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Category Archives: Library Science
A Comment on the Library’s Value
A person left a great comment on a neighborhood board expressing her feelings for the library where I used to work.
This is outrageous! Have any of you reading this spent any significant time in the Northfield Library??? Well I have and so have my husband and four children. The mostly female staff was outstanding – especially Kristen Carlson. If you know the library – then you know that it is very small – so everything can be heard. This is what I heard from the amazing folks who worked there – How can I help you? What came after that was amazing. As babies and children with their mothers, the elderly, adults with special needs & mental health issues and folks inbetween like me – came in for help, a chat or just plain human contact. Every need was answered and those ladies bent over backwards to listen, to care, to be present and to dispense books, magazines, CD’s, help with computers/copiers and everything you can imagine. There were times I left with a tear in my eye because they developed such kind and caring relationships with lonely and vulnerable residents who just needed a place to be. One particular day – the last day they closed before Christmas – I watched as many young children came in bringing little cards and gifts for the librarians – and they all left with a little gift in return. What is a small town library for if not a place to get a little something to read and some kindness. Wow this is a complete breakdown of the goals of our small town. We don’t need any corporate takeovers – leave us one vestige of humanity.
Library Board Meeting
On Monday the beleaguered Winnetka-Northfield Library had its October Board Meeting. I’m sharing some of the public comments.
New Job
I started a new job at a small library near me. They’ve recently renovated and have a snazzy automated system for returning and checking out books. When you use the self-check out, you can put 8 books (or CDs or DVDs, what have you) on the check out machine and they’re all detected. I met a lot of my new colleagues and they’re quite cheery and helpful. One went to junior high and high school with my nephew and another is well acquainted with my sister-in-law, who’s third place is the library.
Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good is a simple challenge that prompts bloggers to share a nugget of positive news or wisdom and it’s started by the creator of A Momma’s View.
- Finally, today we’re getting the rain we need!
- I’ve got a Skype interview for a library job on Wednesday afternoon. Today I had another interview for a part time job, just for extra spending money and am mulling over whether to take it.
- I’ve been able to make progress on a novel that’s a girls’ adventure story. I hope to soon put the first few chapters on Amazon.com for free.
- Quote to start your week: There is nothing on the earth more to be prized than true friendship. Thomas Aquinas
So for all of you who would like to play along and stick to the rules, here they are:
It’s easy:
• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments
• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.
• Share this post and invite your followers as well.
Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good is a simple challenge that prompts bloggers to share a nugget of positive news or wisdom and it’s started by the creator of A Momma’s View.
- I’m almost done reading The Wings of the Dove. I don’t like the book but I agreed to read it with a friend for our online summer novel discussion. I’m just glad to be finished with this onerous task.
- I loved the film Fanny’s Journey, a tale of courage during WWII.
- We got some rain. We need more because the the leaves are withering and the grass is brown.
So for all of you who would like to play along and stick to the rules, here they are:
It’s easy:
• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments
• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.
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Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good is a simple challenge that prompts bloggers to share a nugget of positive news or wisdom and it’s started by the creator of A Momma’s View.
- I’ve been learning to use Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop. While you can fiddle around with them and get some good effects, I’m amazed by all things you can do with these programs. (The problem is they’re so expensive and I don’t need them for work so I have to practice at the library.) I highly recommend Lynda.com’s course Illustrator for Non-Illustrators.
- We had a nice neighborhood cocktail night, as always on Mondays. Down the road, one woman always hosts a BYOB and appetizers evening on her patio. It’s a simple way to promote community.
- Positive News: Here’s something I learned last week from reading When by Dan Pink. Singing in a group like a choir has similar health benefits to exercise. It’ll lower your blood pressure, improve cardio health, increased sense of well-being and it helps children learn to read. You can read more here.
- Wisdom: We live in a rainbow of chaos. Paul Cezanne.
So for all of you who would like to play along and stick to the rules, here they are:
It’s easy:
• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments
• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.
• Share this post and invite your followers as well.
Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good is a simple challenge that prompts bloggers to share a nugget of positive news or wisdom and it’s started by the creator of A Momma’s View.
- My niece has been visiting from Connecticut so I’m learning about teen culture.
- My sister’s in town for work and has shared her wedding plans. It looks like I’ll be in New York for at least 5 days at the end of September.
- Work is going well in a general way. No big milestones to report.
- Good News: Scientists have made a small-molecule drug that has helped paralyzed mice walk again. Check that out here.
- A bit of wisdom: If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. ~Lao Tzu
So for all of you who would like to play along and stick to the rules, here they are:
It’s easy:
• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments
• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.
• Share this post and invite your followers as well.
Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good is a simple challenge that prompts bloggers to share a nugget of positive news or wisdom and it’s started by the creator of A Momma’s View.
- The summer reunions continue. On Saturday I had lunch with a friend I probably see just three times a year, though I wish our schedules allowed for more. Yuki’s a professor and just returned from Japan where she worked on a project interviewing victims of the Fukashima. As you’d imagine we had a fascinating talk. Then my friend Theresa’s in town from Georgia. We went to high school together. Theresa’s a smart and very fair woman able to bring new insights to any discussion. I also like how she sticks up for the ideas louder voices try to drown out.
After meeting for church Theresa and I had lunch with another high school friend and her fiancé . So I got to meet him for the first time. - I had a good week at work that included a shift on the bookmobile, a wonderful outreach. I was impressed by how well rounded the smaller collection on the bus was so that there really was something for everyone. We stopped at the park, an apartment complex and three senior living centers before noon.
- I went to a good play at the Goodman Theater. Starring Stacy Keach, Pamplona was about Ernest Hemingway’s life.
- We’ve had some delightful summer weather. Even Saturday’s rain was welcome and didn’t interfere.
So for all of you who would like to play along and stick to the rules, here they are:
It’s easy:
• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments
• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.
• Share this post and invite your followers as well.
Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good is a simple challenge that prompts bloggers to share a nugget of positive news or wisdom and it’s started by the creator of A Momma’s View.
- I’m thoroughly enjoying my work at the library as an instructional designer. Each day the course I’m working on gets in better shape and it’s almost finished.
- I’ve seen a couple jobs for down the road that I’ve applied to and they seem like good moves – more on that should things move ahead. You just never know.
- I connected a friend to a job that’s increased his income by y $20,000. (Yeah, I do wish I could do the same for myself.)
- Over the weekend, I got to meet up with two friends I rarely see.
- We’ve had what I consider perfect weather for the summer sun and temps in the 70s F.
- Six of the 12 kids trapped in the cave in Thailand have been rescued!
So for all of you who would like to play along and stick to the rules, here they are:
It’s easy:
• Mention something that you consider being good in the comments.
• Or write a post about it on your blog (please don’t forget the pingback if you do so I don’t miss out and also share the link to it in the comments below). Something good that happened to you recently, or something good you will experience in a little while, or something good you know will happen soon. Something that makes you feel good.
• Share this post and invite your followers as well.
