Caught this over at Boing Boing:
Is this not the coolest letter ever written? It is really too bad that this same library is now under the threat of closure.
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Last Day at Messenger Public Library
When speaking and presenting, I usually include the following two images:
Well, it is that time for me. I have deeply enjoyed the challenges and opportunities at Messenger Public Library of North Aurora, IL. Together, we have shifted the library from a culture that resists change to a culture that embraces change (at least sometimes). I have worked with a wonderful and dedicated staff. My former director allowed me the freedom to take risks, fail, and improve services in the process.
On an individual note, while at Messenger I married the woman of my dreams. She has begun to co-author my story and partake in my journey.
So today makes the end of a chapter, but maybe the beginning of a new story. I recently wrote to two new Board Members at Highwood Public Library that “I believe that Highwood Public Library is entering an exciting and defining era, and know that this journey will be challenging, fun and rewarding for all involved.” Well this is true of my life as well.
So here’s to change; not little change, but BIG CHANGE. Here’s to making a genuine difference in the lives of library members and staff. And here’s to you for coming along for the beautiful ride.
Filed under cool stuff, leadership, librarianship, libraries, Personal
Visual Representation of the Books Everyone Should Read
I caught this from Stephen Abram, a recent Guardian Datablog post visually depicts the “classics” from a compilation of many sources.
Do Top 100 Books polls and charts agree on a set of classics? I scraped
the results of over 15 notable book polls, readers surveys and top 100’s. Both popular and high-brow. They included all Pulitzer Prize winners, Desert Island Discs choices from recent years, Oprah’s Bookclub list, and, of course, The Guardian’s Top 100 Books of All Time. A simple frequency analysis on the gathered titles gives us a neat ‘consensus cloud’ visualisation of the most mentioned books titles across the polls. Do you agree with the consensus?
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The Information Activist Librarian 