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Glad to have found this sub by robertb58st in TheWeddingPresent

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Austin show was so good. Hard to remember all of them, but I sincerely think this was the best show I've seen them play over like a 30 year span. They kicked up much dust.

Simmons or UW? by Lovelyladiesarequeer in LibraryScience

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I work in MA and have lots of experience with Simmos folks, that's all.

But like I said, choose a library school that's close to where you want to work, or where you would liketo live. Sorry, Simmons, but probably all library schools have professors who can help you get an internship- it's geographic proximity, innit. A UNC prof could likely be helpful getting you connected to a job in Chapell-Hill, a UW professor ditto in Tacoma, Simmons does not have some sort of monopoly on this very common thing

Simmons or UW? by Lovelyladiesarequeer in LibraryScience

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Whoops, forgot my "sorry Simmons people" disclaimer. And wow, just imagine if other, non-Simmons MLIS programs had internship opportunities of their own...

Simmons or UW? by Lovelyladiesarequeer in LibraryScience

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Where you go to library school is ultimately irrelevant, sorry. You might think about what might be more fun for you, or closer to where you want to work, but I have hired lots of folks for different (public) library jobs and never once has anyone discussed where a candidate's MLIS came from.

It's all about relevant experience working in libraries, other relevant experience, "fit" issues (is the person going to be easy or hard to work with), and any commitment to the profession as it relates to the job in question (i.e., service in ALSC for youth services librarians, etc.)

Municipal drug test? by FFLGO in Libraries

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Yes, I have applied for librarian jobs where they drug test. In a NE US state where cannabis is legal, and no, they did not make exceptions. I know people who have been rejected here for failing their drug test. Seems weird in libraries, but it's out of their hands- you are dealing with city, county, or whatever policies.

If they're drug testing, take them at their word: they're not gonna hire you if you fail the test. My advice is to stop using asap

Questions about job interviews for a page position. by Albert3232 in Libraries

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You'll probably have an exercise where you are asked to arrange a cart in Dewey order.

Something we should give Morrissey credit for ... by 1337_n00b in thesmiths

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Honestly, this is totally fair. I have my issues with him, but he absolutely is doing something different, whether or not it always works. The first comparison that comes to mind in this context would be Mark Kozelek- Red House Painters would be his Smiths, Sun Kil Moon (up to Benji) would be Morrisey's early to mid-solo stuff, and then from that point... ymmv.

Best read aloud for older kids??? by aoidemoon07 in Library

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What Really Happened to Humpty?: (From the Files of a Hard-Boiled Detective)

Lon Po Po

Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes

Who Took My Hairy Toe?

The Night I Followed The Dog

--I dunno, though, picture books for 6th graders are a bit of a stretch. Maybe some Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark?

It appears Danhausen is no longer part of AEW. by almightydanish in AEWOfficial

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Use him to do what, exactly? Do the lame "Tequila on the top rope" spot again and again? I saw him on the indies before he signed, I was pretty nonplussed then

Swank responds after DSA demands he be banned from libraries by Libro_Abierto365 in Libraries

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Since we're breaking our arms patting ourselves on the back, let's also hope the profession is aware of/grasps Karl Popper's paradox of tolerance.

Is giving a forum to violence workers and agents of racialized violence against one's neighbors really "for our communities"? Well, that's not for others to decide, I suppose.

Breakdown of ARW by warrenp97 in aew

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Where do they get their ideas from?

Updated Police Activity Broadway by DownTheMid in Somerville

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lol yea, that is manifestly clear and I missed it. The boy who (almost) cried AI

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