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Book Review: Reamde by Neal Stephenson

Posted on April 5, 2012

Once again, Stephenson delivers an epic novel with an intricate, intelligent, entertaining, and fast-moving plot. Reamde is less a Snow Crash-like sci-fi novel, and more a suspenseful action-adventure story with a healthy dose of online gaming, hostage-taking situations, and baddy … Continue reading →

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Geek Thing for a Friday Evening

Posted on March 30, 2012

Looking for something geeky to fill your Friday evening? How about free pizza? The Essex Free Library in Essex (at the intersection of Routes 15 & 128) is hosting a Hunger Games Post-Premiere Pizza Party from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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2011 – A Librarian Looks Back

Posted on January 6, 2012

Revisiting 2011 with my librarian lens, I discovered several Vermont library-related geeky highlights. KOHA Transition KOHA is an open-source library management system (LMS). In Vermont, the Green Mountain Library Consortium formed a VOKAL/KOHA group dedicated to making KOHA work for Vermont libraries. … Continue reading →

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Last Minute Geektastic Holiday Gift Idea

Posted on December 29, 2011

Looking for a last-minute geeky Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or New Year’s holiday gift? If you’ve ever been to the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center in Burlington, you know that it offers high-interest, educational, interactive science exhibits for kids … Continue reading →

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