Well, here it is

This blog was created for my Advanced Topics in Library Technology course. We have to create a blog, make a certain number of posts over the duration of the course. These posts of course, have to be about libraries.

Library Library Library

I kid. Since moving back to St. John's, I haven't had much of an opportunity to go to our local libraries. Not to say I didn't before, but it's been 20 years since I visited a children's library here. I practically lived at the AC Hunter library. I'm house bound now. I had a massive seizure over the summer. I still can't talk properly (I seem to have developed a lisp) and my dyslexia is getting horrendous. This whole blog is underlined in red! I lost my license, and I've succeeded in reading several of my books to pieces. I was taken off work, which is driving me batty because I'm one of those people that has to be doing something at all times. I feel weird not working.

Actually, I'd be quite happy to work in a library. It's why I'm doing these courses. It'd be a healthy environment for me, before the seizures and especially now after. Dr thinks they're stress related. So quiet working environment would be awesome.

But yes, back to the topic at hand. While living in Gander, there was very little in terms of books available. The one library was tiny tiny. Smaller than the Majorie Mews here. I never found anything for myself to read there. Or for my daughter really. I think the only thing we borrowed was a rare Winnie the Pooh VHS. I tried going to the reading time with my daughter. Didn't turn out that well. The lady in charge couldn't really control the children (I was the only parent in the room). One boy knocked over a bookshelf! While some people might think "Sure, that's fine. Gander's a small town so it doesn't matter so much". You're wrong. Gander is expanding rapidly. It has already outgrown the size of its library. I see some major problems there soon, but I doubt much will get done about.

Well then, that certainly exceeded the 2 paragraphs :P Now back to my very battered hardcover Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Yes, I read it so much the binding has snapped.