Tag Archives: Brookfield Public Library

Tragic Death

Posted on 15 June 2010 by Rick Mason

It has been a long time since I worked there, and I highly doubt that I would recognize or be recognized by anyone currently on staff, but the news of the tragic death of a librarian from the Brookfield Public … Continue reading →

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Rick Mason

The title is latin for “Who watches the watchers?” The American Psychological Association’s current style book, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., contains dozens of errors, several of them in examples and sample papers.  Needless to say, … Continue reading →

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Wake Up and Bathe

Posted on 25 March 2009 by Rick Mason

A library district in suburban Chicago (Schaumberg, Illinois) is implementing rules governing library user’s odor and library sleeping habits, but is stressing that the rules are not aimed at homeless users of the library. This is a little hard to … Continue reading →

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