End of Year / Beginning of Year Get-together

Had a great time with old friends celebrating end of one year and the beginning of another. Happy New Year!

Chi-town Story (Chow Time)

So I was headed north on Broadway/Belmont -- thinking about what I could pick up food- or sandwich-wise to chomp down on while walking.

The best place for burgers was FiveGuys -- but that was south on Fullerton. What to do? I naturally stopped and turned around, ordering my bacon cheeseburger with the usual 'toppings' on my cell-phone. Ten minutes later, I got there and picked the thing up.

Then walking back north, I crossed by Wiener's Circle. Oh, I thought to myself, gotta have a polish with mustard, relish, grilled onions and a pickle -- gotta!!! So I stopped by there too and picked up two polish.

Yummy! Yummy! I've got chow for the whole weekend!

CR&L News for 12/23 Is Out!

Neat! CR&L News (College & Research Library News) is out for December (link)!

The thing used to be sent to you in print but of course like practically everything these days, it's electronic (pdf, etc).
So what do I do? Why, I print the thing out on my pretty HP color printer, staple it together and voila -- I've Got Mine!

Interesting Article in IFLA Journal

 Not quite sure how to take this but is worth a read:

Žilić, T., & Faletar, S. (2023). "Public Library Services for People with Dementia: A Study of Students’ Perceptions". IFLA Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/03400352231202507 

Building With My Name!

Wow, went walking by a building being constructed -- when I noticed: it had my name! Do I have to move in?

Shakespeare Avenue?

Shakespeare Ave.? Shouldn't I be living here? (All I'd have to do is hop over the fence...)

Hour-Change

Love how so many of my toys automatically change without me having to bother ...

Lunch & Parade

Holiday treat! Picked up sandwich at Al's Beef and then headed to the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade. Both were very very good :-)

Today's Purdy Purdy Snap-Shot ...

Taken late-afternoon from the home-balcony.

Um, Time Moves On ...

My candy at 10yrs old: Hershey's ?

My candy nowadays: a Peach ??

Wow, Really Crowded Downtown This Evening ...

I was headed to Navy Pier to see Mavis Staples (Chicago Live) but downtown was full as well!

United Against Book Bans

ALA's got a new report on the number of books banned.  Yuck! (and not only yuck but something we all need to oppose).  There's a form to join the campaign as well as a link to the (fast approaching) Banned Books Week (10/1-10/7).  We all need to get involved!  Let Freedom Read!

9/11 -- We'll Never Forget!

It's that time of year to remember the absolutely awful event that happened twenty-two years ago.  I did a write-up a couple years ago [link to write-up].

Living in New York at the time, I also put together a video of events as I and others experienced them [link to video].

We will never forget!

So Many Events!

 Wow, these all are happening this weekend:

• German American Oktoberfest
• Taste of Chicago
• Printers Row Lit Fest
• Lakeview East Festival of the Arts

Chicago Air & Water Show

 On my way to Navy Pier to see those noisy things in the sky :-)

Famous Last Words

 Famous Last Words: 'Get the App...'

Bud Billiken Parade

Currently at Bud Billiken -- Ran into some old acquaintances

Yippy, New Backpack!

Picked up a new backpack!  Originally -- as in this Fri. (7/28) -- its price of around $60 was just too high.  It was too high since originally I thought it was on sale (20% off).  Unfortunately, it wasn't on sale -- it was the other items on the same rack that were 😟.  Bummer!

But then I remembered:  I had a gift-certificate worth $25!  I got it at the Library Conference a couple weeks ago.  Hey, why not use that?  So I went back this afternoon and finally bought the thing, this time for $35!

First Day With Air ...

Yup, first day this year with a little air (as in 'AC'). Weekend will get cooler outside, so won't need ...

ALA Conference (Chicago)

 

Proceeds from the ALA Conference -- enjoyed it the whole week!  So much to grab (books, bags, paraphernalia of all kinds)!  After a couple years of No-Can-Do, we're back in the good times... #ALAAC23

Lookin ' forward to the opening Welcome speech!

#ALAAC23 #McCormickPlace

Mayoral Election (Chicago)

 On my way to hand in my ballot for the mayoral.

Last Day Library

Reasons Why:

• Left due to inappropriate, nasty, mean-spirited treatment by library mgmt ...
• Ensuring a student who comes to us for research help -- ensuring that student from the ill-informed and disruptive behavior of a student worker is a professional responsibility...
• Because I was reprimanded (and put on probation) for having explained the system of how the library organizes its books (so the student could look the thing up herself next-time) instead of simply looking it up & giving her the number...
• When you're treated like shit, it's best to get out of the toilet...

It's called (on my part), 'Professional Responsibility', 'Teachable Moment', and 'Higher Education' ...

New Year, New Website

Hi y'all!  Happy 2023 !!!   I've been hosting my own websites since the dawn of time (or close to it).  To reduce the overhead slightly, I'm moving my blog to blogger.com.  The new address is:

https://leoklein.blogpost.com

See ya soon!