Back to Basics — those pesky dashes
I am going to start this article by stating that ‘the dashes’ (hyphens, en dashes, and em dashes) are my most disliked form of...
Emotional attachments to fictional characters
One of my favourite shirts has a caption on it that says ‘I am overly attached to fictional characters’. I often get called a...
The history of fanfiction
When I speak to people about fanfiction, a lot of the time they dismiss it as being something that only angsty teenage girls read...
Tis the season to be reading
I’m pretty sure that the last time I blinked it was only January but here we are, another year almost at an end, and...
The low-down on donations
One of the most common questions I get asked here at the Bindoon Library is, “Do you accept donations?”
The answer is, “Yes! Yes...
Baa Baa Black Sheep: Innocent nursery rhyme?
“Baa baa black sheep have you any wool?”
“Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.
One for the master, and one for the dame,
And one for...
Live & Local
In the middle of last year, I was sitting in on a Regional and Remote Libraries Working Group meeting and we were discussing recent...
Bindoon Bookworm – Battle of the books
A sure fire way to start an argument in a library, book store, airport lounge, or just when visiting your Nan, is to bring...
Let’s celebrate!
What’s in a number? Sixty. 60. Three score. Sexagenary. 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 years in the...
Back To Basics refresher: apostrophes
Those of you who have been following the Bindoon Bookworm since the beginning will probably remember that every now and then I like to...
Safe spaces for all
If you’ve been keeping abreast of news in the United States, you’ll already know about the terrible things happening in their library spaces recently....
Toss out those tropes
Do you ever get that feeling of déjà vu when reading a book? You’re positive that you’ve never read it before but it just...
