I was a Teen Librarian

And now for something completely different…

albteenlib — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:16:03 +0000

I tried some of the Flickr mashup applications and liked the one that lets you create a mosaic. This time I looked for Dia de los Muertos pictures. It looked pretty cool, but unfortunately it didn’t save properly. Here you can see the first row and a half, anyway:

Flickr Fun

albteenlib — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:39:32 +0000

Santa brought my daughter a kitten for Christmas, so I have kittens on the brain. I searched for “orange kitten” in Flickr and soon found one that looks alot like our little Darwin. What a cutie, huh?

7 1/2 Habits

albteenlib — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:11:04 +0000

I’m working through a Learning 2.0 program my library system started last week. The 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learners was the first thing covered. The biggest challenge for me on the list is probably

Habit 6: Use technology to your advantage.

Obviously I’m not that big a technophobe if I’m blogging. But it does make you feel a little creeky when you don’t know how to use half the functions on your cell phone, printer/scanner/copier, video camera, etc. not to mention RSS feeds and the like.

My best excuse is a lack of time at work, and many other things I’d rather do after work than stare at a computer. But it’s probably time to get some of these monkeys off my back.

The habit that is easiest for me, I guess, is

Habit 4: Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.

because there are plenty of other things I’ve learned while technology has been on the back burner.

Hello world!

albteenlib — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:34:51 +0000

Okay, so I’m not a teen. But I am a librarian, and I work with teens. In this blog I’ll talk about what it’s like to do a job few would dare.