In October 2015 my first book came out. The book is about Nicolas Cage and it was published by ECW Press’ Pop Classics series. National Treasure: Nicolas Cage is my investigation into why people like me think Nicolas Cage is the best actor of our time while others think he’s…
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Writerly Blog Tour
A lot has happened since the last time I posted. I started working full time at OCAD University, heading up a new e-reserves system integration and cataloguing zines(!!). I left my long-held position at Broken Pencil magazine, which I thought would be a very painful process but was actually quite…
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Buzzfeed Loves Libraries
Buzzfeed Books always seems to pull out something that makes all the librarians I know share the same list, but this month the site has really been showing libraries, and librarians, a lot of love. Here are three recent lists published in honour of libraries: 49 Breathtaking Libraries from All…
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TPL’s Alternate Reality Game
I love independent creators, libraries and integrating alternative media into library collections and programs, so when I heard about the Toronto Public Library’s new game created to accompany Keep Toronto Reading and themed around TPL’s “One Book” — Fahrenheit 451 — I was excited. I was most excited when I…
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Freedom to Read Week at Dorothy H. Hoover Library
In solidarity with this week’s Freedom to Read activities, I helped to create a banned book display at the Ontario College of Art and Design University’s Dorothy H. Hoover Library. Inspired by the popular “Blind Date with a Book” concept, we wrapped banned or censored titles in craft paper and…
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The Home Libraries of Librarians: Darrell Joyce
My second home libraries of librarians profile subject is Darrell Joyce. Darrell is a an aspiring public librarian who is currently working on a multicultural collection development project for Oakville Public Library. The project, which is part of his practicum with the OPL, involves researching the city’s multilingual demographics and…
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South Carolina Library’s Graphic Novel Banning Controversy
Last month the director of Greenville County Library in South Carolina made the decision to ban Alan Moore and Jacen Burrow’s graphic novel Neonomicon from the library system. The book, which was released in 2011, was challenged in June by library patron Carrie Gaske after her 14-year-old daughter borrowed the…
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Gorilla Librarian
Monty Python’s take on the library job interview.
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The Home Libraries of Librarians: Heather Buchansky
This summer I spent a few weeks rearranging the furniture in our apartment. A big part of that effort included reorganizing our bookshelves. My methods for organizing my collection had changed since studying librarianship and, in particular, cataloguing. I’ve always enjoyed organizing, but now I wanted to make sure…
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The Zine Fair: A Librarian’s Guide to Independent Press
Canzine is a large zine fair put on every year by Broken Pencil magazine. This Sunday marks the 17th Canzine in Toronto and the seventh Canzine I have co-programmed. In order for librarians to get a first-hand view of what is happening in alternative media and what their users are…