Final Thing!!! Number 23 :)

I actually really enjoyed doing 23 Things.  I had always been curious about things like blogs, Google Docs, and RSS feeds.  When I found out we were going to make our own blog for these exercises, I got really excited (nerd alert).  I really learned a lot from each lesson and now feel a whole lot more comfortable using and discussing all different kinds of technology. 

I really learn well from doing hands-on kind of stuff.  Although I can be a procrastinator (and finish things the day they are due :)  ), I am very glad it wasn't just taught to us in a training session.

I think patrons could DEFINITELY benefit from this, or something similar to it.  There are so many patrons that come in that don't know the basics of email, how to search for jobs, etc.  I know we have links that they can click on for help, but I think something set up like 23 Things might be better.  Whether or not it would really be used is another thing.

Overall, I really learned a lot from this whole exercise!

NoveList

This website seems really interesting.  I could definitely spend a lot of time looking for new things to read.  I've wanted to get into reading more types of novels, so this would be a great way to investigate new things.  I looked up all kinds of different books.  It's really great that many of them provide the first chapter.  You can really get a sense of whether or not this is a book you would want to read.  Two thumbs up!

BookLetter

For this Thing, I chose to sign up for both Fiction and Non-Fiction bestsellers and the one called Book Sizzle.  These can always be useful when I'm looking for something new and exciting to read (or to recommend for someone else!). 

Thing 20

The book I recommended for this exercise was Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.  Really good book of short stories!

Thing 19.

Alright.  These on my thoughts on wikis and the library: Perhaps the Job Shop could benefit from a wiki.  It could be like an online Job Club.  Just a place where people could share their job search experience, successes and failures, post helpful links, etc.  Just a thought!

Thing 18

In this Thing, I edited the pages about my favorite book and my favorite TV shows.  It really was pretty easy to edit the page, but I doubt that I will ever be doing this again.  It was interesting to see how it works, though. 

NetLibrary

I downloaded a book called "The History of the English Language", which is 8 hours, 14 minutes long.