Cat509, Author at Cat509's Website

Computer Instruction

Posted on July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 by Cat509

Due to the pandemic, I was asked to do some instructional videos for work on different topics. I had never done this before.…

Games

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Cat509

I have been playing a lot of games on my iPad recently. I like majh jong, who wants to be a millionaire, fruit…

Crafts

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Cat509

I love to craft. But I don’t have much time to do so. I love to knit, and cross-stitch. I can crochet but…

How I Became a Librarian

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Cat509

I went to my first public library the week before we were supposed to move to a new town. I loved it. So…

Libraries

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 by Cat509

I visited a new branch of a near by library system last year. I also visited a library at one of the nearby…

Clive Cussler

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Cat509

Clive Cussler died last month. He is one of my favorite authors. I met him at my first state wide library conference many…

Shopping

Posted on August 18, 2019March 22, 2020 by Cat509

I love to shop. Either online or in stores. I like Hot Topic. I learned about BoxLunch and Attic Salt last year. I…

Generalists

Posted on June 23, 2019July 26, 2020 by Cat509

This post from hack library school talks about working in a public or academic library after getting their MLS. She talks about how…

How to prioritize your learning

Posted on March 10, 2019June 23, 2019 by Cat509

Dan Draper wrote an article called “How to prioritize what you learn by creating a topic backlog” https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-to-prioritize-what-you-learn-by-creating-a-topic-backlog-30d6a2a2c798?fbclid=IwAR0JG5YQ8bkGHK-weQSEBXcot9aQCxXLTcog1GHuY43DZYCL-nLQhh6hIGM . I started a list…

Giving up the big 5

Posted on March 10, 2019March 10, 2019 by Cat509

Kashmir Hill from Gizmodo decided to block Micorosoft, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook for a week each https://gizmodo.com/c/goodbye-big-five . I would never be…