Tag Archives: radicalism
Revolt
Graffiti on College Street in Auburn, AL.
Guerrilla Librarians
If anyone in Library Land should feel empowered, it’s front line staff: the reference librarians and circulation clerks who day-in and day-out encounter grouchy customers, endure screaming kids, and carry out often tedious or trivial tasks, all in the name of providing professional library service. The more these people have a say, not just in [...]
Napoleon III and the public library
This is interesting. Rory Litwin at Library Juice shares a piece about the rise of (and resistance to) public libraries in France during the 1860s. I especially love the use of phrases like “hotbeds of propaganda and political intrigue” and “dangerous or subversive theories.” Kinda makes me wonder what Paul Boudet would [...]
Seriously? Seriously.
So a friend of mine sent me a strip from the awesome webcomic “Boy on a Stick and Slither.” I’m kinda new to WordPress, so embedding the image in the post like I want isn’t working — so bear with me and see the comic here.
Setting aside the Grey’s Anatomy reference in the post [...]