Lower East Side Librarian

The latest Library Journal zine review column is out. It features reviews of Guerrilla Greywater Girls's Guide to Water, We'll Never Have Paris, Miranda, The Assassin and the Whiner, and a No Better Voice/Truckface split.

I have been sick of the presidential elections since the early part of the primaries, but that doesn't mean I won't prolong the discourse myself on occasion. Click the read more link for some thoughts on Obama, Kucinich, political cartoons, patriotism, sexism, and protests.

In case by any bizarre chance, the mainstream media are not covering what's happening outside the convention centers at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, a good source for protest news is Infoshop.org.

Yesterday I declared Sandy Berman Appreciation Month and implored readers to send Sandy get well wishes. But I know it's really hard for some people to buy a card, write on it, put it in an envelope, stamp it, and mail it. Therefore, I volunteer to convey your messages for you.

List 32 August 6, 2008

Of expatriates, heroes, superheroes, lifeguards, weird architects, and health insurance...

From the January 9, 1970 edition of the UWM (University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee) Post.

Courtesy of Milo Miller of QZAP.

I was so welcomed by Flickr a few months ago. Heh.

Library of Congress Subject Headings Weekly List 30 (July 23, 2008) and 31 (July 30, 2008).

In which I thank the Library of Congress for giving me my reproductive rights! And other fun and useful new authorities.

Sadly, the LiveJournal lolbrarians community has been pretty quiet since the initial bunch of posts.

Happily, the posts that do go up are generally awesome.

Bitch magazine is looking for a Program Director.

Great publication, great town (Portland, OR), great people, living wage ($36,680*) and medical/dental/vision. I'm half tempted to apply for it myself, not that I'm qualified.