Well Dressed Librarian

On occasion, I read something, and I am so moved by it that I have to share. You know, like when you are reading the New Yorker - and you see a comic that you JUST KNOW will delight a friend - and you scan it and send it to them. They respond that it was just the most perfect and funny cartoon the

Because there wasn't one that quite fit me, I was forced to create on myself.It has always been a joke among my librarian friends that everyone thinks we sit at work and read all day long. The truth is, we do not. I would have never imagined that I would be providing technology instruction for sen

Sometimes, at the end of a very busy week - its good to just relax.Having a supervisor who pushes you to do your very best is beneficial, and exciting. However, by Friday I am tired.Moral of this blog : Tired can be hot too.

Once upon a time, I wrote a list of things that were important for shadows to know. I thought that I had really nailed it then, but in hind sight - I've learned that there is something even better than a shadow. Interns.I like having interns.These eager folks volunteer (at least here) for up to 40 h

I would be remiss to suggest that all librarians are cat people. I'm sure there are plenty of librarians out there who have dogs. Or parrots. Or goldfish. Or gerbils. Or all of the above.But it seems that librarians tend to be cat people.Why is this? Perhaps its because of their independent natu

Why does a librarian need to take a 2 year break? To bring back the short tie, of course. Apparently, a big knot and a short tie are quite controversial. People stop me. "Did you tie your tie wrong?""Did you know your tie is short?" "Is that a childs tie?"And to answer them:"No, it is just how I

So, on a daily basis I deal with a really tough topic. Not only do I see people cry almost every single day, but often times I provide people with death dates of lost love ones, provide photographs of unspeakable acts, and verify quotes by Hitler.I have been thinking about what other professions dea

With Summer just around the corner, I have realized that my life has been the busiest it has ever been. Frankly, I'm enjoying every minute of it.Since last I posted the library that I work in has opened. So has the museum that the library is contained within.I have spent the last 26 weeks assistin

Moral of this blog : Best Post Secret Ever.

With 2009 right around the corner, I have decided that I needed to redecorate a room in my house to make it "more WDL". Which would be the lucky room?It was the bathroom.The design is simple: Vintage Laboratory.What?Don't question my aesthetics.This means that I am using lots of graduated cylenders