So I’m in New Orleans for the librarians’ conference. We were last here in 2006 – the first big conference to come in after Katrina. The opening general session started with inspirational videos, like a high school age girl singing “I need my library”. I suppose I should’ve been more inspired, but it’s hard not […]
I had walked up to Balboa Park using the Google directions, and that sent me past a community college AND a big high school, at about 3:30 in the afternoon. Just as I was starting to hate all teenagers, and thinking that we should really do as the Brits do (the ones that can afford […]
Subtitle: “or, why I’ve had no time to write”. The good: the week-long orientation session for incoming distance students, beginning their degree in library & information studies. I was the chief organizer, but this event was pulled off with a cast of thousands, er, uh, dozens at least, including the 29 students themselves. This was […]