Comments on: Anaheim, Here I Come!

By: Auverkirk's fan

Auverkirk's fan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:33:36 +0000

As usual, I worked out all year and dressed nicely and met some great women at ALA. Now it’s true that we haven’t heard AL whine about the dearth of attractive straight men in the library profession but she’s jaw-jacked about it in the past enough that it’s probably legitimate to continue to comment on the issue. Interestingly, most decent-looking straight male librarians tend to find our attention drawn less by psuedonymously-expressed wit alone than by openly-expressed wit when delivered from a nicely-dressed female personage with that all-too-rare (in the library profession) of a 20-22 BMI. (Yes, it’s rare but ALA Annual is so big there are always a few cuties around.) Since our dear AL is still her secret self, we know not whether she qualifies for the latter group. And so that population of librarians for whom she cried so plaintively gravitates most likely elsewhere. (If she *was* gettin’ any, wouldn’t she likely gloat? One can never be certain, though, so insert disclaimer here.)

By: elena

elena — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:33:35 +0000

Yet again this year, I have saved my pennies for something more valuable than the ALA conference. Did I say pennies? Sheesh. How does a librarian not making the Forbe’s quoted mid career median pay afford going to these things?

By: Wants to know

Wants to know — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:43:09 +0000

Dear AL,
Love your columns. Yes, Anaheim is boring. I live next door in Fullerton (boring too). But I could show you some less frequented and somewhat interesting places in Fullerton that tourists never see.

By: Sheryl Kron Rhodes

Sheryl Kron Rhodes — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:47:03 +0000

Evan—You can find hobbit holes in Matamata. I have a picture of my then-eight-year-old daughter looking out of Bag End’s foyer window. And AL, the reason that the Maori presentation has what looks to be the same title & subtitle is because many NZ institutions have made a point of using Maori as a gesture of respect toward the original inhabitants of Aotearoa (the Land of the Long White Cloud). I keep looking wistfully at the academic librarian postings that occasionally pop up…

By: Frog the Librarian

Frog the Librarian — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:17:42 +0000

My school has had the Ph.D. program since the early 1970s though I can only think of few graduates that became prominent leaders or scholars in our field.

By: Joneser

Joneser — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:53:04 +0000

She’s doing oppo research.

By: Michelle Sellars

Michelle Sellars — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:02:14 +0000

I’d actually be intersted in the New Zealand one, assuming it’s about native/minority information in majority libraries. In historical societies, archives, etc here in the south have a lot of info on wealthy white people, less so on Native Americans and minorities. I’d be interested to learn how other libraries have bridged the gap.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:20:12 +0000

Thanks to AL for highlighting the diversity of session topics at ALA2012. After 15 years of the same old – same old, I’m almost sorry to be missing ALA2012. hahahahahaha – No, just kidding.

By: Evan Banned

Evan Banned — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:51:45 +0000

Oh, that I could attend. The snark level is always at its best when librarians gather. I need detailed reports from the New Zealand program, especially concerning hobbit holes in the area.

By: will manley

will manley — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:47:55 +0000

Ah, my favorite time of year. AL ridicules ALA annual while sipping martinis at the conference hotel bar. Great work if you can get it.