[Publib] The Hydrox: the new PUBLIB mascot?

Wed Sep 3 16:16:05 EDT 2008

I just came across a library job advertisement that lists a "wicked sense of humor" as
one of the qualities that the successful candidate should possess.  Any ideas
about how one would demonstrate a "wicked sense of humor?"

Philip Cheney
South Carolina> Subject: RE: [Publib] The Hydrox: the new PUBLIB mascot?> Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:53:28 -0500> From: Sherrie.Hardin at sanantonio.gov> To: publib at webjunction.org> > > Being a lurker more than a frequent poster, sometimes I get really busy> and don't look at my listserv folders for a week or so. I feel totally> guilty when the count reaches high double digits. When I get a bit of> free time I open the folder and scan the subject lines. If something> sounds interesting I read it - if something doesn't sound interesting I> don't read it. I've been known to delete hundreds of emails in one fell> swoop.> > Summers are always too, too busy so I wasn't reading a lot, but I was> aghast at the nastiness going 'round there for a bit. It was personal,> which is very unprofessional.> > I for one have always appreciated Joe's humor and while I can't stand> Hydrox cookies (sorry) I learned a lot from reading a couple of the OT> posts. One of the reasons I LOVE working in libraries is that I tend to> learn one or a dozen things every day - that day it just happened to be> on PUBLIB instead of from a patron.> > With all the things going on in the world today I just simply do not> have the time or the patience to get concern about whether or not> chocolate cookies are relevant to library work - although I have eaten a> lot of cookies at the library.> > Humor is nice and greatly appreciated, especially when I've dealt with> snarky patrons. Off-topic posts are nice, too, because we can all learn> something - trivial as it may be one never knows when the information> may be needed and passed along.> > I can deal with off-topic posts by deleting them if I don't have time to> read them ... heck I delete ON-TOPIC posts when I don't have time to> read them. What I can't deal with is folks who like to stir the pot just> for the sake of stirring the pot, and I certainly can't abide a career> without humor.> > My cent's worth,> -- Sherrie> > > > -----Original Message-----> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Nann Blaine Hilyard> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:36 AM> To: 'ladyhawk at well.com'; kgs at esilibrary.com> Cc: publib at webjunction.org> Subject: RE: [Publib] The Hydrox: the new PUBLIB mascot?> > I have two PubLib buttons. One has a stylized dandelion, the other has a> spiderweb and the phrase, "5,000 of your closest colleagues."> > How about a new button with a photoimage of a Hydrox (the top side of> the wafer) with PUBLIB superimposed? (Are there copyright issues to> consider?) That artwork could be available by e-mail so that we can> make our own. (That's easier than having someone responsible for taking> orders, mailing out, etc.) (My library has a button-maker, and if yours> doesn't, surely a neighboring library or a school does....but do> investigate investing in one--it's great for promoting the library and> producing souvenirs of events....That said, I'm currently envisioning> photo-transferring that artwork to fabric adding some embellishments,> and sewing a pinclasp to the back.)> > Nann> @the library in Zion, Illinois> > > > > > -----Original Message-----> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of GraceAnne Andreassi> DeCandido> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 9:39 AM> To: kgs at esilibrary.com> Cc: publib at webjunction.org> Subject: Re: [Publib] The Hydrox: the new PUBLIB mascot?> > Once upon a time, we had a PubLib button with a dandelion on it:> ubiquitous wildflower seen everywhere dispensing its little flowerlets.> I liked that. There is something to be said for both the Hydrox cookie> (C is for Cookie, that's good enough for me, saith the Sage C.M.) and> the garlic clove. We should discuss this.> We should definitely have a PubLib entry on Wikipedia. If Karen or Sara> would be so gracious as to post whatever basic description/history we> have, many of us will be more than happy to add to it.> GraceAnne LadyHawk, hoping to have an Actual Weekend.> > > The honorable Karen G. Schneider noted on 30 Aug 2008> thusly:> > > Some of you may or may not know that PUBLIB has two proposed > > mascots... but we never really went "final" on them:> >> > http://lists.webjunction.org/publib/#mascot> >> > Perhaps we should consider updating our image with a new mascot... the> > > Hydrox cookie?> >> > Note that as information specialists, we could turn our skills to > > improving this page:> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrox> >> > For that matter, we could give PUBLIB its own page on Wikipedia -- as > > a social phenom, we're pretty interesting (one of the oldest Internet > > communities, one of the larger discussion lists, unique events, etc.).> >> > --> > | Karen G. Schneider> > | Community Librarian> > | Equinox Software Inc. "The Evergreen Experts"> > | Toll-free: 1.877.Open.ILS (1.877.673.6457) x712> > | E-Mail/AIM: kgs at esilibrary.com> > | Web: http://www.esilibrary.com> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Publib mailing list> > Publib at webjunction.org> > http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib> >> > > GraceAnne A. DeCandido> Reader Writer Reviewer ~ New York City> Part-time lecturer in children's and YA literature Rutgers SCILS/PDS> Favorite titles 2008 http://www.well.com/user/ladyhawk/books.html> > "My mother was born before women could vote. But in this election my> daughter got to vote for her mother for president."> Hillary Rodham Clinton, August 26, 2008> "People have always been more impressed by the power of our example than> by the example of our power."> Bill Clinton, August 27, 2008> > > > _______________________________________________> Publib mailing list> Publib at webjunction.org> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib> > > > _______________________________________________> Publib mailing list> Publib at webjunction.org> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib> > > > _______________________________________________> Publib mailing list> Publib at webjunction.org> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib> 
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