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2005 May 21

I'm sure this is old news to some, but I just downloaded the latest Firefox update and forgot to uncheck the “Use Firefox as my start page” at the end of the installation. So when I opened my browser, I get a Firefox branded Google search box. Yeah, I knew that Google bought Firefox, but this is the first live evidence I've seen. Why does this make me uneasy?

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365 Days of the Library, come and gone 31 December 2008

It’s hard to believe it was one year ago that I committed the Library to joining the 365 Days of the Library project. Participating libraries take one photo for every day of the year and post it on Flickr. It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s quite a task, actually. I’m [...]

What’s the Library worth to you? 29 December 2008

It’s easy to take the things that we’re used to for granted. Lately we’ve been much more aware that things like affordable gas or, for some of us, electricity are not as dependable as it once seemed. Well, the same could be said for libraries. Most communities in this country have at [...]

Baby, It’s Cold Outside 8 December 2008

Especially today, the temperature is the coldest so far this year. I practically broke into a jog in an effort to get inside the cozy library this morning. Thankfully, the Health Department put together a Winter Assistance Resource Guide outlining all the ways we can stay safe and healthy this winter. The [...]

The girl with the dragon tattoo 13 November 2008

I’m not a big reader - well, not books. I do follow a collection of blogs and news sites. This morning, though, I ran across a blog post that inspired me to reconsider. Apparently NPR ran a story this morning about author Stieg Larsson, whose first novel, The Girl with the Dragon [...]

Events Feed Changed (and .ical support curtailed) 3 November 2008

Bringing you our Library events via RSS over the last year or so has meant duplicating efforts between two systems: our calendar and our blog. Blessedly for us, our calendar provider has added RSS capability saving us a lot of work. If you follow events via an RSS reader, please change our address to [...]

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