Posted by: Nic on: 09.28.2009
As a followup to my previous post about the possible closing of the Free Library of Philadelphia, I am pleased to pass along that the library will remain open! The Pennsylvania State Senate passed a bill that will allow the library to remain open, and keep 3,000 city employees from being laid off. I love [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 05.07.2009
Because I’ve just learned that there are TWO (count ‘em) Nando’s in Washington, D.C., and the thought alone has me rechecking the current job openings at the Library of Congress.
Posted by: Nic on: 10.07.2008
I have a confession to make: even though I’m a librarian and the first thing that people usually associate with my job is the Dewey Decimal system, I don’t KNOW it by heart. I mean, I’m good; a lot of the time, if you tell me what you’re looking for, I’ll give you the number [...]
Posted by: Nic on: 09.04.2008
I don’t normally end up laughing in actual amusement when I read editorials in the New York Times. Mostly, I’m laughing in disbelief, like “Did s/he really just say that?” So I was pretty shocked today to find what Gail Collins had to say to be both salient and amusing. The salience was already the [...]
