Beth Maddigan

Librarian, educator, children's advocate, auntie, knitter, and Newfoundlander...

[Rosie Mullaley @Rosie_Mullaley]

Doug Snelgrove has been granted bail as he awaits the decision from the Supreme Court of Canada on his appeal application. NL Court of Appeal Justice Frances Knickle just rendered her decision on bail this afternoon. @NTVNewsNL

[Beth Maddigan @BethMaddigan]

Several Kitchener Public Library former employees posted online that this library system treats its employees very badly. I hope this is properly investigated by the KPL Library Board.

[Waterloo Region Record @WR_Record]

Posted on the business review website Glassdoor, reviews dating back to 2021 from alleged former employees paint a picture of violence, burnout and breakdowns, as well as favouritism and discrimination from the Kitchener Public Library management team.
https://t.co/Xnjj2tVNXy

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone.

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@RealtorRiche Certainly designed for entertaining. So many couches.

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@stan_sdcollins He’s very talented. That table is an art piece.

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Here we go again! #nlwx

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@buitengebieden Princess Paris Puffin Pants Pound will be 15 this year.

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@ErikcEdwards @buitengebieden What a beauty! Those eyes look like they can see into your soul.

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@LuqueMeatSauce @buitengebieden As a girl I was terrified of big dogs until I fell in love (while helping a friend housesit) with a Dobermann named Blade.

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@mrdaddy1011 @_legless_wonder Wow. Let me venture a guess that you have never needed a mobility aid? The OP that owns the chair shows grace, humility, and kindness. You, sir, show ignorance and arrogance. Plain and simple. Check yourself.

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@bast_i @benshapiro https://t.co/RgpTXhiFlU

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@jamarperry @ebonylynnmudd Librarian here. It truly IS a rite of passage - author events are hit and miss and always have been (I’m old). I have taken many authors out for coffee after a no-show event. MANY. But, your readers are out there and that is all that matters!

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@JohnRiche *Foreward

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@JohnRiche Revised editions are not unusual in children’s lit. Comparing editions can be interesting. However, revising under the guise of “inclusivity” - good intentions, gone wrong. Instead, respect children and include a Forward, but leave the text.

[Beth Maddigan @BethMaddigan]

@EddieSheerr I now understand the difference between ice pellets, graupel, and hail! Thanks, Eddie.

[Christine Arnold @ChristineA_MUN]

@MemorialU @MemorialU these messages need to cease… Instead, we encourage you to read and review examples of active collegial governance across Canadian universities. We assure you that it exists for both academic and administrative matters… #FairDealAtMUN #FairDealAtMUNL #MUNFaculty

[Beth Maddigan @BethMaddigan]

@gordlittle Gord, I am so sorry. I wish you peace, and I hope you can find the good memories when you need them and I hope those memories also trip you up when you least expect them.

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@rie_croll @MUNFaculty @grenfellcampus @MemorialU GO Grenfell! And great signs, by the way!!!

[Beth Maddigan @BethMaddigan]

@CFSNL @MemorialU Want to know more? Faculty member Christine Arnold wrote this great piece explaining the 4 main issues that brought MUNFA members to the picket line:

https://t.co/PyHHoqLZrE

[Beth Maddigan @BethMaddigan]

@EddieSheerr If the precipitation turns to pellets in the vicinity of thunder snow, is it then considered hail? I am still grappling with graupel.