The Feel Good Librarian writes: http://feelgoodlibrarian.typepad.com/feelgood_librarian/ As a customer service person, I am usually not comfortable asking for things. I am used to providing assistance, helping and encouraging people. I anticipate needs, ask follow up questions and provide current, historical and background information. Now, however, I have a request to make. I found out this week that I have cancer. I don’t mean to be melodramatic – this is a good kind to have, if there is such a thing, with a 97 percent cure rate. After surgery, I have one-time chemo. My hair won’t fall out and I won’t […]
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Driving Back to Indiana, February 14, 2007 Originally uploaded by mstephens7. A big shout out to the folks at Boston Public Library and Simmons GSLIS! The weather caused us to postpone my visit one week, so instead I drove home to Indiana for some R&R and work on my dissertation. It’s nice to be at home after a scary drive through lake effect snow. Everyone stay warm and safe..and I’ll see folks in Boston on the 22nd.
I heart (heh) how my Flickr friends have noted themselves… 🙂 “Blame it on my wild heart!”
You have new Picture Mail! Originally uploaded by The Shifted Librarian. We’ll miss you!
Jaap and Erik speak to an LIS Class at Dominican Originally uploaded by mstephens7. As I type, dear readers, it’s a COLD Thursday morning..still dark outside with temperatures hovering around 0.’ Jaap and Erik from Deflt Public Library are already up as well, getting ready for their next adventure: tours of libraries to the northwest and meetings with more innovative librarians. Yesterday was wonderful because I had them with me, on campus at Dominican University, as guests of the Graduate School of Library & Information Science. We had lunch in the Dining Hall with Professors Kate Marek and Karen Brown. […]
I have been waiting for these Visitors Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Erika and Jaap are here! Today they will visit Dominican with me and then tomorrow they are off to North Suburban Library System and other cool places around Illinois! Welcome to our visitors from the Netherlands!
Have I mentioned my Monday office hours at Corner Bakery? Originally uploaded by mstephens7. I teach upstairs so this is a nice place to meet students and prep classes.
ALA TechSource Rockstars Originally uploaded by Wandering Eyre. I agree with Michelle! I looked around the table at the incredible folks dining and chatting and told them: “I’m honored to be here.”
ALAMW2007 Originally uploaded by mstephens7. Things are bustling at the convention center! I’ll be hanging out with the OCLC folk at their booth in the exhibit hall after the symposium. If you are attending, please say hi. (and don’t miss the DDR at the ALA TechSource booth!) See you there!
The taxi will be waiting for me at 6am tomorrow (uhhh) for an 8am flight to my favorite American city. I’m looking forward to seeing library friends and colleagues and the OCLC Social Software symposium. If you are attending (last I heard over 300 are signed up), please say HI! I’ll be armed with Moo cards. Here’s to safe travels for all!