It's been awhile since I've written you a nice long post, but some are coming, promise! I've been swamped here at work. Last week involved teaching, a job interview*, two crises, leading part of a tour of Main (Diversity and Accessibility Services, obvs) for new employees, some time at Bookmobile, a 2 hour meeting on Wednesday, followed by outreach at a local school (promoting Bookmobile and children's services), followed by more outreach (class-by-class 20 min presentations!) on Thursday at another local school. All day Thursday I kept taking my jacket off ad putting it back on, like some perverse Mr. Rogers on fast-forward... And my copy of Taming Horrible Harry seemed impossibly heavy. Turns out I was not having premature hot flashes, or losing my outreach stamina, but about to get the stomach flu! Hooray!While I hobble towards recovery on a bread-and-water diet, here are some juicy stories to sink your teeth into:
- Ottawa poet-barkeep tapped to judge Griffin literary prize
- Libraries in Cumbria have launched a new audio book service allowing members to download books free of charge (shortest story ever. More info here. And no, this is not revolutionary on this side of the pond, but interesting to see it over there....).
- Dayton Literary Prize prize winners announced
- The E-book revolution: four years in
- Homesick Montrealer non-book link of the day: Calèche drivers flout cell phone law (and I quote: "“My horse sees where he’s going.”)
* yeah, you caught that, didn't you?.... I am staying in my current post (no longer acting) for a term of 6 months. That's me, Coordinator of Diversity and Accessibility Services!
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