“Nothing in this book is true.” –Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle I love April Fool’s Day. Well, let me clarify. I like jokes and pranks that are inclusive, that knowingly wink to people and say, “This is clearly not true, but wouldn’t it be wonderful and funny if it were?” To me, the best pranks are [...]
The future of library technology is here! SMS services? Facebook apps? iGoogle widgets? Bah! You may as well ask for a steam-powered velocipede! My place of work, the Johnson County Library, is premiering its new technology initiative for patrons: the brain chip! Welcome to Tomorrow. It’s an exciting place.
If it seems like I haven’t been blogging here as much as I used to, there’s a reason for that. Frankly, I’ve become really frustrated and disillusioned with libraries. The infighting, the pettiness, the fear of change and progress–it’s all just too much for me. So, I’m leaving libraries and library blogging. Starting soon, I’ll [...]
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