Madigan Reads

I thought we'd have a little fun at the library this April Fool's and had planned on putting out this "joke" self-check...

I hate signs. I hate signs in the library. There, I've said it. Well, that's not exactly true. I do like decent wayfinding. When...

Here's a really neat looking thing.  Book Hive is an art installation at the Bristol Central Library to celebrate their quadricentennial...

I didn't go to the American Library Association's Annual Conference in San Francisco this year, much as I might have liked to. I ...

I recently did an interview with Elizabeth Keathley from Atlanta Metadata Authority for Steve Thomas' library podcast, " Circula...

With the recent arrival of my new daughter, I thought I'd share a funny story... My last few weeks of pregnancy, I'd catch...

Here's one way to enjoy the snowy weather... Is that a #Hogwarts snow sculpture we see?! MT @PeteKotsonis : Lumos! #harrypotter pic.t...

What's caught my attention this week on the internets? Here's a smattering of news and other tidbits that I thought looked interes...

Aww! Here's a heartwarming video on libraries put together by vloggers 2 Broke Geeks .

Library fines are just a part of my everyday business as a librarian. Why do libraries have them in the first place? Really, the main rea...

The record has already been smashed for the greatest number of books toppled in domino-like fashion. Seattle Public did one earlier this sum...

     I am having so much fun visiting my local Little Free Libraries . If you haven't heard from them, basically, they are little box...

This is one of the most heartwarming things I've seen all week! Check out this video from one of my favorite libraries: Seattle Public. ...

I first heard about the plans for McAllen Public Library in Texas to convert an enormous abandoned Wal-Mart into their new main library back...

knitted fresh daily posted this on Flickr. Cute poem, and still true today, I think! I'm lucky I'm a librarian... there...

More madness from the delightfully deranged brain of Grant Snider. Do check out his blog if you haven't already. Most of his cartoons ...

Here are my notes from Day 2 and 3 of the Re:Imagine Ed conference. It was, as you can imagine an intense, exhilarating and exhausting weeke...