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Library Routes Project

The Librarienne wrote 1 week ago: This is a question I’ve asked people over and over since I first had the germ of the idea of b … more →

Tags: A day in the life., fun finds, Backstory, librarians, Library Routes Project, Wikis

Gone Rogue5 comments

The Librarienne wrote 2 weeks ago: As many people may have heard, Sarah Palin’s Tuesday release of Going Rogue lacked an index.  … more →

Tags: Books/Authors, fun finds, News, pop culture, Awesome, going rogue, index, Sarah Palin, Slate

Required Reading5 comments

The Librarienne wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m not a terribly excitable person, but when I see good thing, I get a bit squirrely. Library … more →

Tags: Books/Authors, Libraries, Library history, News, pop culture, Success!, Additional credit: Paige Turner, marilyn johnson, Required Reading

Go the distance4 comments

The Librarienne wrote 1 month ago: The Annoyed Librarian recently wrote a piece as a response to a piece from American Libraries about … more →

Tags: Change Or Die, MLIS, ALA, American Libraries, annoyed librarian, Distance Education

The most evil man in the world...4 comments

The Librarienne wrote 1 month ago: …lives in suburban Chicago.  I read this article, and physically recoiled at the horrible thin … more →

Tags: Libraries, "Connie" Xinos, Chicago, Constantine Xinos, IL, Oak Brook, Oak Brook library, Sydney Sabbagha, terrible human beings

Librarienne Seal of Approval!7 comments

The Librarienne wrote 1 month ago: Another thing they never teach you in library school is how to dress for the job of librarian.  We c … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Change Or Die, buns, Glasses, librarian fashion, Librarian stereotypes, Shoes

Putting it all into context7 comments

The Librarienne wrote 2 months ago: Fellow ClosedStacks blogger, Paige Turner, has recently entered the world of defending the MLIS to r … more →

Tags: A day in the life., fun finds, MLIS, being smart, diseminating information, house hippos, relevance of librarians

Librarians Roll!2 comments

The Librarienne wrote 3 months ago: A 53-year-old librarian works the stacks by day, and derbies at night.  Personally, I think her age … more →

Tags: News, A day in the life., Change Or Die, pop culture, librarians, Roller derby

Well, that's not very nice4 comments

The Librarienne wrote 4 months ago: Slate has an incredibly interesting article about some recent shenanigans with Amazon taking books o … more →

Tags: Change Or Die, Amazon, Kindles, Orwell, 1984

I have to...1 comment

The Librarienne wrote 4 months ago: post the link to this.  Perhaps I’m showing my biases here, but I really never promised that I … more →

Tags: fun finds, George W Bush Library, goodnight bush

Thank You, Ray Bradbury

The Librarienne wrote 5 months ago: Most people have heard the story of how Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 on a pay typewriter in the … more →

Tags: barriers to access, Books/Authors, Libraries, News, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

Another Reason to Love David Sedaris1 comment

The Librarienne wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been lucky enough to hear David Sedaris read twice, and have one book signed by him (alth … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Change Or Die, pop culture, Digital Divide, Books/Authors, Literature, david sedaris, Kindles, Readings

Libraries lend a hand...

The Librarienne wrote 5 months ago: By now I’m sure every librarian has seen this report from the Today Show, but it’s worth … more →

Tags: Success!, fun finds, Libraries, recession, Today Show

But, I'm a librarian...?4 comments

The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: I’m in the position where I now officially have all the tools I need to be a superfantastic li … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Tools of the Trade, Jobs, Degrees, Downtime, Librarianship

Book Quizzes Galore!1 comment

The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: If you’ve got some time on your hands these days, like I do, check out the Literature Network … more →

Tags: A day in the life., fun finds, Alexandre Dumas, Daphne du Marier, Quizzes! Book Quizzes! A Little Princess, The Three Musketeers

But wait, there's more!2 comments

The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: In case The Gentleman’s Relish: Exotic Fore-Edge Delights wasn’t enough for you, Boston … more →

Tags: Libraries, fun finds, Fore-edge paintings, boston public library

Fetch my Personal Librarian!4 comments

The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: Every time I go to a library conference and someone from Yale is presenting, I learn some really coo … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Libraries, Tools of the Trade, Yale, Personal Librarian, student service, Innovation

Kudos1 comment

The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: Kenneth C. Davis: Libraries are America’s Lifelines. Leave them Alone. excerpt: Underlying thi … more →

Tags: Libraries, huffington post, Kenneth C. Davis, Well said

There's ANOTHER new Kindle?!?!?5 comments

The Librarienne wrote 7 months ago: Ok, I’m officially sick of talking about Kindles.  The Kindle 2 has been out since February, a … more →

Tags: A day in the life., Change Or Die, Digital Divide, Tools of the Trade, kindle, digital readers, kindle 2, kindle dx


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