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My year in review – a month or so late.

Renee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:51:31 +0000

In the year 2009 I…

1.) Hosted many Interlibrary Lushes, then…didn’t.
One of the biggest changes was the passing of the Interlibrary Lush torch. I began Interlibrary Lush, the monthly meetup for librarians and information professionals, in September 2008, and one year later I decided to move on to have time for other projects, and let someone else take over. So that is done. Besides the occasional, ‘How do I start a librarian happy hour in my town?’, I have little part in the group but the new organizers continue to host meetups each month. For more information on ILL check out the MySpace page, as well as the Facebook group.

2.) Learned to accept that I work in an archive, not a library
Having worked in libraries since 2001, this was difficult for me. For a long while I wanted to return to the library environment, the one I felt most comfortable in, and found it frustrating to live in a city with such a competitive job market – particularly for librarians. Two years ago, I found work in a departmental archive, and did not like it. I felt like I was settling, but over time this changed. It took a lot of work but now the archive is something of my own creation. I have a ’system’ in place – it is efficient and it works, and I am pretty happy about that.

3.) Completed many Rad Ref related projects
Which I have mentioned here and here and here.

4.) Wrote a fanzine about Margot Ruth Kidder
The fanzine is called Margot Ruth Kidder: Queen of the Margotnauts and is about all things related to Ms. Kidder. For those of you not familiar with her work…well, guess what? You actually ARE familiar with her work! Maybe from Sisters or Amityville Horror but most likely from the Superman movies where she played Lois Lane. Issue #2 is in the works but its completion date, at this point, is unknown.

5.) Read one million comics books
Yes, one million comics books, which need to be reviewed, so I will, here, and soon!

Interlibrary Lush checks out…sort of.

Renee — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:44:46 +0000

Please join us Thursday, September 24 @ 7p at Vendetta, a lovely bar frequented by librarians and…mayoral incumbents? Yeah, I’ve seen Mr. Adams there once or twice. We mostly just ignored each other.

Interlibrary Lush August 2009 – Singing encouraged but not required.

Renee — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:30:38 +0000

Please join us Thursday, August 27th @ 7p at the Alibi – a poorly lit tiki joint with a tasty selection of pupus and karaoke starting at 9p.

Original photo courtesy of Arkiva Tropika.

Interlibrary Lush July 2009 – do not discard us, eheheheh eh.

Renee — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:51:59 +0000

Please join us Thursday, July 23rd @ 7p at the Lucky Lab pub – a jolly establishment with lots of outdoor seating, as well as pets for petting.

Original photo taken from here.

Interlibrary Lush June 2009 – For all librarians…corporeal or otherwise

Renee — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:05:32 +0000

Please join us Thursday, June 25th @ 7p at Vendetta – a fine establishment with lots of outdoor seating and landscaping that reminds me of a peaceful zen rock garden.

Screencap courtesy of smarty shots

Interlibrary Lush May 2009 – So a librarian walks into a bar…

Renee — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:53:56 +0000

Please join us Thursday, May 28th @ 7p at Ducketts – a fine establishment with pinball tables, good eats, and HAPPY HOUR PRICES UNTIL 9P AND ALL DAY W/STUDENT ID! Slight catch though…Ducketts is CASH ONLY so stuff your wallet accordingly.

Photo source: The Viking yearbook, 1950 – Vanport Extension Center of the University of Oregon

April Interlibrary Lush!

Renee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:54:09 +0000

April showers bring…etc.

Please join us Thursday, April 30th @ 7p at Goodfoot Lounge a fine pub and lounge with pinball tables, dancing on the first floor, and plenty of good eats!

March Interlibrary Lush – A Night to Leave Work Behind.

Renee — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:06:02 +0000

So it’s that time again…

Please join us Thursday, March 26th @ 7p at Amnesia in North Portland. This month’s location has a large GRILL and benches outside if you want to bring a furry friend.

February Interlibrary Lush – Librarians Light up the Night!

Renee — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 02:08:38 +0000

This month’s flyer features the unofficial ILL mascot – a child’s Lite Brite. Join us at the Green Dragon and behold it in all its luminescent glory [provided I can find an outlet to plug it in]!

Interlibrary Lush – January Oh-Niner!

Renee — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:41:26 +0000

Due to inclement weather, conflicting holiday schedules, nastoid colds, and a host of other possibly dubious excuses Interlibrary Lush was put on hold for the month of December. But it is back in full force for 2009! So read this here flyer and join us, won’t you?

[This month's flyer features Lana organizing and shelving books for Bitch Magazine's new lending library. Details about their recently created library coming soon...]