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Food, knitting, and libraries
Posted by: J on: March 6, 2009
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Morehouse Farm Merino Gator Bag KnitKit
A cute option to the not-so-animal-friendly alligator bag. Unless you're the naked sheep.
(tags: knitting)
“Grilled” Zucchini and Cheese Canapés
Simple, yet tasty snack.
(tags: food)
Vanishing Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
I've long been a fan of the oatmeal cookie. Add cranberries and I could fall in love!
(tags: food)
One Perfect Bite: Double [...]
Bits and bobs
Posted by: J on: February 1, 2009
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Obama Books
No, these aren't all the books Obama has written. Although he certainly has an ego to have written as many as he has so far considering he's not really accomplished much. This is a list of the books that inspired him. There is a bookstore that has put up a display [...]
All sorts
Posted by: J on: January 28, 2009
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January 2009 Library Connect
Some interesting info in Elsevier's newsletter. Will have to take some time to read this.
(tags: library)
How To Make Herb Garden Markers
Simple, but beautiful looking markers made with polymer clay.
(tags: crafts)
Kevin Rose: 10 Ways To Increase Your Twitter Followers
Want to increase your followers? Do you even twitter? Do you even [...]
At least one Ummmm…
Posted by: J on: January 24, 2009
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Top Current Events Web Sites for Inauguration Day 2009, according to Nielsen Online
Good resource for those who want to know more about the inauguration.
(tags: reference library news politics)
In Pictures: Top 30 Most-Wired American Cities
Interesting to see who is at the top and who doesn't even make the list.
(tags: news)
Independence woman arrested for keeping library book
"Shelly [...]
Some librarian stuff with a bit of knitting and the Oscars for flavor
Posted by: J on: January 23, 2009
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Why you can't find a library book in your search engine
"Despite the internet's origins as an academic network, when it comes to finding a book, e-commerce rules. Put any book title into your favourite search engine, and the hits will be dominated by commercial sites run by retailers, publishers, even authors. But even with your [...]
A bit of this and that
Posted by: J on: January 22, 2009
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Alaska Dispatch
An online magazine about Alaska. Discovered this thanks to an Alaskan librarian who I follow on Twitter. Social networking the awesomesauce because of stuff like this!
(tags: news alaska)
National First Ladies' Library
Some weekend instead of playing around on FB or FF, I'm going to spend some time looking around this site. The [...]
Moving on
Posted by: J on: October 29, 2008
- In: doings| library| work
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Pending my background check, I am the new coordinator for the Learning Resource Center at the east campus of Blackhawk College. Yes, I’m going to be the boss woman. I’m excited about the prospect of moving back to Illinois.
For those of you who don’t know me well, I’m originally from IL. Almost [...]
Open Access Day
Posted by: J on: October 14, 2008
Today is Open Access Day. I will attempt to answer the questions posed at that this blog, A Blog Around the Clock:
* Why does Open Access matter to you?
* How did you first become aware of it?
* Why should scientific and medical research be an open-access resource for the world?
* What do you do [...]
Library Love
Posted by: J on: October 12, 2008
I was tagged to write about how I developed my love of libraries. So here goes.
I wrote in my earlier post today about my love of books. My love of libraries came about later when I entered elementary school. I grew up in a more rural area that was outside city limits [...]
Grounded in the chaos
Posted by: J on: September 18, 2008
One thing I’ve noticed this week is that I do feel more centered, more grounded. It was definitely a week that could have felt chaotic and out of control since I came back to a full week of instruction and desk shifts. There have been few moments when I haven’t been multitasking. [...]
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