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...
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...
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....
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...
Book lists and best sellers
We’re all familiar with the concept. You pick up a book and splashed across the front cover are the words New York Times Bestseller!...
A resolution to read
It’s that time of the year again when many of us make half-hearted promises to change our bad habits: eat better, spend less, be...
Christmas – library style
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I love Christmas. There’s just something almost magical about the season and I indulge...
Book bans and censorship
For those who like to keep up to date on current events, you’ll be aware of a disturbing trend in the United States right...
Behind The Shelves – PLWA
Last month I explained a little about the Alphabet Brigade behind public libraries and today I’m going to delve a little deeper into PLWA...
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...
What’s the difference?
Fiction and non-fiction. Books and audiobooks. Romance and thrillers. These are all concepts that most people are familiar with. The world of books and...
Pride of place on the shelf
I am a huge believer in that representation matters and I have made it a goal of mine to expand our collection of books...
