Monthly Archives: January 2009

Sunday – Day in the Life of a Librarian, Rnd 2 Day 2

January 26, 2009
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Sunday – Day in the Life of a Librarian, Rnd 2 Day 2

I took these notes today as part of The Day in the Life project, if you would like to read more please the wiki, if you’re interested in how it all got started read this post and this one. 6:30 wake up, I don’t have to be at the library until noon today.  Make coffee, I got a Keurig a couple of months ago and I freaking love the thing.  I have the reusable filter so I can use my own coffee – no waste!  I hit the web, check my email and my top 50 on Friendfeed.   7:00 time to get down to business.  I’m writing a chapter for a book and I’m hoping to get it finished this week.   9:00 I check Blackboard for student posts and questions, today’s the last day for discussion posts for week 1.   10:00 Time to get ready for work.  It’s been snowing all morning so I”m going to leave early and try to get to the library by 11:30 because I’ll need to shovel and salt the sidewalks before we open.   11:30 Arrive at the library, walk through and unlock the building so the rest of the staff can get started when they get

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Saturday Day in the Life of a Librarian – Round 2, Day 1

January 25, 2009
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Saturday Day in the Life of a Librarian – Round 2, Day 1

I took these notes today as part of The Day in the Life project, if you would like to read more please the wiki, if you’re interested in how it all got started read this post and this one. Saturday – It’s my weekend to work. Saturday and Sundays are very interesting days, but they are considerably different from how I usually spend my days so I think they are worth documenting. 5:30 am – the alarm goes off, I get up make coffee, check the news and weather.  Note that it snowed a bit over night, no idea how much snow they got at work (30 miles away) so I plan to get in early just in case. 7:00 leave for the library, I listen to a lot of books on cd during my commute, this weeks book In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto. 7:40 -9:00 arrive at the library, it snowed a litte, so I salt the walk out back before walking through the building and unlocking everything.  Count money, put out todays newspapers, turn on computers, confirm that all the staff showed up.  Ensure lunches are coordinated between Children, Teen, Circulation and the Public Computer Center.

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Day (Week) in the Life of a Library _____ Round 2 begins Monday!

January 22, 2009
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Day (Week) in the Life of a Library _____ Round 2 begins Monday!

That’s right round two will kick off Monday January 26th. It looks like we have enough people interested to schedule round two. Its easy to play along, 1) just blog your day or week which ever you prefer. Add your information to the wiki and 2 ) be sure to tag your posts librarydayinthelife. The original idea was to give people and potential LIS students an idea of what the average day in the life of a Librarian or Library-fill-in-the-blank was like. I’m looking forward to seeing the new posts from new people and the difference between the previous round and this one.  Ready, set, go! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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The Girl Effect

January 21, 2009
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I’m showing this for two reasons, one it’s a great example, two I believe in the message. Last month I wrote about using stories to market your library.  This is another great example of storytelling.  This one isn’t about libraries, but it is for a good cause and every effective.  It doesn’t use photos or a voice over, it uses typography to make its point. Learn more about the cause Girls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda Why Girls? Join the Facebook Group Learn more about the presentation: Kinetic typography used to present The Girl Effect Deconstructing The Girl Effect Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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Saving Money in Plain English

January 14, 2009
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The Commons Craft guys do it again, and very appropriately given the times. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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