My little nieces, R and Z. It’s wonderful to watch how they grow and develop from week to week. R’s ability to talk never ceases to amaze me. Z is trying to figure out how to walk, and it’s funny and breathtaking at the same time. iPhone games. Fountain pens. I like their aesthetic, but [...]
Our house sold in (to me) record time: a week! We’ve also bought a house, so we will be moving soon… (Referring to the fact that there were walls and walls of books in the marketing pictures for the house, the real estate agents marketed the house as “The Library”! They actually had no idea [...]
VALA2010: great conference. Stuff I am pondering: We in libraries need to learn from other organisations. What can we learn about the organisation of our service points from Apple stores, say? How does the Louvre make its amazing collections available to its visitors? Our library websites need major overhauls – and we need to think [...]