The Unemployed Librarian

librarean: theto-readpile: librarean: libraryjournal: Last...

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:30:43 -0400

theto-readpile:

librarean:

libraryjournal:

Last week, I asked LJ Tumblr readers to answer a short survey. Here’s the first set of data from those question! Check out where Tumblarians are reading LJ across the globe and the country over at Google Maps. (Be warned, there were so many responses that locations are split up over two pages.)

Good to see Tumblarians reppin’ the mid-Atlantic. Cool stuff!

WA tumblarians? Where are you?

I would be one of them!

libraryjournal: librarysong: Spiderman uses Super Search...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:55 -0400

libraryjournal:

librarysong:

Spiderman uses Super Search Powers at Chardon Library! by Geauga County Public Library on Flickr.

Look who dropped by to read the newspaper! It pays off to use Super Search Powers and stay informed.

Maybe he is looking to see if J. Jonah Jameson published some of the photos he submitted.

mbrainspaz: Neil Gaiman’s, ‘That’s all I’ve got’ face. By now,...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:40:16 -0400

mbrainspaz:

Neil Gaiman’s, ‘That’s all I’ve got’ face. By now, twenty people have probably already done this, but I’ve had a boring morning so have another anyway. :)

This picture perfectly sums up how I’m feeling today. I’m heading up to the family cottage with my Dad after work. No internet connection, no cable. Only books and records.

penguinteen: Matilda is turning 25! Celebrate with us on...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:30:50 -0400

penguinteen:

Matilda is turning 25! Celebrate with us on Matilda’s 25th Anniversary blog tour. Find out what Matilda means to 25 of your favorite bloggers, and enter for a chance to win a Matilda on Broadway prize pack at each and every stop!

Head over to The Young Folks for today’s stop on the Matilda blog tour!

gatsbyadventures: Gatsby and Scout with “their” books (aka the...

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:41:59 -0400

gatsbyadventures:

Gatsby and Scout with “their” books (aka the inspiration for their names).

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Thu, 23 May 2013 09:55:51 -0400

bochord: Famous Librarians - Philip Larkin Public Librarian,...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:30:53 -0400

bochord:

Famous Librarians - Philip Larkin
Public Librarian, Wellington, Shropshire, 1943-1946; Assistant Librarian, University College Leicester, 1946-1950; Sub-Librarian, Queen’s University Belfast, 1950-1955; University Librarian, Brynmor Jones Library, University of Hull, 1955-1985

Almost as notable for his work as a librarian as for his poetry, Philip Larkin spent most of his adult life working in libraries by day, staying late in his office at night to write. Regarded as a poet in exile, due to the thirty years he spent living and working in the remote northern city of Hull, Larkin was never one to court the spotlight, declining both an OBE, in 1968, and to become to Poet Laureate, in 1984. Larkin held the post of University Librarian at the University of Hull until his death, and the library is still notable for the changes he made.

Library Ode

New eyes each year
Find old books here,
And new books,too,
Old eyes renew;
So youth and age
Like ink and page
In this house join,
Minting new coin.

(1979)

Larkin’s essay, ‘Single-Handed and Untrained’, on his introduction to the world of libraries is available in his essay collection, Required Writing: Miscellaneous Pieces 1955-1982, much of which is available to be read online here.

Read a rare interview with Larkin, about his work in libraries and his writing, in full in the Paris Review here.

ustitlvdatsi: cokekitty: OpenDyslexic is a free-to-use font...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:27:16 -0400

ustitlvdatsi:

cokekitty:

OpenDyslexic is a free-to-use font that is designed to help those with dyslexia read better. The text is weighted, having a heavier bottom, which is thought to increase readability for dyslexic people. You can download it for free here.

I don’t have dyslexia myself, but in the event any of my followers do, I thought I’d share. Maybe it will help people.

you know

that is strangely easy to read

what magic is tis

FINALLY!

studio630: Infographic: The Intricate Anatomy Of UX...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:31:09 -0400

studio630:

Infographic: The Intricate Anatomy Of UX Design

THIS MEGA GRAPHIC ATTEMPTS TO TACKLE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UX AND ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF DESIGN.

Via FastCoDesign

Some workplaces have a softball league. Or Team Building Exercises. I’ve convinced three...

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:04 -0400

Some workplaces have a softball league. Or Team Building Exercises. I’ve convinced three coworkers to join me in my weekly Dungeon and Dragons game at the local Comic Book shop. It’s only a matter of time before the rest of the office joins us. Soon we will have assimilated whole office and the nerding it out will be complete.

"You are every…person you will ever meet. And until you acknowledge that you have the capacity not..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:22:01 -0400

“You are every…person you will ever meet. And until you acknowledge that you have the capacity not just for kindness and compassion, but also for heartlessness and cruelty, you will never be able to start from here (showing equal levels with both hands).”

- Dr. Tom, Being Erica (via runa-lovegood)

thelifeguardlibrarian: rachelfershleiser: Next Thursday,...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:57 -0400

thelifeguardlibrarian:

rachelfershleiser:

Next Thursday, Tumblr will be celebrating Book Expo America at our favorite bookstore with three of our favorite authors! This is a meet up for readers and writers of all ages, with drinks for the adults and swag and short, funny readings for everyone! Here for BEA? Work at a publisher? Love Tumblr? Love books? Love people? Any of the above — this party is for you!

Ruth wrote Defriended, a creepy mystery about murder and online romance. Eliot wrote Endangered, a National Book Award finalist about bonobos in The Congo. Rainbow wrote the NY Times bestseller Eleanor &Park, a Tumblr favorite about weird kids in love. They are all terrific, so don’t miss it!

YAY I GET TO PLAY

I’m also gonna be strolling in with my carry on.

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:30:53 -0400

librarEan: It's this blog's first anniversary!

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:49 -0400

librarEan: It's this blog's first anniversary!:

librarean:

This time last year, I was beginning a summer full of work in my college’s library and thinking I should start a library blog to connect and reflect over library-related things. Then, whether it was because the library community is just so awesome or because I didn’t want to bother maintaining…

Congrats man! Glad to have you here for so long :) Keep up the grand work!

yddop: I’ve been reading John Green’s Masterpiece ‘The Fault in...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:50:18 -0400

yddop:

I’ve been reading John Green’s Masterpiece ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ this weekend, and had this album as it’s soundtrack. It just worked for me.

The Toronto Public Library Tote bag perfectly fits vinyl LPs. No...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:58:52 -0400

The Toronto Public Library Tote bag perfectly fits vinyl LPs. No longer do I have to struggle when carrying 5-10 vinyls. More than just for books!

Bonus points for those who can identify the LP.

Tomorrow is my first real day off in over two weeks. And I plan to sleep in. So now my bed awaits...

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:03:58 -0400

Tomorrow is my first real day off in over two weeks. And I plan to sleep in. So now my bed awaits and I don’t plan to move for the next nine hours!

black-white-disney: Dedicated to all the bookworms and...

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:53:02 -0400

black-white-disney:

Dedicated to all the bookworms and bibliophiles.

Never give up on the written word!

staceythinx: Forms in Nature by Hilden Diaz is a light...

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:30:48 -0400

staceythinx:

Forms in Nature by Hilden Diaz is a light sculpture that casts shadows resembling tree branches on the surrounding walls.

mohandasgandhi: What happens if you flip gendered book...

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:30:39 -0400

mohandasgandhi:

What happens if you flip gendered book covers?

You are informed about a book’s perceived quality through a number of ways. Probably the biggest is the cover.

And the simple fact of the matter is, if you are a female author, you are much more likely to get the package that suggests the book is of a lower perceived quality. Because it’s “girly,” which is somehow inherently different and easier on the palate. A man and a woman can write books about the same subject matter, at the same level of quality, and that woman is simple more likely to get the soft-sell cover with the warm glow and the feeling of smooth jazz blowing off of it.

This idea that there are “girl books” and “boy books” and “chick lit” and “whatever is the guy equivalent of chick lit”* gives credit to absolutely no one, especially not the boys who will happily read stories by women, about women. As a lover of books and someone who supports readers and writers of both sexes, I would love a world in which books are freed from some of these constraints. Click here to read more about the perceived differences between ‘girl’ and ‘boy’ books.

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This is a pretty interesting experiment from author Maureen Johnson.

Well that certainly explains Jane Austen and Margaret Atwood.