Tag Archives: libraries

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”

AmeriCorps Week

I don’t talk about my time in AmeriCorps a lot, at least explicitly related to AmeriCorps. I served at the Annie Halenbake Ross Library – a mere five blocks away from where I was going to college. So in that regard, it always felt more like a part-time job than a service contract. Friends whoContinue reading “AmeriCorps Week”

Kanawha school board no longer forced to help fund library

http://dailymail.com/News/Kanawha/201302220097 “It’s about time that the library is no longer going to have a parasitic relationship with the Board of Education,” said school board President Pete Thaw. “It’s always been grossly unfair that we had to give money out of the classroom to support the library.” That money saved better going to building up theContinue reading “Kanawha school board no longer forced to help fund library”

Prodigal Daughter’s Return

On my (beautiful) drive into work this morning, I wondered what summer will be like in New Jersey. I haven’t spent a summer in New Jersey since 2010. Back then, I was working at my old library and I just purchased my car. Ally was around. I wasn’t weighed down by the responsibilites of workContinue reading “Prodigal Daughter’s Return”

Take me home [tonight]

CC: Supervisor…have you ever put something on hold, forgotten about it, and then been really confused when it arrived? S: What did you get? CC: “Take Me Home Tonight”..I mean, I like that song, but I can’t stand Topher Grace or Anna Faris. Maybe I should accept this ILL destiny. Later… CC: OH I meantContinue reading “Take me home [tonight]”