Archive for August, 2009
Librarians Roll!
A 53-year-old librarian works the stacks by day, and derbies at night. Personally, I think her age is more impressive than the fact that she’s a librarian who does roller derby, but that’s just me. Funniest part though, is how she says things like “Megadeth” and talks about breaking a teammates nose while sounding like [...]
Filed under: A Day in the Life, By: The Librarienne, News, change or die, pop culture | 2 Comments
Tags: librarians, roller derby
My home town newspaper has a list of 11 (fictional) librarians not to mess with. Because apparently behind their meek and mild-mannered facades, librarians are actually pretty rough and tumble!
And in case you missed it, the New York Times did a piece yesterday on how libraries deal with material that is deemed offensive, such as [...]
Filed under: By: Paige Turner, Intellectual Freedom | 7 Comments
Tags: tin tin, Brooklyn Public Library
Into the Land of Weeds and Moss
My library director and I are busy reducing the size of the reference collection to make room for furniture. Full text searching and 24/7 availability of e-reference means ample justification to either discard, reclassify, or replace items. Since our collection is small, she and I can be overhead debating the fate of each and every item on the [...]
Filed under: A Day in the Life, Books/Authors, By: Librarian About Town | 1 Comment
