The ability to see far
That’s what a friend said was the greatest advantage to living on the prairies; developing the ability to see far. At the time I grimaced at his best kick at the can to rationalize living surrounded by wheat and blowing wind, not to mention that geography’s amazing ability to maintain a minus forty temperature.
I’m no [...]
What a relief
I had been worried that I was becoming a useless fence-sitter, but I’m not - and that’s my story and I’m sticking with it.
Some of you may have noticed that I’m cautiously supportive of web 2.0 initiatives, as well as most things that are being sold to me as innovative (I can get uncomfortable with [...]
And the policy is…
Just give me the coffee.
I recently had an interesting conversation with some thoughtful (and funny) folks regarding the library policy manual; its history, role, future, and most importantly its weight and thickness.
Since then I have become a little more aware of policies (or the lack of policy) at places I frequent. As some [...]
A time for celebration and work OR a working celebration
Here’s a report that It’s All Good says is “For all you public librarians out there”. And they are right, anyone, but especially public librarians, who is interested in the position of public libraries in community development should read this report (yes its from the United States, but others including us Canadians can figure out [...]