Book review: Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman

I recently finished reading Ayelet Waldman's Bad Mother: a Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace. (It was a library book! On my Kindle! Technology these days.)  Now, besides being known as author Michael Chabon's wife, she's written mysteries, fiction, and contributed essays to collections. One of those essays has caused her a bit of infamy, but I'll get to that.

Infocamp impressions

Attending Infocamp Seattle today was an interesting experience, professionally and personally.

My first impression, as my fbook friends may have noticed, was that the University of Washington campus is BEAUTIFUL. I do not use those caps lightly. There were old brick buildings with stained glass windows, a water fountain, greenery wherever it could go, cobblestone walkways. I loved it.

The keynote speaker was amusing and appropriately quirky. He's a designer, but I saw many ways his approach could be applicable to libraries. Especially: "In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not." How much theory are we, as library professionals, seeing right now? And how much practice?