yipeee we're patrons -- at least in the GLobe & Mail

So, I might be a customer at my local public library, but at least the Globe & Mail refers to me as a patron.

I've been reading lindsay's LIFE AFTER LIBRARY SCHOOL posts and looking forward to her upcoming piece on PATRON vs CUSTOMER vs USER...

http://lifeafterlibraryschool.blogspot.com/

Meantime, there was an article on the front page of the Globe & Mail on Wednesday, Janaury 10th, 2007 called LIBRARIES TURN NEW PAGE TO THRIVE IN DIGITAL AGE that had an inside headline of LIBRARIES CHANGING TO MEET NEEDS OF PATRONS. You can read the article at:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/freeheadlines/LAC/20070110/LIBRARIES10/national/National

I was quite the patron at my university library today -- I could barely cycle home my backpack was so heavy. I'm backtracking in my work a bit -- despite having completed my data collection -- a 6 week multicultural storytime for pre-schoolers in a public library, I'm still interested in developing a bibliography of multicultural materials suitable for read-alouds and storytime setting for 3 to 5 year olds.

And yes, I could still cycle. It's LONDON, ONTARIO after all & I have my year-round-cycling husband's tire tracks to follow. There's snow on the ground, sure, but it was lovely and sunny and mild today. Nothing like Jason in Saskatchewan, who has a great YouTube piece that shows you just how cold it is...

http://blog.jason.hammond.net/

yep, minus 40. My friend who lived in Red Lake for ten years said that when it got to be minus 15 her kids would whip off their mitts and hat cause it felt "warm"....Wow! Hang in there, Jason. And I'm glad he keeps posting. It's my daily TV cause I don't watch the real boob tube. It's getting me into trouble with my 16 year old though. Apparently, we're living on the fringes of society and she and her siblings will not be able to properly socialize without TV, MSN and cellphones. I'll report back on this soon...Right, Lucy?!?! Oh, she can't hear me, she's watching a Tool video on her iPod (bought with her own $$$ earned from babysitting and tutoring...). Ciao...for now.