I didn’t grow up thinking I wanted to be a librarian; heck, it didn’t even occur to me that I wanted to be one until AFTER I started library school. So how did I get here? Well, here’s the scoop.
Continue reading “How did I end up a Librarian?”I F*ing love being a Librarian.
That’s it. That’s all there is to it. I love being a librarian, and I wanted to share with the world some of why that is. I hope you’re cool with wholesome content, because THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE GETTING TODAY.
Continue reading “I F*ing love being a Librarian.”Congrats, you’re starting Library School!
Congratulations, you’ve decided to pursue an advanced degree that has the capacity to impact hundreds of thousands of lives, and ‘oh my god when I put it that way what did I sign myself up for, please send help’ …
Continue reading “Congrats, you’re starting Library School!”UBC Special Collections: A Queer Century (Part 2)
In this second part, Greg & Kyle tell us a bit about the motivations that led to the collection & exhibit, why this work even matters, and the invisible but essential work that librarians and library workers do. Thanks again, and a special thanks to Chelsea Shriver at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Continue reading “UBC Special Collections: A Queer Century (Part 2)”UBC Special Collections: A Queer Century (Part 1)
It all started with a question: “gay people existed back then?” It sounds like a simple question, but this exhibit at UBC Library’s Rare Books & Special Collections highlights writings by, for, and about queer people over the past 150 years to help show that many of the issues we talk about now around sex, sexuality, and gender are nothing new.
Continue reading “UBC Special Collections: A Queer Century (Part 1)”Librarians should know these technologies
Aside from just about everything, what kind of technology should librarians know how to use? This go-round, I’m answering the question based on my own experiences as a librarian and general information professional.
Continue reading “Librarians should know these technologies”Two Weeks a Librarian: Crows, Fines, and UNLIMITED POWER
I’ve been a librarian for two weeks? And apparently I have unlimited power?? Let’s talk about the post-graduation job hunt, fines, crows, story time, and collection development.
Continue reading “Two Weeks a Librarian: Crows, Fines, and UNLIMITED POWER”Algorithms and Masturbation
It all starts with a question: why would YouTube show a video about masturbating with a vulva to 97% men? Algorithms are only as smart as we make them, and while understanding them can be easy, fixing them takes some real work.
Continue reading “Algorithms and Masturbation”Review: Patron Saints of Nothing
I’m not sure where to start with this because there’s so much about Patron Saints of Nothing to love: do I mention how authentically-but-not-tropely teenager-like Jay, the protagonist, feels? Should I talk about how the book makes a real-world event, happening right now, become meaningful and accessible to readers across the ocean in ways that journalism can’t? What about the fact that every person in this story (it feels weird for me to call them characters at this point) gets an opportunity to live and tell a story that is as much their own as it is the story of millions of people? Selfishly, the queer in me wants to talk about the representation, but I think it might be best to start somewhere else.
Continue reading “Review: Patron Saints of Nothing”Black Excellence in Librarianship
It’s Black History Month, so why not talk about five excellent black librarians who have left their mark on the profession — and for that matter, the world?
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