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Ten more ideas about how I can make my life better, in libraries and elsewhere:
Plan an unconference — somewhere, somehow.
The field needs more unconferences, and I’d like to host/organize one for local librarians this year — probably in the summer sometime.
More controlled and productive computer time.
No, this has nothing to do with social software. I [...]
I keep saying this, but subscribe to the CBC Ideas podcast. Do it. Right now. It is probably the best podcast that is not related to celebrity, comedy or music.
A new series, called the “Kings of Philantropy” is about to be nixed from the list (Ideas only keeps about 4 podcasts up on its site [...]
So, I volunteered to handle a Salvation Army kettle for two hours at a liquor store. (For those non-Canadians out there, in Canada, all alcohol is handled by government-managed “liquor commissions” or, as we say in Halifax, the “LC.” Side note: if you listen to Sloan’s “Underwhelmed,” they make a reference [...]
My very favorite non-librarian, of course, is my wife, Wanda. She is a fundraising consultant and has about 10 years of experience in this realm. It is a job for which I have no skill at all.
Wanda is a master networker. She can go into a room, talk to someone [...]
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