A Day in the Life of a Librarian

Hello All,

Sorry it's been such a long time between posts.  I'm getting back into the blogging groove now.  I won't go into what's been happening in this post because I'm doing this one as a special "return to the blogosphere".  This blog post is being made for the Library Day in the Life Project. 

"The Library Day in the Life Project is a semi-annual event coordinated by Bobbi Newman of Librarian by Day. Twice a year librarians, library staff and library students from all over the globe share a day (or week) in their life through blog posts, photos, video and Twitter updates. "

Yours truly is #221 (out of, currently, 248)

So without further ado, here is a day in my life at the library for Tuesday, July 26 2011.

Today began with taking some photos for a project.

So, after I returned to my branch (my new location; more about that later) I had a little time before my cashier shift so I got caught up on emails (37 new ones since the day before) and began tracking down the library connections for legislation.  This is important information as I am on the Legislative Committee for YALSA and I'm trying to get the word out about our upcoming District Days events (more on that later as well).



After leaving a message for the contact person I found I went off to do my cashier shift.  This was a standard day in the cashier box.  It's great to see so many people finding books in the library shop as the money we make from there goes to help pay for our programming and other things.

After my cashier shift I had another "off pod" hour so I returned to my desk and did some more work on my new space science program youth services will be doing this Fall.  The PowerPoint and game board I am creating for this one is "The Sun".

After some time on the PowerPoint as well as refilling our handout/freebie/swag racks, checking in periodicals and newspapers, it was time again for some pod shifts.  I spent an hour on Pod 2 and an hour on Pod 1.   I answered various reference and readers' advisory questions and went on a quest for a missing DVD.  Then it was off the pod and back at my desk.  I read some current day's emails., went to help people with the public copier/printer and then planned the new library display.  The August display is "Cowboys and Aliens."  All this took up the last hour of my day and then it was home to work on the game board for the sun program and decompress before my next day at the library.

So that was my Tuesday in a real-world public library.  

Have fun all!  See you soon!

Michael

Book review - Interworld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves

Interworld is the story of Joey Harker, a young man with no sense of direction yet can walk through the myriad of worlds that make up the altiverse. Every time a major decision is made a new version of the universe  is created, one where the decision was made continues on and another with the path not taken.  Best guess is that there are trillions of alternate universes.  Each Joey Harker in those universes, whether boy, girl, or cybernetic adaptation has the ability to "walk" the In-Between and travel from universe to universe.  Some of these alternate universes are low on the technological end and have a form of magic (HEX) and some are high on the scale and excel in science complete with lasers and liquid metal type suits (BINARY).  Each is trying to conquer the other and take over the entire altiverse.  The one group standing in their was is a group of various Joey Harkers.

Don't worry.  It's not as complicated as it sounds.  It was actually a really fun read by two great and creative minds.

New home for my lap-band blog posts and info

Hi everyone,

If you came here to read Michael's Mind: What Thoughts I Think, don't worry. This site is not going away. I wanted to make a special place to post all of my lap-band information so I have moved it to my new Banded Librarian blog.


I also have my new book blog -- Michael's Book Shelf: What I read and Write.



I also still have my YouTube channel -- LibrarianMichael/The Banded Librarian.


I know that's a lot to take in however, if you subscribe to my YouTube channel and "follow" my blogs, you'll know every time there is a new video or blog posted. It's easier for you and good for me.  The stats would really help!


Thanks and see you all in the internet!


Michael

Michael's video blog #14 - lap-band and life update

Hi all,

Well, the big push is on to both get published and try to make some extra money.   I've submitted a book and poem to publishers and had both rejected.  I'm a real author now!   :)

I currently have my first picture book submitted to a literary agency and hope to hear back soon.  I've also signed up with a couple of online sites (eLance and ChaCha) to try to earn some extra money.  These of course are just supplemental sources.  I may need to find a second regular job soon as well.

So, anyway, here is my new video blog.   Please remember to subscribe/follow this blog so I know you're out there.

Bye for now!

Michael

Video Blog #13 - lap-band update, new weight-tracking spreadsheet, etc.

Hi all,

Here is video blog #13.

In this video I talk about my weight loss progress after the lap-band surgery, show you the new weight loss tracking Excel file I created (link below), and give some feedback on a couple of websites I've been using for support pre-surgery.

So, enjoy the video and feel free to download and use the weight-loss tracker spreadsheet.

Please comment or email me if you have any suggestions or would like me to personalize the spreadsheet for you or would just like to chat.

Michael

Link to spreadsheet on Google Docs --->          Weight loss tracking spreadsheet

Video blog # 12 - Lapband update

Hi all,

Enjoy this new video blog! I welcome all comments!

Michael

Video blog #11 - 11 days post-surgery

Hi all,

Well, I'm now 11 days post-surgery.  I actually started the lap-band diet a few weeks before surgery so I was able to lose about 8 lbs for I went in and have lost about 5 more lbs since my surgery 11 days ago.

Current weight - 248.2
Goal weight - 180