Red-Hot and Filthy Library Smut. Surprisingly safe for work. [mefi]
PALS talks in Illinois
I just got finished doing my two training/talks for PALS in Shorewood Illinois. It was the first talk I’ve done which was videoconferenced or streamed someplace else. It was very odd trying to remember to look into the camera at least somewhat [there was a live audience too, if that’s the right word for it] and not walk to far afield. Both talks went well and both were ALL NEW. It’s been a while since I gave a talk that I made up totally from scratch and this month I’ve given three of them, very exciting. Here are the direct links, thanks to everyone who turned out and made me feel welcome.
- On The Fly Tech Support, or “Hey, this isn’t my job!”
- Search – It’s Not All Google or is it?
Even moreso than my last talks, you’ll need to scoot to the end and click the “printable” link to see my notes for the talk. I’m trying very hard to not just read off the screen if I can help it.
want to be a well-paid librarian in Vermont?
This is the job my old boss used to have. The library is amazing and 50K will go a long way in ruralish Vermont. I made their website. If you’re at all Vermont-curious, think about applying; I’ll be happy to tell you what I know about the area and I’ve already done a community analysis of the population.
podcastin: pod me hum
I got to talk to Dan Chudnov and Ross Singer in the second podcast in the library geeks series titled post-social. We talked about, um, computers, and MetaFilter and I honestly can’t hardly remember, but I’m going to go listen to it now. You can find it at geeks.onebiglibrary.net.
The Libraries of DC and Baltimore
This is just a wrap-up of the libraries that I went to when I was in the DC/Baltimore area.
- DC Public – which I already wrote about some. Highlights were free wireless and a really interesting looking building downtown. Downsides were most everything else.
- US Holocaust Memorial Museum Library – where my friend Ron works as a systems/reference librarian. They got new compact shelving that he got to show off and are in the middle of some pretty big deals to expand their digital collection. Very exciting. This library is a hidden treasure in the downtown DC area, if you’re at all interested in the subject area, drop in for a visit.
- Peabody Library – I can safely say that short of the Library of Congress, I have never seen a library this fancy, but maybe I don’t get out much. Right in Baltimore, sort of unassuming from the outside, it’s completely knockout inside.
- Enoch Pratt Free Library – right up the road from the Peabody, this library has a totally different vibe. Welcoming and bustling with the most fun pamphlet file ever, I had a wonderful time here and took a lot of pictures.
- Waverly Branch, EPFL – my friend’s local library, just stopped in to take a peek.
- The People’s Library – did not go in. My friend who lives up the road says he has never gone in either.