Computer Classes

This is a visual representation of the computer class I taught yesterday, when the instructor terminal rebooted every 10-15 minutes of the entire two hour class: This is a visual representation of the Computer class Cleery taught today, when the students’ terminals shut down for no apparent reason: It’s not been a stellar week for [...]

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Wikipedia Tutorial

Thanks mom!

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Sassy Gay Friend

Ah ha ha! Yes, this is pretty much how I feel about this book. There are other picture books I dislike more, but this one is right up there. Thanks, Sassy Gay Friend, for saying what I’ve always wanted to!

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C. S. Lewis Ruined

It’s been quite a while since I’ve done one of these, so here we go. 8 Things Twilight Has Ruined (Besides Vampires) And a friend of mine saw this atrocity in a bookstore recently: This edition came out in 2007; it more or less matches the cover design for the other C. S. Lewis books [...]

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Preaching to the Choir

From here I really shouldn’t complain, because it’s not as bad in Minnesota as it is in so many other places, and generally speaking the libraries in the Twin Cities are doing ok, but. There are things we can’t offer, materials we can’t afford, and positions we can’t fill. And it just wears a person [...]

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Pictures Speak Louder than Words

From here

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Things Librarians Fancy

I confess, I am guilty of a few of these, but not *all* of them, thank dog. One must maintain a certain standard, after all. Things Librarians Fancy Part I Things Librarians Fancy Part II

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Gaga for Kenny Nesbit

I was originally going to talk about the Librarians do Gaga video, but I’m actually starting to get a little tired of it, as much as I like it. So instead, I give you J.K. Rowling’s Deleted Harry Potter Character. Enjoy!

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Burn!

The 50 best author vs. author put-downs of all time: Part 1 Part 2 They are deliciously snarky. No one does a good put-down like an author. Via Bookshelves of Doom

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“What’s in a Name?”

I…have no words, but I am quite terrified: A Name for Newborns Thanks to the Vampires

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