Archive for February, 2009

Something I’ve always wondered about …

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

“If Public Libraries Didn’t Exist” (NYTimes)

Study Break: Brought to You By Dolley Madison

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

How sweet it is … Valentine’s Day and our first day of Winter Break are both today!  Here’s a trip down memory lane, courtesy of Joost.com (yet, sadly, no longer sponsored by Dolley Madison):

The library profession circa 1947

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Lately, there have been a bunch of LibraryLand spoofs of an old vocational video about librarianship.  Giedre sent this link to the original video, hosted by the Internet Archive.  I’m reminded of the old French quote, “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose” — the more things change, the more they stay the same …