“i can’t believe that i’m on my way becoming a librarian as i’m pursuing my master’s in library and information science. it’s a matter of taking a break from spacing out and recommending strangers what books to read so i could focus on the upcoming cataloging midterm tomorrow.” — d.l. kim
“I really didn’t realize the librarians were, you know,such a dangerous group. … You think they’re just sitting at the desk,all quiet and everything. They’re like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn’t mess with them.” — Michael Moore (via keykaiknows)
(Source: ilovelibraries.org, via arcanewaif)
Reblogger’s note: and then suddenly, your eyes feel dry.
(Source: nerdygeekychic, via salmiakkivodka)
Don’t misunderstand me.
I am a firm believer of the Gospel, but I believe that what we need are more librarians instead of pastors.
Librarians do a lot better job of upholding the ALA Bill of Rights than pastors upholding the ten commandments and Jesus’ two greatest hits.
The fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil had already been consumed. Should this be true, then why the pointless effort to recreate this tree and not only that, to create a wall of ignorance around it?
We still need pastors who are willing to live what they preach, but we especially need librarians who are willing to live what they shelve.
Each to his own spiritual conviction and paradigm shift.
i was at the cafe, and began a conversation with a stranger. when i was checking out his iPhone 4s and went on the safari, it was on this page. that’s how i found out about this. weird, huh?
Cosplay.
No, put away that skimpy nurse outfit and the police uniform. You got it wrong… that’s role play, you perv.
Anyways, dress up something from manga/anime. And yes, cosplay is not limited to dressing up like Jane Eyre, Erza Pound, James Joyce, your canon little friends. Or dress up like a big giant book… then again, no, don’t do that.
Then you’ll get a line of people with questions, probably being “what the hell?” or “what are you?” Crazy idea, but it’ll get people’s attention, and when you’re just dressed as a typical librarian (not the stereotype, but hipster is okay, i guess), you might see those same people again, with real questions.
For me, I would choose Ichigo. Aw yea.
Whoa, hello world, again.
Remember me? The cool guy that ranted about public libraries and private churches, and became known as the awkward guy who lost his cool? He’s back, and that’s me.
While I’m pressed for time (need to help out a friend move), just want to say this blog is out of the unannounced hiatus.
Let me put it to you this way: I came across a paradigm shift a few weeks ago (that ranty post being one of the shifts), and now, my mind has never felt clearer. Will explain in days to come.
Wrote an interesting post on my personal blog about an unexpected yet pleasant conversation, and you are more than welcome to visit.
If you want to know me personally, visit that blog, but if you see me with my librarian hat, visit library schooled (and you are currently).
Cheers,
d.l.
For you YA lit lovers, this is for you:
In one of my library courses, I have taken Materials for YA. We had to do a presentation about a genre and its authors and books. Attached is a link of all the powerpoint slides. I warn you; it’s 53 megabytes and 256 pages.
[Note: So you may be wondering if I’m allowed to share this. To put it to you this way, all the students wanted a digital copy of ALL the presentations. So the TA made it and made it available to download. First of all, I don’t claim credit other than disseminating this collection of group presentations from Wrenn-Estes’s 265 Materials for Young Adults via tumblr (and Facebook too…). Names are given credit as shown on the slides; a shout out to all my classmates and professor for making this possible. If you consider pro-literacy a crime, arrest me.]
This ain’t for the faint of heart (i.e. those who hate reading, but come on, you love stories and ideas so…).
A real person reads Twilight and critiques it, and interprets what its implications and future trends. Enough with the ranting and parodies… you can’t kill a dead horse again.
And that book is on my to-read list.
I know Teen Paranormal Romance is overkill (barnes & noble have two shelves devoted to that). But to just stand there and judge, who are you to judge if you haven’t read one book?
Download awkward virtual presentations here!
For the title on the desk, that pun came from Mr. J Medeiros’s song “Depression is a Liar.”
Once again, I apologize for my past rants, which have been removed. It was especially hard to tell the difference between intellectual freedom and reckless rants. Now I understand.
taken from my Facebook profile (note for this librarschooled blog: much as I feel embarrassed and want to delete the rant, I’ll leave it there though with a special note, and to show that ideas can roam freely but need to be discerned. And this blog will still be updated though not sure how often):
a public apology: seems like after all that my inner-voice had the case of the high school ranter angst, who wanted to roar. He had been dealt with.
The only rants I’ll delete are those laced with profanity (as not to cause anyone to stumble). The other outspoken/emo ones, much as I like to erase those too, I’ll leave them because to remind myself God’s forgiveness and love extends farther than I could ever imagine.
After many years of being a believer, now the Gospel is sweet to my soul.
Thank you for reading.