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All Hail Libraries!

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 24, 2026| 4 Comments »

It is National Library Week in the US, and what better opportunity to take a moment to appreciate the joy and wonder that is the modern library system?

National Library Week | ALA

However you use your library, there’s joy waiting for you there.

Bored? Library. Curious? Library. Broke? Library. Rich? (Donate to the) library. Interested in the past? Library. Worried about the future? Library. Need to do your taxes? Library. Want to learn a new language? Library. Want to build a better community? Library!

“Congratulations on the new library, because it isn’t just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you — and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.” ― Isaac Asimov

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Lovely Libraries

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 20, 2016| 1 Comment »

Last week was National Library Week in the U.S. I’m coming to it late* but as far as I’m concerned, most weeks should involve a library:) Why, you may ask? So many reasons! And for those of us North of the Border, stay tuned because October is Canadian Library Month!

Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.
— Ray Bradbury

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* I blame a hectic work schedule but mostly the glorious backlog of library books on my shelves, just waiting to be read:)

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Literature, Lost and Found

Posted in Likes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Here’s a fun article at Modcloth about an independent librarian, cultural historian, community builder and all-around book maven:

Best Job Ever: Renegade Librarian Megan Prelinger

The Prelinger Library is located in San Francisco and is open on Wednesdays, but much of the collection is also available online.

I just asked the question,  ‘What would an alternative research library look like? And, what would research look like if it was as much fun as going out on a field trip?’

That sounds like my kind of library.

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