The latest Library Journal reviews column is up. In it, Jeremy Brett, Katie Haegele, Lacey Prpic Hedtke, LP Smith, and Julie Turley review zines by Mike Baker, Jenna Brager, Davida Gypsy Breier, William Patrick Tandy, J.B. Winter, and Sugene Yang-Kelly. I throw in a little zine etiquette for good measure.
Over a year and a half ago I linked to WordsPlay, an online Bogglish game where you compete in real time against other players. Since then I've discovered a whole new geekarrific angle to it. One of the options is to play as a team. Anyone can join a team, they just have to make their team name the same as yours. e.g. Team Librarians (case sensitive, I believe). I find that if I team up with even one other librarian, we pretty much dominate the game.
This week on LCSH Watch:
And some fussbudgetry from moi.
This week on LCSH Watch
This anthology with an unattributed editor (someone had to select the authors, right?) collects stories from YA and paranormal fiction authors Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries), Kim Harrison (the Hollows series), Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty), Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), and Lauren Myracle (Rhymes with Witches).
This week on LCSH Watch (week 32):
I meant to write about the last issue Kate sent me, too. Since I never got around to it with #18, I'd better just get to #19 right away. I will start by saying LOVE Miranda. It's one of my favorite zines.
The 2010 National Diversity in Libraries Conference, NDLC2010: From Groundwork to Action, will take place from July 14-16, 2010 in Princeton, NJ. The National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC) is a biennial event that serves as a regional meeting for library staff members to discuss diversity issues, especially issues common to the host region's culture.
The 2010 NDLC Planning Committee invites you to submit a proposal for presentation at the conference.
I ended up with a second copy of this reluctant New Yorker's guide to New York City and so had to decide whether the second one would go to the Barnard zine stacks or come home with me. I've decided I need it on hand for all future house guests. In addition to providing excellent food, entertainment, art, and cultural recommendations, Amanda writes cute essays about helping tourists take better photographs and subway incidents (maybe a little less cute, but still somehow cuddly).