Hi all,
In support of the UBC Orientation for Mature and Transfer Students which is to take place on Sunday, September 2nd, I will be offering the following session in place of the August 20th Back to Basics class which, as of this morning, had no registrants:

Introduction to UBC Library for Mature and Transfer Students 05 Sep 2007 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Please recommend this session to anyone whom you feel might benefit.
Thanks very much,
Tara

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This map puts things into an interesting perspective.
If you’re a bit foggy about which state is which (Delaware?) here’s a topographical map of the US.
Scroll down strangemaps blog: it’s worth a look.

Vienna’s public library raising cash through erotica hotline.
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(Correct German courtesy of M. Luebbe)

If you’ve been missing Clayton’s loud typing, here’s why he’s no longer a fixture at our computers.
Sheryl

From Lynne Gamache:
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to let everybody know that both Koerner and Woodward will again be offering extended hours during the upcoming exam period.
Koerner will be open until 1 am every single night during this period.
Woodward will be open until midnight Sundays through Thursdays (but closing at their regular time of 6 pm on Fridays and Saturdays).

Beginning March 13, 2007, Statistics Canada has started releasing preliminary data from the
2006 Census. At present basic population and dwelling counts are available for various geographies. Release dates for upcoming topics are posted. New developments will be posted on the Census of Canada page on the GovPubs web page.
PATRICK

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From the NZ Librarians listserve: It’s about time we had our own tv show.
The humble suburban library takes on a whole new meaning in the ABC TV’s new comedy-drama The Librarians, which starts production in Melbourne on March 5.
A co-production between ABC TV and Gristmill Pty Ltd, The Librarians is the brainchild of actors/writers Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope. Married in real life, Butler and Hope will also star in the production.
The six-part series centres on the trials and tribulations of Frances O’Brien, a devout Catholic and head librarian. Her life unravels when she is forced to employ her ex-best friend, Christine Grimwood – now a drug dealer – as the children’s librarian. Frances must do all she can to contain her menacing past and concentrate on the biggest event of the library calendar – Book Week.
The Librarians will also star Roz Hammond (The Micallef Programme, Welcher & Welcher), Bob Franklin (BoyTown, The Extra, The Craic), Kim Gyngell (The Comedy Company, Love and Other Catastrophes), Kate Kendall (Stingers), Heidi Arena (Thank God You’re Here, Blue Heelers), Stephen Ballantyne (Corpse Bride) and newcomers Josh Lawson (BoyTown, Blue Heelers) and Keith Brockett.
Butler and Hope joined forces in 2004 to write and produce 13 short films called Stories from the Golf for SBS. Butler, who will play the lead character Frances, has starred in feature films including BoyTown and Crackerjack, as well as numerous television series. Most recently she teamed with Mick Molloy on the Triple M’s successful ToughLove program.
“We are thrilled to be making The Librarians. With 25,000 books on set we have fabricated the perfect excuse to extend our summer reading, added to which, the children’s library is very handy for cheap childcare, ” said Robyn.
Hope, who will direct all six episodes, is a seasoned performer with feature films such as BoyTown and many television roles including Stupid Stupid Man, Crashburn and TheMicallef rogramme to his credit.
ABC TV’s Executive Producer for Drama Miranda Dear added: “It’s great to be working with such a dynamic comic team. With this series they bring their acute eye for social satire to bear on the world of the library in the most surprising ways. Borrowing a book may never seem as safe again.”
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For further information contact:
Kelly Davis
ABC TV PUBLICITY
Ph: 03 9524 2629
M:0413009545
E: davis.kelly@abc.net.au

If you’re the sort of careful person who peruses the reshelving project clipboard for updates every day, skip this message.
If you’re more like me, read on. On the clipboard, under the map of Level 1, are two lists: