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Category Archives: Creativity
indie authors, indie libraries
One of the great joys in life is to celebrate the launch of a new book. Particularly when one knows something of the effort, struggle and personal investment of the author – the story behind the story makes it that … Continue reading
libraries build communities
Until recently, my father could have been considered the inspiration for Jonas Jonasson’s bestselling novel, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. Like the fictional centenarian, my father had only a very few years of formal education, … Continue reading
lean into literacy
In honour of this year’s winner of the Council of the Federation Literacy Award, BC’s Superintendent of Reading, Maureen Dockendorf, and I travelled this week to Powell River Public Library. Powell River Public Library has been described as “the little … Continue reading
roadworks and book arts
Picture a steamroller used by artists in making prints. Make that a three-ton construction steamroller and an unlikely letterpress bed: a city street! photo credit: unknown:Â laughingsquid.com 54
Posted in Creativity, Innovation, Librarianship
Tagged Brewster Kahle, Internet Archive, Mary Austin, San Francisco Center for the Book, SFCB
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