Reference Question : Eagles in New Jersey

Broadcast live streaming video on UstreamAs of late I’ve been watching the Eagle Cam at Duke Farms in Hillsborough, NJ. This started a few weeks ago when I was on the reference desk and the phone rang. I answered and was replied to with “Is the bird outside my window an eagle?” Um… After disclaimingContinue reading “Reference Question : Eagles in New Jersey”

What I Read Last Week:

Denver Public Library launches local music service Volume | Denver Post “BAN-THE-BOX” signed into law in New Jersey | National Law Review 10 reasons why CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 will be CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR | Newsarama Why female ex-convicts may have a harder time finding work than their male counterparts | Keystone Crossroads NPS launchingContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

The Independence Day, 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest Winner What I Read Last Week: OkCupid reveal it’s been lying to some of its users. Just to see what’ll happen | Washington Post Why one New Jersey school district killed its student laptop program | Arstechnica As pharma jobs leave N.J., office space ghost townsContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read Last Week:

After Months Of Homelessness, A Teen Leaves The Woods Behind | NPR At Pa. School, Teens Build Empathy By Confiding In A Crowd | NPR Amazon’s Tactics Confirm Its Critics’ Worst Suspicions | New York Times Five Poems by Gale Marie Thompson | Route Nine Meet-Cute (Wikipedia entry) Heavy-metal music is a surprising indicator ofContinue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

Warmer (and weirder) New Jersey

The latest display in Media is “Warmer (and Weirder) days are ahead, NJ” –  our attempt at keeping up with the warm weather-adventurous feeling that everyone seems to have, but with a spin – Weird NJ – to keep up intrigue rather than a table of how-to garden DVDs . My co-worker and I gatheredContinue reading “Warmer (and weirder) New Jersey”

What I Read Last Week:

Ortley Beach board via The real boardwalks of New Jersey: The ultimate guide (The Star-Ledger) How is Ms. Marvel Changing Media for the Better? (Video) | PBS Idea Channel Antibiotics are losing effectiveness in every country, says WHO | The Guardian Programs That Boil, Bake, and Sizzle | Library Journal Visual Interview: Elisa Gabbert |Continue reading “What I Read Last Week:”

What I Read This Week:

Is your BPA-free water bottle as safe as you think it is? | PRI Snake Hill. | S.P. Sullivan (Money line: I have an idea in my head to recreate Parson’s “Snake Hill on the Jersey Meadows”” in a photograph at sundown, so I was doing some reconnaissance. I’m a shit navigator so…) A StateContinue reading “What I Read This Week:”

The Cat Swamp Hijacking and Murder

While driving around Sussex County this week,  (LOLworkingacrossthreecounties) I noticed on 206-S a historical marker that I had never seen before – the Cat Swamp Hijacking and Murder. I grew-up visiting my Dad’s family in the Byram-Andover-Newton isosceles triangle, and I thought that I knew that route pretty well. Lesson learned – history is alwaysContinue reading “The Cat Swamp Hijacking and Murder”

Activities at My Library Today:

Sewer Line Replacement in the basement, which includes jack hammering and trenches; Aftermath of a broken sprinkler head, which rained down tens of thousands of gallons of water down all three floors of the library; Flipped over dumpster; Broken water cooler in the staff room. Needless to say, we are closed from the public today.Continue reading “Activities at My Library Today:”

Birthday Week

listening :: a lot of Metallica and the defunt Jacksons Kid Summer; watching :: Through the Never this weekend and all of the season premiers from this week; reading :: Hawkeye: Little Hits, Peanut, and Fangirl; wanting :: dumplings and fall activities; working :: midterm assignments, getting back into a run schedule, and daytrip planning; writing :: cover letters and outlines;Continue reading “Birthday Week”