�The only people for me are the mad ones�: On Finding Role Models Where You Least Expect Them, by Shanna Hollich

source There was a hashtag recently making the rounds on Twitter about the wayward, winding path so many of us have taken before becoming li...

Working For (And From) My Values

Short post today, but I'm hoping to start a conversation instead of espouse a specific view, so bear with me... source Lately I've b...

Exploding Kittens game review

My wife is a cat lover. I grew up with a cat despising parent. I never knew what it was like to have cats until my wife and I got into a hou...

Going It Alone, by Sara Kelley-Mudie

I have been a solo librarian for my entire career working in school libraries. For the most part I like it (department meetings are super ef...

The Do's and Don't's Of Asking For References

source A local business called me recently. They called to ask about someone who used to work in this library. "[name] listed you as a ...

Thorens TD280 MK IV

I like to  fix up old turntables, especially odd or unloved examples. I've posted blogs on other decks , and back in November I saw a Th...

Interview Post: Lisa Hinchliffe

Name? Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Current job? Professor and Coordinator for Information Literacy Services and Instruction, University Library ...

Time for Lunch

" Time for Lunch ," by Finn Frode   I've been having lunch about once a month with a few local public library administrators. ...

Just for Fun: Would You Like to Play A Game?

I know the title of this post could lead you to think I wrote about War Games  this month. It's true that would be a worthy post, if for...

Information Today Interview

I was one of three people interviewed for an article on Information Today, Inc . Take a look! The whole thing makes me feel very cool (see b...