wig day in the library

we decided it was wig day in the library today so three  of us wore our wigs when we were on the front desk. A wore her hot pink bob, L an electric blue bob, and me a platinum blonde thing that i used to wear in Japan when i danced samba. I found that my hair, [...]

book inscriptions project

 
i really like this project whereby people send in inscriptions that they find inside books. if you’ve got some time to kill take a look at the site.
i don’t have many inscriptions on my books (but I wish I did) . however last week i had a book – which I had forgotten that I had owned – returned to [...]

must remember, think positive

it was recently suggested that i take a course in positive communication. here’s the course outline:
Target Audience:
Primarily, team members who have difficulty communicating messages in a way which is positively received.  Those who have trouble keeping their messages relevant and on track.
Program Outline:
By the end of the workshop, participants in the program will be able [...]

library comedy

this is the promo shot of “The Librarians”, an abc comedy series which was filmed recently in melbourne. the cast seems realistic enough for me, except for the chick in pink.
though when i was doing a library desk shift yesterday it came to my attention that there is a metal pole from the front desk to [...]

audio books rule

the benefits of working in a library is knowing the good stuff that comes in. this audiobook version of Haruki Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore came in the other day, and now I’m waiting for my turn to get it  to provide some respite to the boredom of time on cross trainer at the gym. EXCITING! 
it’s available at amazon, [...]

library chic…

http://www.lochers.com/collection1.html
look closely at the embroidery. for librarians who get sick and tired of patrons asking them when the latest dan brown book is coming in.

this is what ALL librarians should look like

Unknown special collections librarian, The Hearst Collection, ca. 1945
am currently searching for images for the special libraries newsletter i am editing.  found this gem. I love it how this ‘unknown librarian’ is standing on a desk in her heels and a skirt. whenever i do this (for reasons of efficiency), though, I get strange looks from the [...]

kawana sensei – ikebana master

 
and installation artist
i skipped work at the library yesterday (took and RDO) to attend an ikebana workshop led by master teacher and installation artist Tetsunori Kawana from Japan/NY. Apparently this guy is all about ‘passages’, where part of the whole ikebana experience is about not only viewing the arrangement, but also walking through it to see it [...]

library politics – update

gotta love those technicalities. all those who had joined the library after the AGM  were found to be ineligible for election and electing. 
moral of the story – if you are going to branch stack make sure that you have good legal guidance.

a typical day in a japanese library

Nice YouTube library entertainment should you have ten minutes or so to spare.
Ernesto Hoost, a Dutch pro fighter, and five Japanese guys play a weird but typically japanese game, in a library, without making a sound. Yeah the usual japanese craziness.
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