Posted in Library, tagged storytime;library;reading;Monty Python on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »
Well, I did it…had my first solo storytime today. A small sort of accomplishment. Not that I haven’t read stories before…or, for that matter, read them to children at a public program. Still, this was the first on the new job with the head honcho watching over me to see how I did.
No one ran [...]
Posted in Bird, Daily Life, Insect, Library, tagged Bird, books, cicada, Insect, Library, life list, louvre, north rim, sandhill crane, seychelles, travel, zion on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So…what’s up with this recent trend in “before you die” literature?! (Let’s call them BYD books).
I see these books at the front of bookstores, mentioned in magazine articles and, most recently, featured in the new books section of my library. January’s issue of the Smithsonian has an article talking about all of this. Can we [...]
Posted in Daily Life, Library, tagged librarian, Library, training on January 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
(This bizarre and totally irrelevant image brought to you courtesy of www.fromoldbooks.org I’m guessing they send you a box to stand on
I feel a bit stunted. I’ve been going through librarian basic training this week (”Enter those books, maggot!” 
so I have been neglecting the blog. In fact, I am really too tired to [...]
Posted in Daily Life, tagged snarky, office, good riddance on January 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ugh! The next-to-last day at the old job today. Pretty much uncomfortable for everyone…well, mostly me. They are making it damn easy to leave.
I didn’t want a going away party but some coworkers wanted to have a lunch so I agreed (hey, free food, I mean, heck yeah). And I certainly did not expect anything, [...]
Posted in Daily Life, Mammal, River, tagged fish, invasive species, koi, nature, opossum, wildlife rehabilitation on January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Took a trip to one of my favorite places: The 577 Foundation
Usually, this is something that just the dog and I do every weekend (girl time!), but we were happy to have Greg along with us this time. The dog is bonkers about the geodesic biodome there (maybe all the rich, oxygenated air?), so we went in [...]
