librarydoodling: February 2008

Friday, February 8, 2008

Creating somewhere special ....... revisited

The Amsterdam Public Library (designed by Jo Coenen) looks breathtakingly wonderful, and makes me want to book a plane ticket ....

There's a youtube video here

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Twit-twoo! Thing 23

Thing # 23: Learn About Microblogging by Trying Out Twitter

It's done - tried it out and once again, I wandered lonely as a cloud, as nobody I know is twitting or twittering..... I know it could have it's uses, but I certainly haven't a use for it - I like the status updates on Facebook, for fun, which reminds me of this. I don't really use a cell phone for anything other than making the odd call.....

Quack Quack! Thing 22

Thing # 22: Try Out the Halifax Public Libraries Learning 2.0 Meebo Room

I logged in and felt quite lonely on my own! I'll have to go back at a time when more are in there - maybe I'll arrange a meeting or a social!

"Quack Quack" is what you shout when the number 22 ("two little ducks!") comes up in bingo, when you play it in Britain - I recently learned that you don't have this tradition here, of having phrase and actions for different numbers, when leading a bingo session in "The Drop" - our after school drop in - the sense of confusion amongst the youth was very apparent as I merrily quacked on my own! So we had a session learning how to play it like that - and they loved it! More info on "Bingo Lingo".