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hush little fandom dont you cry you all knew your fav character was going to die 

#a song by joss whedon

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The one thing I really miss about working on a cruise ship.

Every other Sunday enjoying some of these:

Seriously, them Canadians gotta get their act together and bring some of their deliciousness down here to Missouri - pronto.

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What a lesson learned by any of us who are interested in using social media to promote an organization or a cause.  Make sure you first have an actual fan base before promoting any events.

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What did those plutocrats think was going to happen? 

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The top one is my favorite and my alma mater's library has a few copies of it.  I've loved it for a long time now.

Vintage ALA posters!

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I'm confused.  Why are we blown away by a junior high student, most likely eleven or twelve years old, writing in complete sentences?  Why are we assigning such easy tasks to kids about to enter high school?  Please tell me that this is a school for mentally challenged students.  That would make this story exciting and heartwarming.  Otherwise, I am even more worried about the future generation than I already was.

In one of the junior high classes this week the teacher asked the class to make a list of things they’re thankful for. She was only requiring them to write down words or single items, but one student chose to write his in complete sentences (Yes!). The teacher was blown away by the things the...

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Happy Netherfield Ball Day!

“We have not met since the 26th of November, when we were all dancing together at Netherfield.”

— Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44

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I am most definitely Moss.

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Mind officially blown!

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I'll be thankful I have a library job as well, although it's not professional and I have to work a second 10-hour a week job at the local St. Louis Bread Co. just to scrape by.  At least I'm getting experience to put on the resume and I can hope that sometime in the next year or two I'll get something better.

Heading into Thanksgiving week, I can’t forget to be grateful for being securely employed in a professional librarian job. It’s not where I thought I’d be when I started library school, but I must be grateful for the experience and knowledge I’m gaining every day.

In...

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Great post and the reason why I wanted this job to begin with.

I just had a student approach me at the reference desk to personally thank me.

She’s one of our adult learners, in our nursing program, who I’ve worked with closely (I’m the nursing program liaison). We started here at the same time — I was a brand new librarian when she was…

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If she finds out, would you let me know?

While teaching a smartphones class today, I mentioned that Pandora is a great app for listening to your own personal radio station. I used Maroon 5 as an example for getting a station of primarily their music. One of the elderly ladies declared that she already listens to it all the time on her iPhone. Another quickly downloaded the app and asked me, “How do I get Adam Levine on here?”

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some limp vellum bindings from the National Library of Sweden (probably taken during the Storming of Prague in 1648)

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YES!  I've been looking for this GIF everywhere!

WHEN I USE MY FAVORITE TV SHOW TO EXPLAIN MY PROFESSION

"You want weapons? We’re in a library! Books! The best weapons in the world! This room’s the greatest arsenal we could have - arm yourselves!"

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(Photo via Backpacking Dad.)

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Hello to my two new followers!  Welcome to my silly blog!