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....
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...
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...
Author activity
As a Gen X-er, I’m of the age where I clearly remember a time before the digital age took over, even if I have...
Lifelong learning
The first week in September this year is Adult Learners Week, a campaign that aims to encourage the motto that when it comes to...
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...
The decline of the letter
When I was a teenager, there was nothing more exciting than coming across a pretty letter writing set, complete with matching envelopes, when I...
Don’t forget the A in AI
ChatGPT. Adobe Premiere Pro. Tome. These are just a few of the more popular AI programs out there right now. So what are they...
What’s In A Name: Dino Edition
Etymology is the scientific study of the origin of names, and it’s not just limited to people names. Everyone loves dinosaurs (and if you...
Show me the money
Funding for public libraries has always been a divisive subject. They’re an investment for the various tiers of government that don’t show a tangible...
Reader’s Advisory
Part of my job at the library is offering a Readers’ Advisory (RA) service. At the bare bones level, this is helping readers find...