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McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Dispatches From a... →

Jan 1st

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Dec 30th

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Artists' Christmas wrapping paper | Art and design... →

Christmas wrapping paper for you to download and print, designed by Gillian Wearing, Julian Opie, Jeremy Deller, Catherine Yass and Tacita Dean

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

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You Know You've Been Working At The Library Too... →

sarahjillxx: a quiz in a 1988 edition of a public library Staff Newsletter. Here’s a simple test, compiled by experts in the field, to help you discover your library limit. Give yourself the appropriate number of points for each “yes” answer: You answer your home phone with the name of your department (5 points) You start cataloging your books at home (5 points) You name one of your...

Dec 30th

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“A library’s function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way...”

– Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) American Librarian and Educator (via tiffanypaisley)

Dec 30th

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“What is a library? It’s place to connect and create.”

– Art Incubators: How Libraries Offer More Than Books (Source via chocolateinthelibrary)

Dec 30th

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Dec 30th

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Dec 29th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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“Libraries “are like churches,” he said. “They’re like cathedrals of knowledge...”

– John Gillum, APL facilities planning manager, Austin’s new central library to go beyond just books (via elizs)

Dec 28th

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Reading will always be "relevant" ergo, so will... →

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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“I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who...”

– Barbara Kingsolver, novelist (via ramblingsofalibrarydenizen)

Dec 28th

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Dec 28th

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Dec 27th

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Watch

amdial: Take This Book: The People’s Library at Occupy Wall Street

Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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Dec 27th

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →

John Coltrane (6) Bon Iver (1) The Belle Brigade (1) Skream (1) Black Lips (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Dec 26th

21 Sets of Free Social Media/Bookmarking Icons →

Dec 25th

RT @TechSoup: Interested in #curation and #nonprofits? Join us tmw Dec 21 @ 9am Pacific! Tag/follow #TSChat. More info: http://t.co/EuEHRYee

Dec 22nd

Wit & Whistle » Blog →

Dec 22nd

Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep... →

Top Ten Reasons Why Large Companies Fail To Keep Their Best Talent - @Forbes http://t.co/Gbmbhvww (large or small — this applies to all)

Dec 21st

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“Libraries aren’t in the real world, after all. They’re places apart, sanctuaries...”

– Paul Auster, Moon Palace (via bookoasis)

Dec 21st

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Dec 20th

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XXXI Annual Charleston Conference →

Dec 20th

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →

The Cure (31) Panda Bear (11) Quilt (10) Diego Garcia (6) PJ Harvey (4) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Dec 19th

#Facebook Makes Up 52% of #Sharing on the Web: A Look at Top Social-Sharing #Trends of 2011 http://t.co/ChS7zbhj

Dec 18th

Getting ready for TWU SLIS Beta Phi Mu induction ceremony. Congratulations all graduates! http://t.co/xoc8uDMY

Dec 17th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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“Nick chided a censor, who wished some books gone, And suggested she scan...”

– David Davis, Librarian’s Night Before Christmas (via thelifeguardlibrarian)

Dec 16th

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Dec 16th

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fall764: Library tumblrs... →

fall764: Hey 764 gang. I forgot one thing I wanted to share with you last night—some of my favorite library/librarian blogs to follow here! So, you have: Library Journal New York Public Library (They have a few different tumblrs, too) Infoneer-Pulse Mod Librarian Chicago Public Library…

Dec 16th

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