Athena’s Banquet

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The Man Your Grades Could Be Like

Oh my oh my. I think this one gave me a case of the vapors. The Old Spice Man has a way of doing that to me.
Straight from BYU is an injection of pure awesome. Today, the internet is made of win.

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Something SERIOUSLY silly

I just got this amazing The Office-style video from a friend at Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library. Their genealogy night is tonight, so local peeps should go down and pay them a visit!
It gets really good about 2 minutes in…worth waiting for. Man, those librarians can party.

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Librarians do Gaga is now on TeacherTube.

Does what it says on the tin.
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=184973
Thanks to everyone who’s been reading and making suggestions. I’ve been off on a much-needed post-graduation vacation, and am just starting to get caught back up on emails and the like. If you have been waiting to hear from me, I’ll be in touch soon.

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Librarians Do Gaga is now captioned for the Deaf and hearing impaired.

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Librarians do Gaga (and then take over the world)

Hi, everybody! You’re probably here because of that “Librarians Do Gaga” video that’s been flying around Twitter and Facebook and pretty much everywhere else. Welcome!
I’ve seen a bunch of questions come up on the various sites, so I figured I’d do a bit of a FAQ for you guys.
Who are you, anyway?

My name [...]

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Librarians do Gaga.

Wow, this is kind of lighting up the intertubes.
I’ve had at least one request for the lyrics to my “Librarians do Gaga” version of Poker Face. Here they are!
You got a question that is causing you some pain
Typin’ keywords into the search engine again.
Look your naïve searching just ain’t gonna get it [...]

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Ca-Ca-Ca-Catalog Ca-Ca-Catalog

So hey! In about 14 days I graduate from University of Washington’s Information School with a bright shiny new set of letters after my name: Em. Ell. Eye. Ess.
What does this mean?
It means I get to make things like this.
Yeah. Librarians do Gaga. And we do it awesome.

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The Hungry Lion

Another example of what I’m learning in sign language. This video uses all of the letters of the alphabet in order.
The Hungry Lion

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A quick look at what I’m doing in sign language

...Okay, this is not sign language.  This is a story told in visual-gestural communication.
Enjoy…
Girl meets bear

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Today I (June 25)

Today I:

Processed board books (checked against invoice, stickered)
Straightened children’s room
Shelved readers (we were WIPED OUT)
Worked on book order.

Things I’ve been thinking about as I’ve been working on the book order:

I have a strong tendency to pick books with female protagonists and more stereotypically female activities.  I actually went through, book by book, and put hashmarks [...]

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