The RIFFED Librarian

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

WESTERN -- The Rattlesnake Season by Larry D. Sweazy

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(Book # 1 of the Josiah Wolfe, Texas Ranger series.) I first heard about Larry Sweazy and his Texas Ranger series on a local NPR broadca...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Library 2.0 and Readers Advisory

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In recent years many public libraries have embraced Web 2.0 technologies as a means of promoting their services and materials. ““Web 2.0” i...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Classic Science Fiction - Flowers for Algernon

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Follow Charlie’s emotional and intellectual journey from retardation to genus, in his own words, when he undergoes an experimental surgery ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Horror -- Breathless by Dean Koontz

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I’ve always been a fan of horror authors – particularly Stephen King and Dean Koontz. While I’ve kept up with King, I haven’t read a Koont...
Monday, February 6, 2012

V is for Vengence by Sue Grafton

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Reading Sue Grafton’s latest Kinsey Millhone mystery, V is for Vengeance, is sort of like slipping into an old pair of sweats – comfortable...
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Readers Advisoy at Hamilton East Public Library Fishers Branch

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I visited HEPL Fishers Branch on a rainy Saturday to test their librarian’s skill at readers advisory. I began by perusing a large display ...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

"The Confession" by John Grisham

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John Grisham, master of the legal thriller, has been slipping in recent years but he comes back strong in The Confession. The story begins...
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In education, you don't get laid off, your get RIFFED. RIF stands for Reduction In Force. I lost my media specialist job of 23 years in a Reduction In Force in 2010. My life's work and my identity were literally RIFFED away from me. In response I began this blog and became the RIFFED librarian. In the summer of 2012 I accepted a job as a media specialist in a middle school. I soon learned that the only way this school was able to continue to have a licensed media specialist was if that person also taught the nine week 5th and 6th grade research/keyboarding class. I hung in at this job for nine years and enjoyed every minute I was able to spend in the library. Due to health issues I retired early - in 2021. Still, in my heart I will always be a librarian!
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