Free Range Librarian

K.G. Schneider’s blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003.

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Entries from January 2008

How to be “famous” (wink wink, nudge nudge)

January 6th, 2008 · 34 Comments

I was an unrepentant smoker for many years. I considered it my business and nobody else’s until the day in 1988 when I walked outside a building at Hahn Airbase to light up, and an airman who had wandered outside for the same reason said, “Oh, cool. An officer who smokes!” Then lit up a [...]

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Tags: Librarianship

Council Resolution on Electronic List Participation

January 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Dear ALA Council,
As a former ALA Councilor I’d be very appreciative if someone forwarded my comments to the list.
I know through various sources, including talk on the Council list, that  Council is considering a resolution to require that ALA’s discussion lists be open.
Personally, I see no harm and only good from this resolution. Some of [...]

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Tags: American Liberry Ass'n

My ALA Midwinter 2008 Schedule

January 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Friday, January 11, 2008
Arrive 11:30 a.m.
1:30 - 4:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Grand Ballroom, Salon E-F - OCLC Symposium: New Leadership for New Challenges
5-8 p.m. LITA Happy Hour Cebu,123 Chestnut Street [depart 5:45]
6-8 PUBLIB Happy Hour
8 - Dinner with friends
Saturday, January 12, 2008
(At some point on Saturday or Sunday I’m hoping to spend an hour [...]

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Tags: American Liberry Ass'n

American Family Association Provides Handy How-To Guide

January 2nd, 2008 · 25 Comments

Some blog posts just write themselves.
New DVD shows how homosexual activists took control of the city government in a small Christian resort community
And how they plan to do the same in other small towns
Dear ,
AFA has just released a new DVD, “They’re Coming To Your Town.” The DVD shows how a small [...]

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Tags: Homosexual Agenda

Be it resolved…

January 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments

I understand Kate’s resistance to New Year resolutions. We start every year on a diet very strict about processed and sugary foods, and somehow by late January I find myself with a Marshmallow Peep in my mouth. I’ve also never been much for “resolutions” that didn’t do much for anyone; nothing is particularly affected if [...]

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