Could this be your library? One librarian is “trampy”, the others are “a bit dim”, “helpful and gay” and “sweet and dyslexic”. Maybe…
…but it’s really an inside peek at the cast and crew of the new Australian TV comedy, “The Librarians” from The Sydney Morning Herald.
An attractive woman, but not exactly sporting l’haute couture.
However in Hattiesburg, librarian Nancy Kaul, collection development coordinator for University Libraries at the University of Southern Mississippi, is considered to be at the height of fashion.
Here’s her regimen, from the Hattiesburg American.
Sounds a bit more like campaigning for office and less like a job interview, but in Indianapolis, that’s (partly) how the library board is choosing a new Director. Members of the public grilled the three finalists for the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library’s chief executive office position today, in the fourth of five interviews in the hiring process.
The candidates current interim director Laura Bramble; Councilwoman Jacqueline Nytes; and Michael Williams, resource manager for the library’s south region fielded questions and spoke about their qualifications for the job.
Not just anyone can visit or check out books at this library.
It may sound odd, but it’s true: a small library at a prison in Munster, in west-central Germany, has received the national Library of the Year award; story here.
Check out “Our Dumb World” now with “30% more Asia” and “curvier latitude lines.” Publisher The Onion also provides ‘a look inside the book’ at places such as Switzerland (neutral, too neutral)and The South (where mistakes of the past come alive).
See How The Librarians Are Doing: When it comes to the health and vitality of America’s communities, affordable housing is key. And where it is lacking, the challenges are formidable. Local governments deal with overcrowding and congestion. Employers struggle to attract and retain the labor force so vital to their bottom line. Low- to moderate-income working families work longer hours, endure long commutes or cut back on basic necessities in order to pay for housing.
Who are among the ranks of America’s workers struggling to afford housing? In some high-priced communities, people who provide the bulk of vital services; teachers, firefighters, police officers, retail sales workers and restaurant workers cannot afford to live in the communities they serve. Even in more moderately-priced communities, people who work a full-time job pay an excessive portion of their income for housing.
13 Bargain Websites That are Cheaper than eBay: Looking for a place to find some good deals or bargain discounts while shopping online for electronics, clothing, accessories, etc? Well, there are a good number of sites out there other than Fatwallet, which everyone in the world knows about. They list several really good deal-finding shopping sites.
These educational games were developed by graduate students from the Entertainment Technology Center, in collaboration with the University Libraries, and the generous support of the Buhl Foundation.
madcow writes “”I thought that since students are online so much that they always wanted to be near a computer,” one of the librarians said. “But it turns out that part of the reason they’re coming to the library is to unplug, is to actually have some time where they can concentrate on their work.”
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