What does this image have to do with discovering del.icio.us? Well, besides carrots being delicious (especially those on a stick?). If you check out the del.icio.us account I’m developing, you’ll see that I’ve started by gathering information on researcher Alfie Kohn’s work. Kohn’s research deserves some serious attention, and his books (including No Contest: The Case Against Competition and Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise, and Other Bribes) really have tested traditional views of what is beneficial in education and in programs and activities that support youth. He challenges the “carrot and stick” model of education, rewards-based programs, and other common models of how we support students. Viva la revolution, Alfie! We’ll see how delicious my account gets…

It has been an exceptionally busy couple of weeks with lots of projects, tasks and initiatives in the works…but I’m rolling with it…including rolling with the discovery experience on working with Rollyo. I must admit that this was not as fun and laugh inducing as working with image generators or as satisfying as plugging in some favorite books into Library Thing, but, alas, I rolled with it (funny how much I want to use some form of the word “roll” when talking about Rollyo…don’t you love words!). I rolled a search for Charlotte Food. We’ll see how often I actually use this service…or if I can actually find how to create a unique URL for my Rolly search…perhaps, to be continued?

Checking the “Library Thing” off the list! What a simple idea this whole web site and service is–simple and effective–now that’s the best! I’ve added a few titles that have just been on my reading shelf as well as a few that are my personal “classics.” Many more to come! AND I added my “Random Library Thing Bookshelf” to the sidebar of this very blog.

My creation
Originally uploaded by tryscal.

OK, had to do a little retro for discovery exercise #6…here’s my contribution …summer bendies–they have become quite the artistic influence!

How many times have you wished that you had just read the signs?

I created this important warning sign using Warning Sign Generator. Now you, too, can warn others about the important things in life!

Guess what? There are a lot of librarians out there a’bloggin’! (Just in case you didn’t know this). I’ve been pouring over as many of the blogs that PLCMC staff are creating as possible as well as many library and librarian blogs out there in the bigger world. This weekend I was really happyto read on Michael Stephens’ blog (Tame The Web) that several PL’s are beginning to circulate Playaway units. Part of me held back a little on getting too excited about these when I first read about them because I kept thinking “are these the rocket e-books of the new millineum?” But what I read seems to be so practical–no downloading, not cds to change (just batteries!), one book-one player. So, we’ll see. I completely amped up about trying one out when I go on vacation this fall (they plug into your car’s MP3!).OK, back to searching through the insights and meanderings of all those blograrians out there….

I set up my bloglines on a recent date
That means I get to check off Number 8!

With my bloglines account all set up
The question is which news sites will make the cut!

Hobbits’ Trail
Originally uploaded by onecurlycat.

Today was a first step into autumn. It was a day with that first bit of summer letting go. It was a day that made everyone remark…we’re all remembering what autumn feels like…let’s fall…

About Flickr: around the edges of my day I learned few new things in regards to Flickr…first, and most drawn out was figuring out how to create a “friendly” URL for my flickr account. And, get this–you only get one try at it! If you don’t get it right the first time, apparently you’re stuck with a URL something like “…/photos/50049440343@NGzz4O” and who wants that?
I learned how to email images into my Flickr account, also.
And…I set myself up to be able to send images from Flickr directly into my blog…so hear goes this wonderful image of an autumn pathway I found on Flickr onto my blog…Thanks to “Onecurlycat” for making this a public image! It’s really mesmerizing.

Recently several hundred so-called “Bendy Animals” surrended themselves to Public Library locations across the nation. Many were heard to utter, “but we’re so cute, so very cute,” and “We’re bendable! We’re fun!” Have you seen one of these “bendy animals” in your community? If so, call your local Public Library immediately.

In this photo bendy animals are shown caught shortly after trying to flee down Rea Road. They were asked to slowly raise their hands above their heads which they did, because they are bendy animals.
Photo Credit: Officer Buckle

South County Regional Children’s Library gave out hundreds of “bendy” animals as summer reading incentives. After the announcement that they could contain high levels of lead, hundreds were returned to us. Here is an image of the bin of bendies we collected in a couple of weeks. You’ll see that many were brought back in sealed sandwich bags. This gives a new meaning to the phrase “beware of dog.”