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Harry and the Potters play wizard rock

In the Bloodhag vein, it’s Harry and the Potters, coming soon to a library near you with their quirky brand of rock.

The idea is that the Harry Potter from Year 7 and the Harry Potter from Year 4 started a rock band. And now, no one can stop the wizard rock.

more ALA wrap-up

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

This week’s Library Juice has some good ALA wrap-up including Councilor James Casey’s report and an English translation of a paper giving some analysis of the Cuban library situation w/r/t the independent librarians.

Anarchist in the Library Conference by Chuck0

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

Chuck has posted some of his impressions of the ALA Conference

Radical librarians continue to make waves within the library profession and libraries and the library profession are becoming increasingly politicized in the direct of radical ideas and values. There is tremendous potential for the development of an anarchist library workers tendency and movement within ALA and the rest of the profession.

PATRIOT Watch: bordc sez call your rep

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

Anti-USA PATRIOT Act activities are still going strong. If you’re the call-your-representative type, today is a good day to do it and tell them to support the Sanders-Paul-Conyers-Otter-Nadler Amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary Appropriations Bill of 2005.

IIII = 4 = IV

Posted on 06Jul04 by jessamyn

“Illiterate clock” in library has IIII instead of IV. Librarian has minor freakout, gets schooled on roman numerals by clock manufacturer. [thanks steven]