we all need a mini-break

(cartoon obtained from Unshelved)
This has been quite a week, and I’m so grateful for the upcoming 3 day weekend! I am a bit paranoid to write much about work, what with a librarian recently getting fired for her book on unsavory patrons, but let’s just say I’ve had my share of nasty people this week. [...]

people who just don’t get it (grrr)

The Black Expo – which I would love to link to but am feeling paranoid that somehow this blog post would get traced back to me and I really need to rant… so just google it – is going on in my town right now, and as I mentioned before, I work in the [...]

life as a public servant

Library work can be – and for me, usually IS – very rewarding. I manage an inner city library branch where the patron base is largely African American and poor. We have a growing Hispanic population as well, which allows me to finally put that BA in Spanish to work. Kids in our community are [...]