it's been an odd week...
there was Maureen’s funeral, where i also caught up with old friends, acquaintances and family i haven't seen in ages...
I did a split shift on thursday finishing the late shift with Steph and Pete – we all used to work the Thursday night shift regularly together so it was just like ‘the old days’ - even down to catching up for a quick drink afterwards - doing a split shift meant i could spare half an hour after work before dashing home to allie...
I went to a LibMark digital marketing seminar and discovered how far behind ‘the 8 ball’ we are at work... other libraries are using open source software, multiple blogs, wiki's, podcasts, twitter, facebook and so much more – and they have teams to maintain all of these things... Phil and I thought the whole marketing TEAM should have been at this (some other libraries had 4-5 representatives there!!!!) - just because it involves the world wide web doesn't make it an IT issue - it's pure marketing - 'selling' the library to the 'nth' degree via online applications!!!! we realised how desperately the marketing team needs to be ‘revived’ and ‘revitalized’ ... we need people who can embrace the ‘social media’ and web 2.0 developments... we need to keep up to date with what’s going on out there in the public library sector... we need to research extensively... we need people who are enthusiastic about the technology, and of course we need more staff hours...
oooh, i've also had me brother staying with me for the last couple of weeks - he's homeless and unemployed at the moment and trying to get placed in public housing through either the port phillip housing association (where he could be close to our mother) or western region housing (where he could be close to his daughter and grandkids) - hopefully something will happen soon with one or the other because there is very little room in my tiny wee flat for 2 adults (with totally different 'takes' on the world - we're like chalk and cheese!!), me old girl and shadow-lad - and somehow it feels even smaller, darker and dingier being so overcrowded!!!!
On the relaxation side, me and 'the kids' had the flat to ourselves today so i had a pleasant afternoon sitting in the courtyard finishing Leah Giarratano’s latest novel “Black Ice”... the 3rd in the Jill Jackson series...
in this book we find her working undercover in Sydney’s drugs underworld.
We’re introduced to a variety of disparate characters - Damien, the uni chemistry student making extremely sought after ‘ice’ but getting in a bit over his head with the prevailing drug barons – and they’re nasty, nasty people; there’s Jill's own relationship with her sister Cassie, who's entangled in her dealer-cum-lover's seedy life - and he's a very rich and powerful lawyer who also happened to be the reason Seren (short for Serendipity) was busted when she was unknowingly carrying drugs and did 12 months in gaol – now she's really pissed off and out to get revenge...
i really enjoy this author's work... she takes you into the worlds of her characters and weaves a wonderful tale...
and now to decide what to read next... 'Vanished' - the latest in the Greywalker series by Kat Richardson, is looking good!!!
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