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Meaningful Books and Getting to Know the Community


Last Friday I participated in the Meaningful Books Series at Champlain College which is run by my colleague Sarah Cohen. I don’t normally do things like this, but I really love this event series every time I’ve gone, simply because you get to learn a lot more about a member of your community. So I [...]

The Ballad of the Earl of Sandwich


Quick note: This is not library related, but it is literary and has to do with food. I’m sure you’ll be able to stomach it.
A few years back I was wondering about where the name “sandwich” came from and happened upon an interesting tale for how the term came into being. It was such a [...]

Library Social Media Posts That Get Responses


Looking back on your social media use of your library or organization is important. Whether your blogging or using tools like Facebook and Twitter we need to be scientists. We need to conduct experiments. Social media is great for this because you get rapid, measurable feedback. You can see what sorts of posts get shared, [...]