Weekly inspiration ~ 25-29 March

Happy Easter! Hope everyone has a relaxing break :) Here are the things that have been inspiring me this week and that I've been loving!

1: These two articles by Meredith Farkas: "Assuming resistance is a bad thing" & "Lets just try it and see what happens!" I pretty much love any article by Meredith!
http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2012/02/14/classic-blunder-2-assuming-resistance-is-a-bad-thing/

http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2012/01/28/classic-blunder-1-lets-just-try-it-and-see-what-happens/

2: The third book in the Divergent series: I am so excited for the upcoming release of the as-yet-untitled book by Veronica Roth- probably my favourite YA series EVER!! Also if you're a fan, you may be interested to know a Downton Abbey minor character has been cast as Tobias 'Four' Eaton in the movie!!
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/03/15/divergent-four-theo-james/

3:  Better book displays: My boss fowarded this link to me about creating better book displays & I found it very useful :)
http://658point8.com/2013/03/15/better-book-displays/

4: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. I thought you could only get these in the United States ( please tell me if I'm wrong!) but I found them in Akaroa this weekend! They are so deliciously salty/sweet and just in time for Easter :)

Weekly inspiration ~ 18- 22 March

Phew, another busy week gone by. Here's what has been inspiring me this week:

1: Managing your information flow. I found this useful as I can get quite addicted to Twitter and Facebook and not realise how much time I'm spending looking at these sites.
http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/blogs/libraries-and-learning/13-03/infowhelm-strategies-managing-your-information-flow#.UTfWdjPX6oU.twitter

2: Teen Librarian Toolbox: Another cool blog to follow :)
http://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/

3: This hilarious blog by Moara Tamaira
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/blogs/moatas-blog-idle/8429618/Kick-it-in-the-guts-Trev

4: Personal branding by Courtney Lambert
http://courtneylambert.co/a-personal-conversation-about-personal-brandi

5: Instaframe app for Twitter- so good! Here’s an example:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekly inspiration ~ 11- 15 March

It's Friday! Here are the things that have inspired and motivated me this week:

1: Bridging the gap between the library and teenage boys via Sally Pewhairangi

http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/blogs/libraries-and-learning/13-03/bridging-gap-between-library-and-teenage-boys#.UTfdxWu6Gpc.twitter

2: An exciting new blog to read through:
http://hushlander.wordpress.com/

3: Loved reading this article by Karen Tay- Favourite Literary Villains
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/reading-is-bliss/8368773/Who-are-your-favourite-literary-villains

4: What do libraries mean to you? It's nice to know people outside libraries care about us too :)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/reading-is-bliss/8427612/What-do-libraries-mean-to-you

5: Having Kyle Mewburn taking our Toddler Time yesterday and talking to a couple of school groups. You can see more photos here:
http://www.facebook.com/WaitakiDistrictLibraries

Weekly inspiration ~ 4-8 March

1: Camel libraries improving literacy in Kenya
http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2012/11/07/feature-02

2: All the awesome events going on around the country for NZ Book Month but especially our library :)
http://www.library.waitaki.govt.nz/


3: New Zealand Book Month-so many books, not enough time!
http://www.nzbookmonth.co.nz/

4: The exciting new network for library professionals
http://newprofessionalsnz.wordpress.com/

5: The new TVNZ OnDemand app for iPads- finally!!
http://tvnz.co.nz/tvnz-ondemand-app/go-here-5354116

 

Weekly inspiration

Lately I've been lacking time and inspiraton to write 'proper' blog posts so, I thought I would do what I've seen on lots of other blogs and publish a post at the end of the week of things that have inspired/motivated me or that I find interesting. These things will mostly be library related but may include some random stuff :) :)
I'm looking foward to posting more regularly on my poor neglected blog!

Julia
Twitter: @JuliadeRuiter