I’m all about NH Libraries blogging. but major snaps go to the Gilford Library for launching one of the state’s first library podcasts. This week’s is a brief history of Halloween.
While I love the idea, I haven’t really gotten into listening to podcasts, but Gilford’s is so well done and interesting, it might be [...]

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Hey, what a surprise, there is nobody else in the US named Lichen Rancourt… Actually, I did think there were a couple others. Jan Brett has a Christmas story in which one of the reindeer is named Lichen. I’m sure she’s a [...]

I just attended the first session of NELA and network access kept me from live-blogging, but Marshall Key’s presentation lived up to my expectations.
Here are some of the tasty parts, hastily transcribed (he can talk almost as fast as I can):
Don’t tell me about your grass seed when I want to know about my lawn.
There’s [...]

After a particularly windy night in Dover and a recreational tragedy with which to contend, I hit the road for Burlington and NELA.
My journey took me through Lebanon, home of my all-time favorite pub. It’s everything a town bar should be - high ceilings, hardwood floors, comfy stools standing sentry at a long copper [...]

I’ve been a fan of Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty for awhile. I think it’s an important message to send to women and men alike. All shapes, sizes, and colors are beautiful and sexy. Not enough people realize the amount of processing goes into making the women we see on TV and [...]

It’s not exactly a typo, but I think Brian has a great point about being aware of our image as librarians representing our profession at large as well as the institution we work for. Every interaction we have forms people’s opinions of the library.
An offhand comment about a book or politics or religion, a [...]

I’m looking forward to the New England Library Association conference in beautiful Burlington, VT next week, Sunday 22 October to Tuesday 24 October. NELA has done a great job lining up a series of presentations to speak to librarians in all types of organizations.
I’m particularly looking forward to Marshall Keys‘ Step Up to the [...]

I don’t shop at Walmart. I will pass dozens of McDonalds, Chili’s, and Olive Gardens to find a hole-in-the-wall where the owner is also the chef. I pay way more money and drive a whole lot further to shop at Tuttle’s instead of Hannaford.
Yet, Sean and I once got into an argument on the [...]

With things like this video in the world, how can a girl resist another casual friday? Indeed, I might have to become a regular after all.

A few of my favorite lyrics:
Where my wasps at?
We keeps it real the old money way.
We might be vanilla but our labs are chocolate.
The tea in the parlor makes [...]

I’m looking forward to welcoming to Craft Magazine on next week, October 17 to be exact, when it hits newstands and mailboxes everywhere.

The little brother to the wonderful Make is the latest venture from O’Reilly; purveyor of products relevant to so many.
If the zine is anything to judge by, a subscription seems worthwhile. I’m [...]