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Ingenious librarians by Monica Westin
Libraries

Ingenious librarians by Monica Westin

Posted on September 28, 2024September 28, 2024 by Michael Sauers
Free Stuff at the Library
Libraries

Free Stuff at the Library

Posted on September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 by Michael Sauers
Throwback Thursday: The Public
Libraries

Throwback Thursday: The Public

Posted on July 4, 2024July 4, 2024 by Michael Sauers
Why is this Happening: The End of Libraries as We Know Them? with Brewster Kahle and Kyle Courtney
Libraries

Why is this Happening: The End of Libraries as We Know Them? with Brewster Kahle and Kyle Courtney

Posted on July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 by Michael Sauers

Could the future of libraries as we’ve known them be completely different? Our guests this week say so. Megapublishers are suing the Internet Archive, perhaps…

Restoring Green Day’s Bookmobile
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Restoring Green Day’s Bookmobile

Posted on May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 by Michael Sauers

Throwback minisode. When Green Day @GreenDay was coming up, they toured the nation in an old bookmobile customized by Tre Cool’s dad. But for the…

Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Libraries

Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Posted on May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 by Michael Sauers

Warning: Contains very adult language.

Library Late Fees and The Failure Mode of Clever
Libraries

Library Late Fees and The Failure Mode of Clever

Posted on February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 by Michael Sauers

If ever you were looking for a library-related example of John Szalzi’s aphorism “the failure mode of clever is ‘asshole’” just take a gander at…

Throwback Thursday: Patrons are People
Libraries

Throwback Thursday: Patrons are People

Posted on January 4, 2024December 29, 2023 by Michael Sauers

Patrons Are People by Committee Of The Minneapolis Public Library Staff (1945)Source: Archive.org

Now Is The Time – Fiber to Nebraska Public Libraries
Libraries

Now Is The Time – Fiber to Nebraska Public Libraries

Posted on August 25, 2023August 25, 2023 by Michael Sauers
Designed by librarians or sane people?
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Designed by librarians or sane people?

Posted on July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 by Michael Sauers

“So how are you going to find her? This clue-giver of yours.”“I don’t know. I could just keep jumping into different pools.”“A librarian would suggest…

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