Friends of African Village Libraries (I post regularly here)- Daytime session at Sherigu Community Library
- La deuxième journée des activités de café littéraire à la bibliothèque de Boni
- Échanges avec la nouvelle gérante de la bibliothèque de Koho
- Reprise des activités de la bibliothèque mobile Pénélope
- Sortie de la Bibliothèque Mobile Pénélope à l’école Sainte Thérèse
- Bonne nouvelle pour les amoureux de la lecture à Niankorodougou
- Bibliothèque communautaire de Zimtenga ! Les livres attendent patiemment le retour des communautés
- Bilan des activités du mois d’août de la bibliothèque de Bougounam
- Bilan des premières journées du café littéraire
- Nyariga community library, daytime activities
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L’appel de Cheriff Sy, Président du CNT
Des éléments du RSP ont fait irruption dans la salle du Conseil des ministres aux environs de 14h30 et ont pris en otage le Président du Faso, Chef de l’Etat, président de la transition, SEM Michel Kafando, le Premier ministre … Continue reading
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Early hours of coup attempt in Burkina Faso, the morning is crucial
Elements of the Presidential Security Force (Régiment de sécurité présidentielle, or RSP) attempted a coup in the afternoon in Ouagadougou at the Presidential Palace in Burkina Faso. They have taken President Marcel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida (who … Continue reading
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Leslie grabbed Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke by chance at the university library’s pop reading shelves. I remember seeing it and thinking, “Far too long.” Leslie got several hundred pages into it and then stopped. Idly, because … Continue reading
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Djibril Bassolé and Yacouba Ouedraogo are now out, apparently, so it is between Roch and Zéph, with Bénéwendé maybe, maybe. coming out of nowhere?
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Puerto Rico trying to claw its way out of the fiscal and economic crisis
Gov. Alejandro García Padilla of Puerto Rico has offered a comprehensive proposal for reversing the territory’s downward spiral. Unlike prior proposals, which focused solely on restructuring Puerto Rico’s debt or cutting its spending, the new plan recognizes the urgent need … Continue reading
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What does the Federal government’s CollegeScorecard say about the earnings of SCU students in comparative perspective?
We do very well, thank you. Here is the summary article from Kevin Carey at The New York Times. The data is here. Of course, our students are much more likely to come from wealthier and well-educated families, compared with … Continue reading
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Valère Somé names a torturer in a book just published, « Les nuits froides de Décembre, l’exil ou… la mort »
Valere Somé says that Jean-Pierre Palm tortured him and others while he was imprisoned after Thomas Sankara was killed. Somé also accuses Salif Diallo of having tortured Saran Sérémé. Very serious accusations. The only other occasion I can think of … Continue reading
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Four great movies on Korean Air that you should watch
On the flight to and back from Korea I saw some excellent films that I highly recommend. Airplane film choices are now so excellent (for people like me who like obscure movies) that I am starting to look forward to … Continue reading
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Heading off to The 9th International Symposium on Library Services for Children and Young Adults in South Korea
The 9th International Symposium on Library Services for Children and Young Adults is hosted by the National Library for Children and Young Adults (NLCY) in South Korea. The conference starts on Tuesday Sept. 8 in Seoul and Buyeo Island. Lots … Continue reading
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Nice profile of Balai Citoyen in Burkina Faso
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Can I go back to school and get a PhD in Economics?
A career in Economics…it's much more than you think from American Economic Association on Vimeo.
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Photographs of me from college
Thinking about today’s selfie generation. There are very few of me at college until the final semester of senior year and the summer that followed. I actually do not think I have ever seen a photo of myself during the … Continue reading
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IFLA Day # 4
Started to morning bright and early at 8am with colleagues at the Section for Children and Young Adults. The chair of the IFLA section was passed from Viviana Quinones to Ingrid Bon. Ingrid turned straight to me: What about this … Continue reading
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Lithuania in South Africa
I visited the museum today. Spooky to think that somewhere in South Africa are distant relatives of mine. One of our grandmother’s uncles (something like that) emigrated here in the 1880s, along with 30,000 others from Kaunas. The Jewish Museum … Continue reading
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Day #3 IFLA: Evidence skirmishes
After another delicious and friendly breakfast at Dutch Manor Inn (I feel sorry for all of you delegated staying at the Westin!), I headed down to catch the long morning session on evidence and library impacts. Got to hear the … Continue reading
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Gossip and publicity about the Caine Prize and ‘African Literature’ |
A very fine article Acts of mutiny: the Caine Prize and ‘African Literature’ by Ranka Primorac. In the end, labeling is marketing. A writer can object to labeling, and refuse to be labelled: but then they have to be prepared … Continue reading
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IFLA day #2 in Cape Town South Africa
As with any conference, the fun part is time between sessions when you get to have more in-depth chats about library stuff. This afternoon I had coffee with Ari Katz from Beyond Access, who is now based in Thailand working … Continue reading
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First day at IFLA in Cape Town
Worked on my presentation all morning… realizing audience will probably be like 300 people…. and they strictly enforce time limits, so have to say everything in 15 min, so have to practice a dozen times… Walked down to convention center… … Continue reading
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None has or None have? Is there any grammar question more important than this? Maybe the Oxford comma?
Usage Note: It is widely asserted that none is equivalent to no one, and hence requires a singular verb and singular pronoun: None of the prisoners was given his soup. It is true that none is etymologically derived from the … Continue reading
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