Have you ever considered that maybe ALA has problems because of librarians? I mean sure, it’s easy to blame the staff, and council and exec. But when you really come down to it who is that? It’s us. And who are we? I know who we say we are. We are fighters for truth and […]
Author: Lauren
Freezer Cooking or How to Eat on a Librarian’s Salary
This is going to be a weird tangentially related to librarianship blog post. But we are all broke, right? Raising a family on one income in NYC can be really hard. It ends up, for me at least, that the only wiggle room in our budget is food. I have been doing freezer cooking for a […]
Libraries <3 WordPress at WordCamp US
A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able to speak at the 2016 WordCamp US. One of the things I have been working on for the last few years is figuring out how to train library patrons to make basic websites for their blogs, small businesses or other projects and WordPress has been […]
This Librarian <3's WordCampUS!
I’m really excited to be giving a lightning talk on teaching WordPress in the public library at this year’s WordCampUS! I’ve been using WordPress since my very first library pink slip, (that’s 7 years now) and have gone from teaching myself how it works, to teaching library patrons in Jamaica Queens how to use it […]
I’m Running for NYLA President!
I’m running for NYLA president! I wrote a candidate statement, which you can find here, but it’s not really enough room to say everything that I want to say about NYLA, libraries in NYS and NYC, and why I want to serve as the next NYLA President. So, here we go! Why on earth should […]
My New Desk
I’m settled in at my new desk. John put it up for me and it’s pretty much just the right height. So that’s something. I’ve wanted to have a desk/crafting table in this corner for years. And I’m super happy to have it now, I can look out the window and see my neighbors watching […]
How Not to be a Library Leader
I am the very first person to say that I am not a perfect leader or manager, followed in a close second by my staff (LOVE THEM.) But I think that I have managed to at least not be horrible. So while I think I’m getting this whole manager thing figured out, I can certainly […]
Privacy, Digital Literacy, Apple, and Cats
I just finished reading the amazingly well written response to the government from Apple in the San Bernardino case. Before I go on, please understand that I’m not saying that what happened in San Bernardino wasn’t terrible. It was. It was horrible. But what the government is asking for in this case is dangerous. It […]
Mousercizing
I’ve realized over the last few years that the hardest thing for me to teach someone about a computer, is how to use a mouse. I have probably taught Intro to Computers over 100 times, and I still sometimes feel like I haven’t cracked the secret code of teaching the mouse. The problem is, that […]
I <3 Stationary
I adore stationery. That makes it sound super classy doesn’t it. Like I’m always writing with a fountain pen on thick creamy white paper that has my initials on top. That not really it though. I’m not that classy. What it comes down to is that I really like office supplies. Fancy office supplies make […]