Archive for December, 2007
YA, A, or something else?
Recently a member phoned my library looking for the book Sold, by Patricia MacCormick. The computer said it was in the Teen room, but we couldn’t find it. We eventually found it on a re-shelving cart, and were told by the Children’s and Teen librarian that she had reclassed it as adult after [...]
Filed under: A Day in the Life, By: The Librarienne, Intellectual Freedom | 6 Comments
Tags: censorship, Gossip Girl, Sold, Teen books, The Outsiders, YA
First bite
Last Christmas, while in an inspirational mood, I decided that for that year 2007, I would attempt to read 100 books. Now, with the year coming to an end, I am at 86. Although an amazing feat, the lack of those 14 books caused great ridicule by some–thanks Librarienne. I know throughout the year I [...]
Filed under: By: Hip Shhusher, Top 100 Books | 2 Comments
Tags: a.j. jacobs, bbc, magnificent ambersons, modern library, reading lists, top 100 novels
What’s a Kindle?
The Kindle (amazon.com tells me), is Amazon’s amazing new wireless reading device! It’s also sold out due to popular demand, and seriously one of the ugliest electronic devices I’ve seen since the early 90s. It looks like a giant awkward calculator, but (according to pictures on amazon), is as thin as a pencil!
Revolutionary electronic-paper display [...]
Filed under: By: The Librarienne, News, change or die | 10 Comments
Tags: Amazon, James Patterson, kindle, Sparta Public Library, technology
1. Gaming in the library- Over the past year, this topic has exploded. Libraries all over the country are holding gaming events for people of all ages. The Philadelphia Inquirer posted an article about the benefits of gaming in libraries. The Home News Tribune released a story about the Old Bridge Library [...]
Filed under: By: Hip Shhusher, News, libraries | Leave a Comment
Tags: banned books, dewey decimal, gaming, god delusion, google, harry potter, hollywood librarian, iphone, kindle, libraries, library of congress, national endowment for the arts, philip pulman, richard dawkins, the golden compa
my thoughts on the matter
I had a friend and colleague ask me recently: “Is it wrong if I get aroused while I’m helping an attractive patron?”
I’ve never had this happen to me before, so all I can say is: count yourself lucky that your library has at least one attractive patron. While I do think it’s unethical to chat [...]
Filed under: A Day in the Life, By: The Librarienne | 1 Comment
Tags: ALA, coffee, ethic
Member libraries like to give the impression that the annual dues members pay support the library. The dues do help, but in no way are significant to even the cost of maintaining the building nevermind staffing, and collection development. The bulk of the money that keeps member libraries alive, comes from grants, events, and people [...]
Filed under: By: The Librarienne, change or die, library history | 2 Comments
Tags: donations, funding, grants, library history, prediction
1. Do not try and trick library staff as to how many items you have checked out. The truth is out there, and we can find it. There are limits for a reason.
2. Do not scurry around and put intelligent design pamphlets in all the children’s books about dinosaurs.
3. Do not use bacon [...]
Filed under: A Day in the Life, By: Hip Shhusher, libraries | 3 Comments
Tags: books, damaged books, late fee, librarie
The Member Library
The member library is that old and rare library that I have only just begun to learn about. It’s something I didn’t really know existed a few months ago, and I’m now completely fascinated by. Perhaps I don’t really have to authority to deal with this topic, but I’m learning, and what I’m learning is [...]
Filed under: By: The Librarienne, library history | 2 Comments
Tags: athenaeum, benjamin franklin, library history, philadelphia library company, redwood library
Now THIS is cool
This is the new Royal Library in Copenhagen. It includes a bookshop, cafe, restaurant, clutch of research centers, archives, a roof terrace, and the Queen’s Hall, which provides seating for 600 in a venue that works for concerts, stage performances, and conferences. It’s 7 storeys encased in black granite, with the light-filled atrium in the [...]
Filed under: By: The Librarienne, change or die, libraries | 2 Comments
Tags: architecture, Denmark, library structure
