listening :: Motorcycle Drive By – Dowsing’s cover and the original, as well as Los Campesinos! on the radio watching :: The Office and Parks & Recreation — the former finally hit a good note last night reading :: Amidst final projects, I love reading Dr. Devi’s blog – she doesn’t waste words or try toContinue reading “This Week”
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Expectantly
listening :: to the endless stream of news reports watching :: Dirty Girl and soon the weird, grey-sunny swirl of the sky on my drive down to NB reading :: only journal articles and my final paper rough drafts as this semester winds down wanting :: tonight’s Career Fair to be over, among other things…Continue reading “Expectantly”
Being a librarian
Being a librarian means I have the freedom to be interested in anything and everything. Barbara Fister, from her article “Ten Easy Pieces on the Profession of Librarianship | Peer to Peer Review” I am overwhelmed and exhilrated by this sentiment every day.
C’est La Vie
listening :: the front bottoms’ new single & too beautiful to live. I also always look forward to listening to BBC World News on my commute to work on Fridays. watching :: staffer recommended “The Queen of Versailles”, a documentary from Sundance. reading :: book chapters and journal articles for school. Sometimes Battleborn and Saga when IContinue reading “C’est La Vie”
Happy Birthday, Peterborough Town Library!
Happy Birthday to the Peterborough Town Library! The first library to be financially supported by the public.
Dear Patron
Who thinks they are really very clever for sneaking unwanted donations into the library in the book drop all week. You’re not. And I hate you. Today’s haul: Michael Jackson: Life of A Superstar Hannibal Rising 10 Contemporary Cult Classics Casper and Other Cartoon Treasures National Velvet Everest – screener edition Summer Island Sh*tContinue reading “Dear Patron”
Tuesday Trivia
Ok, Peanut butter and peanut Easter chocolates for the first correct answer. Cassidy won last week and picked the subject of “Comic Books.” So here is goes: What comic book super hero was a novel invention in 1963, considering that it was one of the first times where a comic book hero fought crime thanksContinue reading “Tuesday Trivia”
Life is rad – My visit to the Joe Kubert School
My final project for e-Humanities and Social Science Reference is collection development for graphic novels and graphic arts. This morning I met with the librarian at The Kubert School to see what is like to develop a collection entirely of comics, graphic novels, and figure study books. I also wanted to gain a better understandingContinue reading “Life is rad – My visit to the Joe Kubert School”
Looking Ahead…A Great Big Pile of Awesome
Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings – April 9th David Sedaris Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls – April 23rd Koji’s first full-length album – April 30th (/crying – proud) Iron Man 3 – May 3rd The Great Gatsby – May 10th The Front Bottoms’ new album/tour – May 21st Sarah Dessen’s The Moon and More – JuneContinue reading “Looking Ahead…A Great Big Pile of Awesome”
Comics are a gateway drug to literacy
–Art Spiegelman
Cassidy B. Charles 