This is a question I’ve asked people over and over since I first had the germ of the idea of becoming a librarian: “How did you become a librarian?” What I’ve found, is that e… more →
Closed StacksThe 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 →
The Librarienne wrote 2 weeks ago: As many people may have heard, Sarah Palin’s Tuesday release of Going Rogue lacked an index. … more →
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 →
The Librarienne wrote 1 month ago: The Annoyed Librarian recently wrote a piece as a response to a piece from American Libraries about … more →
The Librarienne wrote 1 month ago: …lives in suburban Chicago. I read this article, and physically recoiled at the horrible thin … more →
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 →
The Librarienne wrote 2 months ago: Fellow ClosedStacks blogger, Paige Turner, has recently entered the world of defending the MLIS to r … more →
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 →
The Librarienne wrote 4 months ago: Slate has an incredibly interesting article about some recent shenanigans with Amazon taking books o … more →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: In case The Gentleman’s Relish: Exotic Fore-Edge Delights wasn’t enough for you, Boston … more →
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 →
The Librarienne wrote 6 months ago: Kenneth C. Davis: Libraries are America’s Lifelines. Leave them Alone. excerpt: Underlying thi … more →
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 →