Library Pills

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 15 May 2016 12:28:00 +0000

May 15! Graduation was last week and the summer activities have begun. Librarians go to conferences and work on projects during the summer. Our Staff Development Day was a time of fun with colleagues at Frankies Fun Park in Greenville. We had a great time playing mini golf, riding go-carts, and winning or not at the arcade games galore! Eating out at the Longhorn Steakhouse was a treat :-)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:16:00 +0000

I just found this post I started long ago and never posted. This is still a blog I've neglected and should keep it going. I've neglected this blog for too long! We are working on new versions of LibGuides and LibAnswers and having fun with new widgets. I love being a librarian in an Academic library. Students will be returning soon and the fun begins.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 May 2015 12:30:00 +0000

Be sure to be a friend of BJU Mack Library on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/BJUMackLibrary/

Flags at Half Mast

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 May 2015 12:26:00 +0000

American Flag

Mack Answers

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:08:00 +0000

Mack Answers

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:23:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:22:00 +0000

Get Fluffy is a delightful book for dog lovers who appreciate their best friends. I was glad that I read Desperate Housedogs and met Caro, Melinda's cousin, before reading Get Fluffy. Melinda and Caro and their cousin feud helped carry the story along. The dogs were pampered and adored by their owners and helped to solve crimes by being alert to their surroundings. The books were fun and quick to read.

Phoebe

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:40:00 +0000

What a week! Phoebe Mae was born on Wednesday, 11-9-11 and now home with her sister and brother. She's being pampered by lots of family locally and at a distance. We are farther away than we like, but with technology we can see her from afar. Our plan is to be all together at Christmas with our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren! What an anticipation :-)

Database Basics Workshops

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:31:00 +0000

Each semester our library provides research training for our English 102 students preparing to write their required research paper. This semester we created an online sign-up form that made contacting the students much easier. Communication with both students and faculty has been superb. Introducing the wealth of information that our students have available both on and off campus is one of the enjoyable duties that I have each semester. We set aside time for 28 workshops over a 2-week period and staff the sessions with librarians who enjoy the challenge. We are now down to the last 2 days. Fall 2011 has been a success and I look forward to recording the stats. The next added value will be a rubric to track use of resources used in the papers. Maybe next semester.

Steven James

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:15:00 +0000

I've been reading Steven James: The Pawn, The Rook, The Knight, etc. He writes thrillers with cutting edge information.

http://www.amazon.com/Steven-James/e/B001IU0RQS/ref=sr_tc_ep?qid=1313680965

The Road from Coorain

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:24:00 +0000

On the recommendation of my daughter, Tricia, I'm reading Jill Ker Conway's book, The Road from Coorain, about her growing up years and schooling in Australia to be followed by True North, her memoir in the academic world of America. I borrowed both books via PASCAL, our academic library consortia in South Carolina.

LibGuides

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:27:00 +0000

Up early on a Sunday morning working on a LibGuide for a class workshop I'm presenting on Monday. I'm always looking for ways to make the information easier for the students to access. Welcome to the life of an academic librarian! Love it!

Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:04:00 +0000

Snow in Greenville, SC is quite the event. We just received an emergency call saying that the campus is closed! Woohoo! We can enjoy the 6+ inches from our warm apartment :-) In a city that rarely gets more than a dusting, this is quite the snow emergency. Even though we as northerners think we know how to drive, we don't want to be on the road with those who don't!!! I just saw a semi stop on the side of the road. The snow is now coming down heavy again; I'm curious to find out how much we'll actually get.

Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus - Must See!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:34:00 +0000

Too funny

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:58:00 +0000

Here we go again!

Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:09:00 +0000

Ahhh the weekend before school begins on Wednesday. Students and parents have been arriving nonstop filling the campus with life once again! Our Saturday is consumed with laundry and preparation for the coming week and an occasional excursion away from Greenville. We live in a gorgeous area of the country. In South Carolina the mountains beckon us to visit. In Minnesota it was the expanse of blue sky and the Twin Cities; we often said when driving to the Cities that our "lines had fallen in pleasant places." Now we live that life virtually through our children and grandchildren who live in the north while we enjoy the south.

I'm listening to Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, an amazing story that my daughter suggested I read. Our freedom in the USA takes on a whole new meaning when contrasted with the oppression in Iran.

We're looking forward to a good year with new challenges.

LibGuides

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:00:00 +0000

I'm working on a LibGuide presentation to demo all the neat ways to share information and websites for teachers and librarians.

Librarians and Conservatives

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:40:00 +0000

Comment on Will Manley's blog by me: "My experience in Minnesota as the Library Director of Pillsbury Baptist Bible College was always positive and gracious with my librarian friends at SELCO (Southeast Libraries Cooperating) and MINITEX at the University of Minnesota. They may have had liberal viewpoints and I certainly had conservative viewpoints, but that was never an issue in our relationships. The state librarian and I regularly shared ideas on a number of occasions. We benefited from a grant to bring us into the regional system that would have been a win-win for us and the state, but we closed at the end of 2008. They were just as disappointed as we were."

Let me also add on my blog: In 2005, I was given a grant to attend the ACRL Conference in Minneapolis. The leadership of ACRL certainly recognized that I was from Pillsbury Baptist Bible College and still granted me a scholarship to attend for the week. My conservatism was not an issue. Yes, there were comments made from the platform of a liberal nature, but I knew that would happen and expected it. My hosts for the conference were always gracious and wanted my input at the sessions I attended. I would attend another ACRL Conference in a minute. I always take the beneficial ideas, and ignore the less helpful ones.

I miss my colleagues in Minnesota and the camaraderie we had together.

Lunch Break

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:19:00 +0000

We're halfway through July and getting ready for another school year. The summer is going too fast, but we're having good times with friends and family. Oscar is now 6 and Peyton will be 12 in September. Cynthia celebrates her birthday on Sunday and our anniversary is the next week. It's hard to believe that we've been married for 40 years.

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:07:00 +0000

Our car is getting a much needed bath and vacuum at Canopy - they do an excellent job!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:45:00 +0000

Testing my new mobile set-up. Love mobile access.

Christmas House 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:49:00 +0000

Here are the pictures from our house on Christmas Day.

Clearing Snow from the Deck

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:04:00 +0000

Cynthia and I cleared the deck of snow before the next wave expected later this afternoon!

Charter

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:10:00 +0000

Starting last Friday we had a problem with our Internet access. It died and nothing we did following instructions from the Charter phone service helped. After having no connection all weekend, it came back on Monday morning. We thought all was well, but no service again on Monday night - frustrating! We scheduled a tech to come, but of course, he couldn't come until Wednesday morning. Maurice came and changed the modem; we were connected and thought all was well, but alas, we came home from work, and no service. We scheduled another visit for Thursday morning, this one thought we had a problem with our Macintosh computers connecting - WHAT?!? Our second tech on Thursday was scheduled to drop off a new cable box for our TV, and this cable guy knew what to do. Apparently, there is a sequence that has to be followed when replacing the modem : Unplug wireless router, turn Airport off, replug wireless router (WAN solid and Internet Blinking fast), then turn on Airport. We learned something new!! No problems! The moment of truth will be tomorrow morning!

Family

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:26:00 +0000

Happy birthday to my sister, Marcia, today. We had a good talk this morning catching up on our lives. Family is important in our lives. Our adult children are in Greenville, SC, Owatonna, MN, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Mankato, MN, Janesville, MN, and Owatonna, MN (in that order :-). Andy will be heading to Watertown, WI this coming week for his senior year at Maranatha Baptist Bible College. We will miss going to his football games, since we're involved at our new school with a totally different schedule. You can be assured we'll be perusing all the football pictures once the season begins.

Oscar and Peyton begin school after Labor Day in Minnesota, and they are buying school supplies in anticipation of new schools. Oscar will go to an all-day kindergarten in Waseca near Tricia's workplace and Peyton will begin 5th grade at McKinley Elementary School near our home in Owatonna. She had attended Washington Elementary School from K5-4, but when they moved to our home, she had to transfer to the neighborhood school and she'll do fine.

I also had a great visit with my sister, Darlene, this morning and caught up on her family. What a glorious day! I'm sure by day's end, I will call my mother to get her updates on my 97-year-old Great Aunt Edith living nearby in a care facility. What a span of generations.

Now off to lunch with friends in anticipation of a new week.