romance novels…I really owe this post to Jen, who gave me a wonderful book entitled Hidden Obsession, for my birthday. This book is the ultimate RA recommendation. Not only does it have romance, but it comes complete with time travel, mystery, and the “erotic education” of one Linnet Welbourne, an innocent medieval gentlewoman.
Thank you Jen for enriching my reading 
A review of this scintillating read to follow…
When I said I would do a post about Ontario and libraries, I never imagined reading something like this in the news. Here’s the summary of the cuts:
*16 branches closed on Sundays starting in September, including the downtown reference library (savings, $400,000)
*Put a freeze on hiring.
*Delayed reopening the Jane-Dundas branch, currently under renovation, to save $200,000. There will be no bookmobile service while it’s closed.
*Cancelled the purchase of 14,000 items, including books and periodicals, to save $330,000.
*Cut its Storyteller in Residence program, and a program that forgives some teens overdue fines, to save $23,000.
*Reduced training and travel and some IT spending to save $272,000.
*Trimmed its printing and advertising budget by $10,000.
The freeze on hiring is especially problematic for those in the program that just interviewed for TPL yesterday. Although all of these ostensible ’savings’ look good on paper, what about the cost to the community? *sigh* It’s a sad day for Toronto…
So, I had a complaint about my lack of bloggery, but I assure you there is reason! Do I really want to blog again about my disgust with Facebook (and my possible, unrequited desire to cave and join…)? Do you really want to glance at another post on professional development/communication? Perhaps the end of library school is responsible for the fizzling passions of blogging. That, and I haven’t really had time to think about things beyond my immediate relationships and assignments. Since I refuse to blog about my personal life for the most part on here that leaves me with classes to talk about, and that’s not going to happen either.
I promise a post relevant to both Ontario and library-related jazz in the near future….
Love,
Jess
I’ve been reading quite a few romance novels lately, and it has always intrigued me how many times librarians tend to appear as prominent characters. While I think we are a rather attractive bunch, I cannot help but wonder what exactly is so darn appealing about libraries/librarians that prompt bookish characters and settings to spring up in these sultry, sumptuous soft covers. I’m trying to think of my own experiences at the library as both a patron and employee…
I guess I’ll just have to keep reading romance novels until the mystery unveils itself. Really this post was just an excuse for me to justify my romance novel reading habit. One a day keeps the doctor away…
The pressure to join Facebook is mounting as school comes to an end. Will the end of school bring the eating of much crow as I give in and slink over to the dark side? Why do I have a bad feeling that I will soon be dining on humble pie, followed by a dessert of my own words? How many bad expressions can I use in one post? Are there answers to any of these questions? I’m going to stop now.
I was just realizing today that, once again, it’s been far too long since I’ve posted anything. So, I’ve been racking my brain all day long to think of something to post. I have always been told to write what you know, so what do I know right now?
1) There actually is a point at which one can take on a little too much.
2) Along with that, there are times when we all have to ask for help, and I’m just lucky enough to have friends who are always there to lend a hand (or two on the really rough days).
3) Library school has gone way too fast! As much as I’ll be happy to have a break from school for at least a year, I’ll be sad to leave.
4) I really like cake. Ace of Cakes is on the tube-o-vision right now, and man do they look yummy.
5) Trivia is fun, even when one is terrible at it.
6) Dancing is also fun, and we should all go out more often!
7) This post has little or nothing to do with libraries. I’ll have to work on that. Perhaps the last four weeks for school will inspire a flurry of intellectual thought. One can only hope!
Lately, I’ve realized that my IM [instant messaging] typing skills have gone downhill. No longer do I heed the grammar monkey in my mind that screams for proper diction; instead, I am consumed by the need to type as fast as I speak. This has resulted in some embarrassingly egregious typos, and I fear that each error will one day damage my English major credibility. I’ve noticed the same problem often creeping up in MS Word when I do assignments, which alerts me to the fact that I’ve become dependent on my spellchecker. How does one recapture the buzz of the spelling bee that used to fly so freely in and out of my life? I see some self-administered spelling tests in the near future, either that or less time on IM.
*Note: Yes, a spellchecker was involved in this post.
Perhaps the most feared of all questions that a librarian can be asked at the reference desk, I frequently ponder what I would do. Readers’ advisory tends to creep into my mind every time I read a new book, and I wonder when the day will come when someone asks me that question. The following are some of the options that I have contemplated:
What’s a girl to do when she finds out that her dearest friend has joined Facebook? Scorn her friend, join the ranks, remain stubborn? I think we all know the answer
