Rob 📚3d ago
Just a few of the Arabic English bilingual books I cataloged for the children’s room this afternoon.
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#Arabic #BilingualBooks #PublicLibraries #Cataloging #LibraryWork #librarylife
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitJun 5
So I work in a library where management doesn’t support #Pride displays; my workaround is for librarians themselves to become your own #Pride display. Especially us #CisHets ….use your privilege for good. You can abide by the professional dress code and do this. #BYOPD 🌈 🏳️‍🌈   #Librarylife #librarywork #librarianship #professionalethics #resist
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitMay 1
I work for local government. Bourgeois government so not ideal. But it's full time with benefits and my boss is relatively benevolent now compared to the one I started with. #LibraryWork
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitMay 1
Completed my lending, receiving and returns for the day. #InterlibraryLoan #LibraryWork
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitApr 10
Finally cleared my returns shelf--for now...whew! #LibraryWork #Interlibraryloans
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitApr 10
Managed to get a lot of USPS returns completed today, lessening the load on my returns shelf finally. Also made progress in the backlog of patron requests. #LibraryWork
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitApr 8
Still digging myself out from under a huge pile of work but made significant progress today. Yay! #Librarywork
🍃Carkner🥺Mar 22

good blog post by Violet Fox. sad to say I know too many trained librarians who are out of work, forced into early retirement, laid off or about to be laid off, due to the brutal state of the economy and the decimation of higher ed in Canada.
https://acrlog.org/2026/03/21/supporting-library-workers-who-have-lost-their-jobs/

#LibraryWork #Librarians

Supporting Library Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs - ACRLog

If you haven't had the experience of losing your job suddenly, of being laid off or fired, it might be difficult to imagine what it's like. The person who has lost their job is probably going through some form of grief. They're losing financial security, their professional identity, their expectations of a stable future. Much

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John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitMar 7
HUGE TAE courier delivery today, like 2 buckets worth of purple bags, 25 bags total....again mostly returning items but enough new incoming material to keep me busy most of the rest of the morning until lunchtime. #librarywork #librarylife
John Jacob Jingleheimer SchmitFeb 4
Today was pretty busy but not quite as hectic as Monday. Slightly smaller TAE courier delivery, significantly fewer USPS deliveries. Made a lot of progress with Patron Requests, keeping on top of returns, lending, etc. #LibraryWork #interlibraryLoan