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  • burnout and doubt

    The thing that frustrated me most about my last job was how often I was interrupted. Multi-tasking is not my strength--I prefer to deal with one thing at a time--but multi-tasking is a reality for most jobs (it seems), …

  • it's about time to write a weeding policy

    Needed a break from going through outstanding fine reports (we have a backlog of 10 years of uncollected fines and lost books!) so spent some time converting books from Dewey to LC classification and reorganizing the sta…

  • ah-choo

    I think maybe I should start a blog called "The Sneezing Librarian" 'cause it's so darn dusty in here. I'm pretty sure some of this dust is from the 1960's, too. (I am so not kidding.) Sometimes I feel hypocritical wh…

  • librarian humor

    I think michelleybobo might be the only one who will find this funny. Taken from The Truth About Reference Librarians, by Will Manley and Richard Lee. Ten Stages in the Life of a Reference Librarian 1 - I Want to He…

  • a typical day at the circulation desk

    This being my first real library job, I thought it would be interesting to make a list of the kinds of questions I get asked everyday. (Well, interesting for me, anyway. ) directional questions where to find specific…

  • Librarything, Shelfari, and Gurulib: Social Cataloging Sites Compared Interesting post by librarytwopointzero.

  • vacationing at home I like traveling, but I've always wanted to take a few days off and just not go anywhere. Especially in DC, there are so many local sights to explore, and I don't normally check them out unless I h…

  • funny how he answers prayer Last night, I told my prayer buddy Michelleybobo that I need wisdom from God in discerning timing: how long I should stay at my job, whether I should be more aggressive about applying for per…

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