Comment July: The End!

I think I'm the only person who participated in Comment July so I'm not going to feel guilty for finishing up early! I didn't do #BlogJune because I knew I wouldn't be able to keep up so I was quite excited at the prospect of Comment July. So, here are my thoughts and observations about the month, in no particular order or importance:

1. It was hard to stay on track
2. Finding blogs to comment on was easy at first but became progressively more difficult to track down
3. I felt I rarely had anything of real value to say
4. I discovered some interesting blogs and helped other people do the same
5. It was a good exercise in planning ahead and being organised
6. It helped me post on my blog more often
7. I wish more people would comment on my blog but after my experience it's probably because they don't feel there is anything they need to say.
8. Some blogs were super easy to comment on & others were a pain!
9. Blogs are great sources of inspiration
10. I don't like black backgrounds on blogs/websites
11. I'm glad it's over and I don't feel guilty
12. It was good to challenge myself :D

Comment July: Weekly Roundup #4

It's been a quiet week on the #CommentJuly front, mainly I think because I'm running out of blogs to comment on and can't find many posts that I feel are worth contributing to!

The Adventures of Library Girl:

The 'M' Word-Marketing Libraries:

The Busy Librarian

If you know of any great library related blogs that I haven't already featured on here, I'd love to hear from you! Just leave a comment here on the blog or send me a tweet @JuliadeRuiter

Comment July: Blog of the week #3

This was a hard decision this week because I read some really awesome blogs but the one with the content that has really stuck with me is:

Agnostic Maybe!

12th #CommentJuly done :) http://t.co/dXLegpcDEO @wawoodworth

— Julia de Ruiter (@JuliadeRuiter) July 18, 2013

Comment July Weekly Roundup #2

This week's roundup seems to feature a lot of blogs about reading and books rather than libraries. Nevertheless I enjoyed reading them!

The Octopus Librarian:
Abigail Willemse has only just recently started her blog but it is full of great insights and information about the library profession. 

Miss Bookish Girl:
Miss Bookish Girl describes her blog as 'Musings on cooking, books and other sundries of life' which is right up my alley. A great blog to get lost in.

A Striped Armchair:
I enjoyed this blog because it had very in depth book reviews. I'm not very good at writing reviews so I always appreciate when someone takes the time to write detailed posts.

Amy Reads:
This blog is similar to the above blog and I also enjoyed browsing through the posts.

Dolce Bellezza:
Yet another blog chock full of book reviews-yay! :) I love the vintage vibe of this blog.

If you've been participating in Comment July, I'd love to hear what blogs you have commented on and any thoughts you have about it. Just leave a few lines here on the blog or send me a tweet @JuliadeRuiter

Comment July: Blog of the Week #2

This week's blog of the week is .....

Miss Bookish Girl!

Two of my favourite things are books and food so I really enjoyed this blog and am looking forward to reading it on a more regular basis :)

Comment July: Blog of the Week #1

Drumroll please..........
This weeks blog of the week is:

Audacious Fizz!

First #CommentJuly comment done :) http://t.co/wKTX1HhEzE @megingle
— Julia de Ruiter (@JuliadeRuiter) July 1, 2013

I have really enjoyed looking at Megan's blog over the time she has been posting.I like that she is unafraid to think outside the square and challenge traditional methods of library operation. I'm eagerly anticipating future posts. #NoPressure Megan ;)

Comment July Weekly Roundup #1

I've really enjoyed the first week of Comment July. Here is a list of all the blogs I've commented on this week.

Audacious Fizz: 
I wish I could comment on all the posts on this fabulous blog. I love the way Megan challenges librarians to think in different ways- I know she has definitely inspired me to make some changes in my day to day work activities.

The Well Read Kitty:
Reading is one of my favourite hobbies so I loved reading this blog all about books!

My Best Friends Are Books:
If you want the latest information about children's and YA books, Zac's blog is the place to go!

Yarnbrarian:
The post I read-'So, you want to be a librarian?' was such a good one. I liked that it made me think in different ways and really assess why I enjoy being a librarian so much.

Letters to a Young Librarian:
I really enjoyed this post about why manning the circulation desk is so important.

If you've been participating in Comment July, I'd love to hear what blogs you have commented on and any thoughts you have about it. Just leave a few lines here on the blog or send me a tweet @JuliadeRuiter

#CommentJuly

This post is inspired by Abigail Willemse's post ' #CommentJuly- The Ground Rules'. I thought I would make my own guidelines on here for quick and easy reference. See Abby's blog also for how #CommentJuly came about :)

So, here are my guidelines for #CommentJuly:

1: I will comment on at least one blog every day for the month of July. As I'm going to be away I may comment twice on some days in advance.

2: At the end of every week I will post a link to all the blogs I've commented on and do a quick feature on the blog I found most valuable that week.

3: I will also post to Twitter every time I comment so that other participants have easy access to blogs I've found.

Are you going to be participating in #CommentJuly? If so, post a comment and your blog URL in the comments section & I'll make sure I check your blog out :)