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American Library Association Banned Books Week is here.  The moment you’ve all been waiting for, I’m sure.  Libraries across America will be celebrating in all kinds of ways.  Last

Guess what time of year it is.... Fall?  No.  I mean it is, but it’s even better than that. It’s almost time for American Library Association’s Banned Books week, y’all! Never celebrated

I like double deals, don’t you? 2-in-1.  50 percent more.  Buy one, get one free. Actually, I’m pretty sure these are all unique retail concepts, but I don’t pretend to be

This week’s Hot Topic:  Library fines. Of all the things about libraries (all of the abundant, free things), people seem to struggle with library fines the most.  Yes, I know,

Working in a library is an odd experience, especially if it’s a public library, and especially if you (like me) have anxiety about human interaction. But this summer I actually

It’s time to write about my favorite place in the world. While my bed, the line at Dunkin Donuts (medium coffee with milk & sugar, please), and the beach after

Last week I blogged about letting your friendly librarians help you use the Internet for serious research.  I still maintain that letting librarians help you use the web is

As I’ve said before, one of my library gigs is at a law firm (didn’t know law firms had libraries?  See my post on librarians being everywhere). I’m a clerk,

Refinement succeeds invention.  Things get smaller.  The cordless to the bluetooth.  ENIAC to the tablet.  The gramophone to the mp3 player.  TVs are the odd exception. But now even libraries