Library Fangirl
Compulsive hoarder of tasty chocolate, kitty cuddles, and really good stories.
Students and politicians alike are calling for an Oxford University librarian to be reinstated after she was fired for the filming of a Harlem Shake video in one of the school’s libraries.
While I don’t really understand the point of Harlem Shake videos or the insane popularity surrounding them, I have a harder time understanding why the librarian would be fired for the filming of something she had no part in. (I’d be against it even if she had taken part, because engaging in any harmless form of free marketing or advocacy — no matter the bizarre nature of it or abundant use of animal masks and silly hats — is a STUPID REASON to fire someone.)
I don’t actually own any cardigans, but obviously I need to get on this bandwagon. Or maybe get a second cat to make up for the lack of cardigan-ness?
yup. That’s me.
Okay, we need to dress up a library cat in a cardi & have it read a book. I think librarians across the world would spontaneously combust at the sight.
I like the way you think. I’ll get my cat into a tiny kitty-sized cardigan (or die in the attempt, which is probably the more likely outcome in this case.)
Librarians care about diversity in children’s books — quite a lot, it turns out. But they’re not the only ones. Many publishers, authors, readers, and librarians are equally impassioned about the idea of promoting a more diverse body of literature for children and young adults.
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CBC Diversity is excited to start talking with librarians about these tough diversity issues, and their interview […] covers topics ranging from their perspective on the challenges of publishing a more diverse body of children’s literature, how to prevent stereotyping, and how characters are depicted on book covers.
It’s nice to see actual publishers addressing this issue for a change! It’s easy to demonize the publishing industry as a whole for dropping the ball when it comes to depicting more fair representations of race, gender, and sexual orientation in their books, and it’s refreshing to be reminded that there are individuals trying to foster change from the inside.
I don’t actually own any cardigans, but obviously I need to get on this bandwagon. Or maybe get a second cat to make up for the lack of cardigan-ness?
Protip: don’t piss us off.
- LibraryFangirl: Who decided to schedule @alcjpl and @Calgaryexpo for the same weekend every year? This is a geek oversight of epic proportions. :c #sadpanda
- LibraryFangirl: Many @alcjpl library geeks = @Calgaryexpo geeks. IMO, both events losing out on a valuable chunk of attendees. #protip #dontmakeuschoose
- alcjpl: @LibraryFangirl We feel your pain! @alcjpl is committed to that April date going forward though.
- LibraryFangirl: @alcjpl Fair enough. I will just have to bribe @Calgaryexpo with chocolate and puppies until they buckle. (Who can say no to a puppy?)
- CalgaryExpo: @libraryfangirl @alcjpl we love puppies as much as the next guy, but we're also committed to these dates - maybe you can alternate yrs?
- alcjpl: @LibraryFangirl Yeah.. April date = between winter & spring semesters for academics, before spring seeding for rurals, before summer for JPL
- LibraryFangirl: @alcjpl Makes sense. Just FYI though, if David Tennant ever shows at @Calgaryexpo, there will be a big flaily Brenna-shaped hole in Jasper.
- alcjpl: @LibraryFangirl In that case they might have to find a new Twitter person for @alcjpl as well.
Officially registered for ALC 2013! :B Any other Canuck librarians or fellow librarians-to-be out there heading to Jasper this April for the Alberta Library Conference?
