Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books
Was quite appalled when I chanced upon this screenshot of a question posted in a forum. I guess the person posting it or his sister has never heard of a place called a “LIBRARY”. Or maybe the place where the person stays doesn’t have a library. I think given the more difficult economic times, it […]
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A wonderful opinion piece on the work librarians actually do in the New Zealand Herald. Sometimes we forget what the true calling of a librarian is with our constant chase for KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators.
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The Art of Manliness recently posted an article listing down 100 must-read books for men. Unfortunately, most of the books are pretty alien to me even though I’m a librarian. I tend to read more nerdy stuff like techie books on HTML, CSS, and web design as well as business and current affairs magazines. The […]
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- Ginger Spice renounces singing to become authorGeri Halliwell, or better known as Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls, seems to have given up her singing career to concentrate fully on her writing career as a children’s author. Her first of six books is officially published today by Macmillian. The series of books revolve around […]
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The shortlists for James Tait Black Memorial prizes for non-fiction and biography have been announced yesterday. The James Tait Black Memorial prizes were founded in 1919 by the widow of Edinburgh publisher James Tait Black. The book award is also quite unique as it is the only one that is judged by scholars and graduate […]
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StoryTubes 2008 is a US-wide competition where children, aged 6 to 12 years old, can submit a video review of 2 minutes or less of their favorite books through YouTube. StoryTubes is organized by a number of libraries spread across the US and this is the second year that they are holding the competition. The […]
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- “Empty Pockets” PSA for Australian LibrariesYouTube Text Link(via LibrarianInBlack) - Carnegie’s shortlist takes children back in timeUK’s oldest and most prestigious children’s book award has just announced it’s shortlist. Interestingly, all the nominees have a common theme of world history and its conflicts. The shortlist is as follows: Elizabeth Laird’s Crusade, Tanya Landeman’s Apache, […]
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- The 100 Best Last Lines from Novels (PDF file)Hmmm … interesting stuff! American Book Review has compiled a list of 100 best last lines from novels. Are there any favorites that you have that are not on the list? Leave them in the comments below.(via kottke.org) - Boatipedia - How Do I? … Library […]
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