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’ …
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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”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?
Continue reading “Black Excellence in Librarianship”The Librarian’s Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the stacks, not a patron was searching for fiction or facts…
Continue reading “The Librarian’s Night Before Christmas”Libraries Without Borders: Helping the world one box at a time
For this years Project for Awesome, I decided to make a video highlighting Libraries Without Borders! LWB does great work in addressing the information needs of people affected by disasters and other things outside of their control.
Continue reading “Libraries Without Borders: Helping the world one box at a time”What comes after my MLIS?
Now that I’m finishing Grad School with my MLIS, what am I going to do with my life? Well, it turns out that it’s… complicated. It’s been a busy month — I went to two conferences and also moved house — and on Friday I’m done with school… FOREVER (probably). I haven’t found a job yet, but I’ve got some ideas… !
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