GRAFTON, Wis. - A... Read Full Story
From the Polite Librarian's 8/21/08 blog that made me AWKWARDLY burst out laughing at work this week: Doodles, Passing time with Librarians can pass the soul-crushing hours spent in committee meetings by doodling in the margins of their notepads. If you're looking for inspiration, consider doodling some of the following pictures: a reconfigured floorplan for your office or workspace caricatures of the other people in the room Pac-Man (eating bullet points) flowers and rainbows... Read Full Story
Great article about the cool local Detroit bookstore Ladel's Children's Book Boutique. Woot woot. Gotta check this out. For the pics that go along with this article, check out this blog. (Mummy Dearest, look at the above link to the blog. Do any of those puppets look familiar!? Ha ha ha. I am reminded of a Thanksgiving and and a very scared Big Fish when Darc gave him that fire fighter puppet. Oh, and the misdeeds that followed!)Corktown Bookstore Serves the Young and Young at Heart The kids... Read Full Story
Today I subbed at Library Y, for the first time since before the summer. While all the librarians were working on the end of summer party I was manning the reference desk when I had this lovely conversation with a patron we shall call, "Lazy Mom," L.M. for short. L.M.: Hi. We are looking for your books for fifth graders. Where would those be? Me: Are you looking for a particular subject in non-fiction? Or are you interested in a fiction book?L.M.: Oh, just anything for a fifth grader... Read Full Story
Yep, another cheesey 80s music reference! Living on a Prayer Yes, yes, I already posted about this. What can you expect? I am a youngest child and scream for attention...and GOOD CAUSES! I am nothing short of repetitive. And this is a good cause...one of the best causes. And one of the runners is one of my best friends, so please check out Mummy Dearest's Running Blog. If you are able to donate, please do. If you are unable to donate at this time, please keep Mummy Dearest and all my... Read Full Story
