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Post reblogged from Laura in Libraryland with 19 notes
WHEN THE INTERNET IS DOWN AND I HAVE TO CHECK OUT BOOKS “THE OLD FASHIONED WAY”
We scan barcodes and input data into an Excel spreadsheet (when we have power) and then copy/paste from there. It is pretty easy.
But when the power goes out, it is back to pencil and paper for us.
How do you check out books “the old fashioned way” at your library?
Holy crap, I’m stealing this idea.
We just use pencils and paper, and it takes forever.
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So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… Sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from.
This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1000 dollars for a trip to Italy. Walked out, not another word.
…you know. Just when I start to lose faith in humanity….Hm.
This is amazing.
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Musings of a Bibliophile: okay, am I the only one for whom “The Chronicles of Chrestomanci”... →
okay, am I the only one for whom “The Chronicles of Chrestomanci” Vols. I and II by Diana Wynne Jones were the defining book of my childhood? I mean, Howl’s Moving Castle is great, but the preface to those books is something I can never get over.
”There are thousands of worlds, all different…
Me too!
I actually picked Harry Potter out of a Book Order catalog primarily because it reminded me of the Chrestomanci books.
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Costco CEO Craig Jelinek supports raising the minimum wage.
Costco announced record profits today, averaging $10,000 in profit per employee compared to $7,400 at Walmart.
The secret to Costco’s success is paying employees well, providing benefits, and giving them an opportunity to unionize.So large corporations’ excuses that treating & paying workers well would damage profits are all a crock of shit.
brb, off to get a Costco card.
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Classic Catherine: mcqueenkate: one of my biggest pet peeves is when people who aren’t... →
one of my biggest pet peeves is when people who aren’t from the south say “y’all” like what are you doing that’s like if i started saying “bloody hell” just ughbseflkrshlfa it annoys me so much idk
I get so angry when friends of mine write “mum.” Like those friends who pretend…
haha I’m so Southern that I didn’t realize that “ya’ll” was totally-southern-only until I was 24. I was like “seriously, ya’ll don’t say it sometimes just by accident?”
For context so everyone doesn’t think I’m a hill-billy: I had also had taught in Beijing for a year, and studied abroad a few semesters in college so I had definitely left the South by 24, “ya’ll” is just totally in my DNA :)
I just say it because it bugs me that proscribed standard English doesn’t distinguish for number in its second-person pronouns. :/
I used to spend summers in the South with my family on my mother’s side, then I went to school in Central IL for a while. This means y’all has a permanent place in my vocabulary and that my voice starts lilting when I’m tired, stressed, or talking to someone from anywhere south of Indianapolis.
Also, my grandma has been saying y’all (and its all-encompassing plural “all y’all”) for as long as I can remember. I refuse to believe that it’s not a real turn of phrase.
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CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
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i was teaching my grandma to use computer so we can talk on skype and such but today she went kinda mad at me because “i didnt show her the knitting programme” and i was like what
and it comes out she accidentally opened ms excel and found out its a great way to create knitting patterns
my grandma is 82
this is beautiful
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Photoset reblogged from healthscireflib with 18,102 notes
WISHBONE WAS SO LEGIT.
you know it
I learned so much from this motherfucking dog
there are so many books I’ve never read but know the plot to thanks to this dog.
wishbone is literally how i have any knowledge of the ‘classics’
and he’s my hero
This makes me want to dress my doggie up in many outfits, but I’m a good mommy, so I won’t.
what’s the story wishbone?
I was actually just talking to my sister about Wishbone.
I was like, “Wishbone had great stories!”
And she was like, “And it was hilarious because when he was dressed up, everyone pretended he was a people!”
And then we started talking about 90’s cartoon programming, and it was awesome.
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Photoset reblogged from Whispers from the Stacks with 16,175 notes
I’ve been wanting to make homemade granola bars for a long time. It’s nice to know exactly what’s in your food, especially with something that you eat for energy and a healthy snack.
I’ve been intimidated up to this point by the large amount of ingredients people put in them. I just wanted a basic granola bar: simple to make and inexpensive.
If you want to make them…
What you’ll need:
1 1/2 cups of rolled oats
1 cup chopped almonds (or other nuts)
1 cup dried cranberries (or other dried fruit)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
What you’ll need to do:
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients. Spread into a well-greased pan. Bake for 10-20 minutes, depending on your crunch preference (the longer it cooks, the crunchier it gets). Let the granola cool before you cut it, or it will fall apart.
doing this soon!
UGH thank you!! The other recipes I’ve seen are SO complicated!! But this is TOTALLY doable!!
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Post reblogged from Darien Library with 13,221 notes
A Workout For Book Nerds
All you need for this workout is a stack of hardcovers and some yarn or rope to tie them together!
Workout #1: The Book Curl
Workout #2: The Book Up
Workout #3: The Brunch (Book Crunch) - Just like brunch this can be done alone or with a friend!
Cool Down
The Epic Reads team rules massively…
This seems so much more enjoyable than going to the gym.
There goes my excuse for not owning any free weights…
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Photoset reblogged from Not Your Stereotypical Librarian with 616 notes
this is one of my favorite parts in the whole movie <3
Me too!
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For the last three decades many Americans have puzzled over a system that gives an R to a movie in which a women is carved up by a chainsaw and an NC-17 to one that shows a woman sexually pleasured. From such ratings one might conclude that sexual violence against women is OK for American teenagers to see, but that they must be 18 to see consensual sex. What message does this send to the kids the MPAA presumably means to protect?
Carrie Rickey
(via fireworkselectricbright)
“You have to question a cinematic culture which preaches artistic expression, and yet would support a decision that is clearly a product of a patriarchy-dominant society, which tries to control how women are depicted on screen. The MPAA is okay supporting scenes that portray women in scenarios of sexual torture and violence for entertainment purposes, but they are trying to force us to look away from a scene that shows a woman in a sexual scenario which is both complicit and complex. It’s misogynistic in nature to try and control a woman’s sexual presentation of self. I consider this an issue that is bigger than this film.”
-Ryan Gosling on the controversy around the rating of his film ‘Blue Valentine’
(via misandry-mermaid)
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This is pretty much what it looks like every time my partner and I set foot in a photo booth.
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Printer's Row Lit Fest →
The Printer’s Row Lit Fest is one of my favorite things to do in Chicago. If you’re lucky enough to be in the area June 8-9, I strongly encourage you to go. It’s like a giant outdoor carnival celebrating the written word. They also have a bunch of event going on outside of the big sale, such as panels, performances, discussions, author talks, and films, to name a few. I always come home with some really cool stuff, and it’s always a lot of fun.
I love Printer’s Row Lit Fest! Maybe Sunday for me — I’m Saturdaybrarianing it up that weekend. Anyone else planning on hitting up the Fest?
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