Tribe.net. Local Connections masks_of_nyarlathotep http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/37550c04-69eb-49f3-9727-290d249104f0 2008-06-14T23:03:31Z 2008-03-31T19:57:25Z

<div>Hi! <br/> <br/>My name is Erik and I am from Kalamazoo, Mi. I work at the Portage District Library in Portage, Mi. I work as a librarian aide II and have been working here for 1-2 yrs. <br/> <br/>I have been dancing now for 2-3yrs and perform with the troupe I helped found "Boheme". We have been together since Dec. of 2007, so we are young but not without experience. We are actually getting ready for a luncheon show here at the library for the volunteers. This will be our first show with 6-8 performers in our ranks...so we are excited. <br/> <br/>I am glad to have found this place, it's too great!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

masks_of_nyarlathotep 2008-03-31T19:57:25Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/1d7f1680-7ee5-47ab-acd1-d35fb9573519 2008-06-10T17:43:13Z 2008-06-09T11:11:49Z

<div>any of you BD Librarians have websites...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Angela 2008-06-09T11:11:49Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/52bbeda1-09b5-4580-aa30-2f686c63d422 2008-03-14T09:52:53Z 2008-03-14T09:52:53Z

<div>(this is cross-posted, so you may see it somewhere else) <br/> <br/>i have agreed to teach a 20 minute lesson to a group of brownies (ages 7-10). I already have some ideas from the "games in class" thread, and my tribe search came up with only a few discussions on this. (no boolean searching here!) anyhow-- any ideas for some quick, fun things to do with a gang of 7-10 year old girls? this will not be an ongoing class, just a one-off demo kind of thing for their annual sleepover. <br/> <br/>Thanks! </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 0 replies </div>

Angela 2008-03-14T09:52:53Z Simone' http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/80c05cf7-ca81-4801-aab6-708f5266d842 2008-01-23T00:13:43Z 2008-01-23T00:13:43Z

<div>I just started to belly dance and the hardest moves for me are the isolation body movements. Any one else have trouble? I want to hear about your experiences and I want to know what you can do.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 0 replies </div>

Simone' 2008-01-23T00:13:43Z Azual http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/29cd0ceb-d842-4f0f-87bc-51d0731daa45 2007-12-19T21:58:35Z 2007-12-17T20:48:24Z

<div>Hello bellydancing librarian here :-) <br/>Although this funny film my friends and I just created for the library is not really bellydancing related I had to share. I am though, if you look closely, wearing my 10 yard skirt I picked up at Tribal Fest (love it when my dance clothes can be used for work). <br/> <br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQBnjFGtDiA</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Azual 2007-12-17T20:48:24Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/61f186e7-8d0e-48b2-994e-3cf17f21dfd8 2007-11-20T20:16:07Z 2007-11-20T20:16:07Z

<div>anyone going to ALA midwinter? i'm hoping to find a bellydance event.. or maybe a shop...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 0 replies </div>

Angela 2007-11-20T20:16:07Z evlcjnbelle http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/9a016db4-998c-4942-b879-67eb8a90baa9 2007-10-24T15:24:20Z 2006-05-11T19:14:18Z

<div>http://www.modbee.com/local/v-dp_morning/story/12154775p-12901129c.html <br/> <br/>This is sad. If I were there, I would be standing out front picketing probably. ;O) <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

evlcjnbelle 2006-05-11T19:14:18Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/a13c611c-b54d-4067-a918-899a28cd672e 2007-10-24T13:46:01Z 2007-10-22T20:21:22Z

<div>Hi everyone! Sorry I've been away for so long. <br/> <br/>As some of you know, I fell in love with a Welshman online back in the summer of 2005. We visited back and forth, and in the spring of 2006, he proposed. I finished my MLIS at Wayne State in August 2006, and my then fiance flew over and we drove cross country to my home back in Los Angeles. He flew back to Wales in September, and it took me until late November to get my visa together. I flew to Wales on December 1, 2006, and I've been here ever since. <br/> <br/>What I thought would be an easy process proved anything but. We had a quiet Register Office ceremony mid-March, and my work visa didn't come through until the end of April. I had a library temp job lined up (through a contact I made at a Welsh library conference I attended), but wasn't able to start until late May. In the second week in June, my mom flew out to Wales for the first time, and at the end of that week, my husband and I finally got our own place. A week later we had a formal handfasting with all of the Welsh family and friends to celebrate our wedding. <br/> <br/>I've been applying to every job under the sun-- library jobs, development jobs, community, youth-- you name it. No one would even consider me for an interview. My local library system where I've been temping told me that they wouldn't hire me full-time until April 2008. But then I received an invitation to give a presentation and be interviewed. <br/> <br/>And it was a huge success! So my new job is Music Librarian at Cardiff University. I'll be in charge of the library collection, space, and organisation, and will develop an information literacy program for the School of Music. Other than that, the position is wide open for any special projects like creating an archive of student performances, or expanding an international collection to reflect the School of Music's international population. <br/> <br/>And one of the coolest things? They've got two special centers for Ethnomusicology-- Eastern European Music, and Middle Eastern Music! <br/> <br/>Yipeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

charitydove 2007-10-22T20:21:22Z Alexandra http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/6fb0af06-3946-462b-ae85-887c8697e623 2007-10-22T19:21:02Z 2007-06-29T13:58:10Z

<div>I started a tribe to salute belly dance magazines, past &amp; present. <br/> <br/>Please join: <br/> <br/>http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancemagazines <br/> <br/>I'd really like to see some covers posted of magazines or newsletters from around the world! <br/> <br/>Thanks, <br/> <br/>Alexandra</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Alexandra 2007-06-29T13:58:10Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/d8400c5c-9f25-4cd8-92d1-229e462e12d3 2007-10-22T19:20:00Z 2006-02-13T01:01:21Z

<div>Whether we talk about dance or libraries, I thought it would be fun for us to gather. I know there's already more than enough places to discuss the various aspects of just being bellydancers, but it might be nice to talk about the various aspects of being bellydancing librarians.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 7 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-13T01:01:21Z Ramona http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/c67ed01a-edab-4fa1-a7d7-92e20da92857 2007-10-22T19:18:02Z 2007-09-18T11:56:59Z

<div>I'm the author of this new book, and need help in getting it into libraries. Just published in May, now available to libraries via Baker &amp; Taylor, Amazon: <br/> <br/>Dynamic Belly Dance, The Joyful Journey of Dancemaking and Performing by Ramona <br/>160 pages, paperback, published by American Bellydance Innovations <br/>ISBN 978-0-615-13326-3 <br/> <br/>Excerpt, contents, back cover &amp; author interview and additional info available at www.DynamicBellyDance.com <br/> <br/>I recently gave presentations and belly dancing demonstrations at Atlanta public libraries to promote Dynamic Belly Dance, and I'm happy to answer any questions from librarians :) I greatly appreciate libraries stocking belly dance DVDs and books. Libraries are a great resource for dancers.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Ramona 2007-09-18T11:56:59Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/746a7abc-3d36-4fda-8932-262d16e7e6cc 2007-10-22T19:15:58Z 2007-05-19T20:30:15Z

<div>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv9_2kpW17k <br/> <br/>i've posted our"bellydancing librarians" choreography on YouTube..my first attempt with such, and it is a bit fuzzy (gotta work on that part), but anyhow, you can get the idea. we did this at the local pub for a library fundraiser......</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

Angela 2007-05-19T20:30:15Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/674bf895-0b25-4ded-9ceb-878e509edc77 2007-10-22T19:13:30Z 2007-05-06T16:52:02Z

<div>www.desertdancer.com has reprinted the Tribal Bible by Kajira Djoumahna. If you have the least bit of interest in tribal bellydance, you should read this book. i've been immersed in my copy since the day it arrived. loads of info, research, and photos. there's some editorial problems (grammar editor occasionally needed and spell-check did some of the funny things it can do), but it is a great resource to add to your Bellydance Library. at $40US, not a bad price for a book that was selling on ebay for $200 only a few months ago....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Angela 2007-05-06T16:52:02Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/2720e376-70f1-4f91-8671-a2f1b000ece5 2007-09-18T11:58:54Z 2007-03-30T09:35:12Z

<div>Since I graduated in August and signed myself off the school listserv, I've found it a bit tricky to keep up with what's going on in the Library World. I only just now discovered this: <br/> <br/>http://www.librarything.com/ <br/> <br/>Whatcha all think??</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 3 replies </div>

charitydove 2007-03-30T09:35:12Z Stacy http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/983eee09-5ac9-4314-b956-2a6d90345cdd 2007-02-06T23:35:04Z 2007-02-02T19:15:50Z

<div>Hey ladies, <br/> <br/>I just graduated in December, went on my first job interview and got the job! Woo hoo! I will be the new Children's Librarian at the Bradenton Central Library in Florida. I am excited to start my new job, but first TribalCon in Atlanta....my last bellydance weekend/show before the job starts!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 5 replies </div>

Stacy 2007-02-02T19:15:50Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/2e6f2ede-aad4-44b2-aeee-75318b80f599 2007-02-02T13:08:13Z 2007-01-03T00:48:54Z

<div>i'm working up a "joke" choreography for some of my librarian dancers &amp; myself... found the perfect song (can't tell yet, it is a secret, shhhh!) so far, i know we will all wear glasses and buns... i thought i'd ask here and see what witty and clever ideas you could come up with for our costumes. we do tribal-style dance, but this piece will be whatever works.. something tribal-ish would be fun, but it does not have to be. what would you do???? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 9 replies </div>

Angela 2007-01-03T00:48:54Z http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/eb2ec0d2-29f8-4cc2-8cdd-87951057d80b 2007-01-21T16:01:16Z 2007-01-18T00:36:00Z

<div>Our troupe is hosting its first ever workshop . Do any of you have experience to share? Or as a workshop attendee, is there anything that makes or breaks a workshop for you? We're a pretty detailed bunch (I'm the lone librarian, the other six are aeronautical engineers), so we're trying to cover every detail, but there's always something... Please share &amp; if you're in the Dallas-Fort Worth area March 24 &amp; 25, 2007...sign up! Our tribe is finally up.. Johara Dance Ensemble and our troupe leader is Nadirah Johara. Our website is www.joharabellydance.com</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 3 replies </div>

2007-01-18T00:36:00Z hugyourmail http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/fc9dee2f-af04-43f7-911f-5daec98d0d3f 2007-01-14T08:55:38Z 2006-12-31T02:55:55Z

<div>I just returned from Florida with a huge bag of really nice shells. The question is.....I want to use them for a top adornement. Is it a) period to tribal, b) tacky to put shells on a BD top, or c) who cares as long as it makes noise and gets you noticed. Would appreciate some thoughts on the matter. Thanks. Gypsey</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

hugyourmail 2006-12-31T02:55:55Z Alexandra http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/fb54e39c-a7f6-40e4-9d94-d53588ea0c67 2006-12-15T05:42:03Z 2006-11-30T21:45:03Z

<div>I'm an old-school librarian from the card catalog age, though I personally completed transfer of 2 school libraries and maybe 5 law libraries from a card system to a computerized. <br/> <br/>I am strongly stuck to belly dance as two words, but I slowly losing my fight. I think I posted here before on this topic. <br/> <br/>Is there anyone left who feels as strongly as I do? <br/> <br/>tapdance <br/>huladance <br/>bellydance <br/> <br/>all misspellings . . . <br/> <br/>Now as for ebay, that's another post</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 3 replies </div>

Alexandra 2006-11-30T21:45:03Z Alexandra http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/4ad2f962-06f4-49d6-b64c-86120e9d548e 2006-12-15T05:29:46Z 2006-11-30T22:05:40Z

<div>I thought our favorite ebay search terms might make a neat discussion--> <br/> <br/>What are your favorite ebay search terms? <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Alexandra 2006-11-30T22:05:40Z Stacy http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/c1497973-0cc1-4125-96f9-a903f1fc4db2 2006-11-18T02:37:51Z 2006-11-08T05:24:23Z

<div>Hey ladies! <br/>I am graduating with my Master's this December. I was wondering if you all could share with me how you got your first jobs, how long it took, what kind of job...etc. I currently do not work in a library, so I am curious about this. Thanks! Stacy</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 5 replies </div>

Stacy 2006-11-08T05:24:23Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/c1041f11-dcc2-42b8-b142-6e077cdf2ce3 2006-11-13T22:51:29Z 2006-05-26T19:52:33Z

<div>Books, videos, CDs, databases, research websites-- If you were to build a bellydance library, what would it contain?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 14 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-05-26T19:52:33Z hugyourmail http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/f879a8f9-0fe8-4cc5-8b38-d389045f3f38 2006-11-13T22:37:29Z 2006-11-13T19:42:05Z

<div>I'm the Branch Head of the Architecture Library at Clemson University. I dance, costume, and drum socially and in the SCA. Gypsey</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

hugyourmail 2006-11-13T19:42:05Z hugyourmail http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/ca9ccf2b-f481-498f-b29e-4e881cc7cbea 2006-11-13T22:34:03Z 2006-11-13T19:46:09Z

<div>Tri-County Technical College in Pendleton South Carolina is beginning to look for a librarian to teach IL. It's a full time professional position. The director is also a belly dancer. The upstate of SC is a gorgeous place to live and work and the campus is small, but well attended. If you want more info you can email me off line at hugyourmail@gmail.com. Gypsey</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

hugyourmail 2006-11-13T19:46:09Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/881d9c46-0fe1-4829-8aee-9b71404c6a9f 2006-10-22T14:38:33Z 2006-10-18T11:01:48Z

<div>last night i taught a bellydance workshop for 20 teenagers at one of our libraries. it was a blast! they were having so much fun, and they got it, for the most part. ( if only i had been taught bellydance as a teen---) what a great way to express and relieve some of that teen angst and be able to shake it out! has anyone else done this, taught specifically to teens? it was very energizing and empowering!! and so much fun to tell them "I'm a librarian...but I'm also a bellydancer!" <br/> <br/>we have several dance things going on for teens this week-- i'm looking forward to the others now!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

Angela 2006-10-18T11:01:48Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/f7262d61-83ab-4827-a0e4-86b12eff8a81 2006-10-21T02:25:13Z 2006-07-22T03:08:35Z

<div>Hi guys! Sorry I've been gone so long, but I've once again been taking more than the recommended number of classes. <br/> <br/>And it's now paid off! As of 9:30pm EST, I am now done with my MLIS and am officially a librarian!!!! <br/> <br/>[pops open the champagne]</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 7 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-07-22T03:08:35Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/ca6c1f89-ad12-4be5-9563-18ba6e80dcd6 2006-07-26T10:42:32Z 2006-05-20T11:15:34Z

<div>i've posted this on Makeup &amp; Hair for Dancers, and there's an interesting thread going on in Tribal Belly Dance about glasses...... what do you librarians think of performing with glasses on? i can't see without mine, and i hate the idea of contacts. i kinda like the Bellydancing Librarian look of glasses.... and will always be wearing mine. my student troupe jokingly talked about getting frames for those of us who don't waer glasses, just so we'd all be nerds....</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 8 replies </div>

Angela 2006-05-20T11:15:34Z Dharlene http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/f23cf0be-f225-48da-a750-9823169006e6 2006-07-22T03:02:47Z 2006-07-13T18:38:11Z

<div>Is anyone here a member of Library Thing? <br/>http://www.librarything.com/ </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

Dharlene 2006-07-13T18:38:11Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/c8894ecc-0737-4b42-9f1f-43f809327652 2006-06-11T23:36:13Z 2006-05-05T14:34:07Z

<div>So what sort of dress code do you have to follow in your job, and what do you think of it?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 12 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-05-05T14:34:07Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/01cb5045-9770-417c-bed5-f2d02784fc3b 2006-06-07T13:56:12Z 2006-06-01T11:11:48Z

<div>my student troupe (velvet burnout) performed for the first time last night. i was so proud of them -- even though i was dancing with them, i could tell it rocked! if i knew how to post a photo i would, but if you want to see, you can look in my photo ablum. i also did a solo -- i was super nervous! the event was a fundraiser for "Relay for Life" -- to raise money for cancer research -- </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 7 replies </div>

Angela 2006-06-01T11:11:48Z Alexandra http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/a88ed63c-0ef8-440f-afd1-8f3a409cb4cb 2006-06-06T09:11:45Z 2006-06-06T02:13:20Z

<div>I continue to spell belly dancing as two words, despite Mile's Copeland acknowleged &amp; deliberate misspelling, I have a bibliography of Middle Eastern children's books I recommend to my dancing friends who take gigues at schools. I have read everything from Serpent of the Nile to 9 Parts Desire. I charge fines for an overdue issue of Zaghareet and I refuse to loan out any of my issues of Arabesque. <br/> <br/>Am I in the right place? <br/> <br/>Alexandra, Public School Librarian 1993-2001</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

Alexandra 2006-06-06T02:13:20Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/db9d4ba1-1405-4f0a-95c5-58a120729569 2006-06-05T22:28:49Z 2006-06-05T14:31:07Z

<div>For those of you who have completed your degree and are now in comfy jobs, here are some questions for you: <br/> <br/>1) Which of your LIS classes have proven to be most useful? <br/> <br/>2) Which of your LIS classes have proven least useful? <br/> <br/>3) Which subjects/skills do you wish your library school had taught?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-06-05T14:31:07Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/e87c037b-bb61-49e1-ba07-c4b9aeedf4bd 2006-06-05T15:40:13Z 2006-05-26T19:38:54Z

<div>Do you think that investing in building your own personal library is a conflict of interest, especially if you work at a large lending library in the public or academic sectors? <br/> <br/>Are you likely to spend more time and resources in encouraging your local library to expand its bellydance and related cultural material, or to simply build up your own collection?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-05-26T19:38:54Z evlcjnbelle http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/e4e5b556-bd9d-4506-8ba2-cf4b361231b2 2006-05-30T21:14:40Z 2006-05-27T23:19:05Z

<div>Woohoo! I'm going to be the corporate librarian for a big corporation. Which comes as a complete and utter shock, BTW. When I applied for the position I figured there was no way in hell they'd hire me, since I come from a purely academic background. But they sent me an offer yesterday! I guess there's hope for people with classics degrees after all. <br/> <br/>FYI-- they said the reason they hired me was 1) my knowledge of preservation and conservation (I wouldn't have picked that as being high on their priority list since it wasn't in the job description) and 2) My familiarity with searching online databases such as Lexis-Nexis and Dialog. 3) My familiarity with using an offsite storage contractor. <br/> <br/>Interviewing for a corporate librarian job is a lot different from the academic and museum positions I've interviewed for. The corporate interviewers don't ask any of those tricky philosophical questions--they're way more short and to the point. And if you do go into a corporate interview, drop the library slang because you probably won't be interviewed by anyone with an MLS--and they won't know what the hell you're talking about. ;O) The person who interviewed me was an engineer. The whole atmosphere of the interview was WAY casual--no two day interview process like in academics. And you can negotiate on salary, which is great. I was scared to death when I went into that interview, but it was one of the most casual I've ever been on. <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

evlcjnbelle 2006-05-27T23:19:05Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/49b3b4cb-2779-4cb9-a7cc-50e7999e8027 2006-05-27T12:21:15Z 2006-05-26T19:35:07Z

<div>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0152054456/sr=8-1/qid=1148671961/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-5779350-3776041?%5Fencoding=UTF8 <br/> <br/>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375832173/ref=pd_bxgy_text_b/002-5779350-3776041?%5Fencoding=UTF8</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

charitydove 2006-05-26T19:35:07Z Leslie511 http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/47a2301a-9b29-4673-95dc-3b5f4ff0924e 2006-05-23T14:33:56Z 2006-05-15T14:04:56Z

<div>Have you all heard about this? It seems so short-sighted I can't get over it! <br/>The long and the short is that it requires libraries and schools to block a broad scope of sites that qualify as "social networking" ie MySpace, Friendster, chat rooms, IM, etc... in hopes of protecting children from child predators. Problem is that so much of the web COULD qualify... why not, instead of mandating filters, the government encourages schools and libraries to host programs on internet safety for kids? <br/> <br/> <br/>Info on DOPA from ALA <br/>http://ala.org/al_onlineTemplate.cfm?Section=american_libraries&amp;template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&amp;ContentID=126580 <br/> <br/>http://www.onlineadvocacy.net/ <br/>Link to send opposing views to congress on DOPA and other library issues</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 3 replies </div>

Leslie511 2006-05-15T14:04:56Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/925d5eff-1dc3-402f-88ae-637abfe02a8a 2006-05-10T16:51:25Z 2006-05-10T15:05:16Z

<div>In or out of the library profession, what would your dream job be?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-05-10T15:05:16Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/8414f9fe-f0fe-4e73-914c-b02fb2885131 2006-05-09T14:05:17Z 2006-02-13T01:04:31Z

<div>What do you think it is that draws so many bellydancers to librarianship, and so many librarians to being bellydancers? Is it more than just challenging a stereotype? Do you think there are certain personality characteristics that are common and fundamental to both?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-13T01:04:31Z Leslie511 http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/34016937-bca3-42dd-9ff2-8b5683801bdd 2006-05-02T22:44:28Z 2006-05-02T14:49:30Z

<div>Are any of you planning on attending ALA this year in New Orleans? <br/>I'd love to get together and meet other dancers face to face; maybe see n.o.madic if they are performing (fingers crossed) <br/> <br/>anyone going?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 3 replies </div>

Leslie511 2006-05-02T14:49:30Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/de8f1217-37a9-4f9c-add0-6d3f7e0db98a 2006-04-30T11:34:43Z 2006-02-24T16:56:15Z

<div>So I've posted this in my Singing Bellydancer tribe, but the implications are a little different in this context. <br/> <br/>I'm talking about dancer names. After deciding against having one for myself, I ended up using one last night (my teacher organized a beginner night at a local club-- first time doing a solo, improvising, and dancing to live music, all in one!) simply because I was worried that there was no way the announcer guy would be able to pronounce, let alone remember my name. <br/> <br/>Well, what are your thoughts on this, guys? In terms of being a service professional, how important do you think it is to keep your dance identity separate and isolated from the rest of you? I have heard that one good reason to have a dancer name is to cut down on stalking, and after reading the creepy patron thread, that does put it into a more poignant context. So what say you all?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-24T16:56:15Z Leslie511 http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/3d8786d8-bb3a-4e21-a3a3-bc694b6dba0f 2006-04-28T00:29:48Z 2006-04-27T20:04:14Z

<div>I'm sure you've probably seen this, but I love it <br/> <br/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/africa_kenyan_camel_library/html/1.stm</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

Leslie511 2006-04-27T20:04:14Z Angela http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/c2a9a735-7e0b-49bd-89a7-f0e5c900023a 2006-04-25T03:28:55Z 2006-03-05T12:35:32Z

<div>how many of you are tattooed as well as being bellydancers? and do you let the tats show at work? mine are both on my legs-- and they are not small. hard to hide in the summer-- but i've never had anyone say--"keep those covered". when i lived in portland, i never expected any comments (if you aren't tattooed in portland, you an an oddity) but here in small-town canada i wasn't sure what to expect! (so far, no bad reactions. i do try to maintain a level of professionalism though-- usually they are hidden). <br/> <br/>anyone else??? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 9 replies </div>

Angela 2006-03-05T12:35:32Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/fc9b6a95-aeb3-41ff-b9f6-970b1f9c9f76 2006-04-11T15:15:21Z 2006-04-09T15:14:56Z

<div>Alright, I hear this all the time in school-- Librarians don't make enough money!! <br/> <br/>Sooo... how do you guys afford your bedleh? Do your significant others worry? Is your pet looking a little boney? What are your secrets??? <br/> <br/>;-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 5 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-04-09T15:14:56Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/2e05eb41-3e50-45b8-9ba6-5213193f452e 2006-04-10T15:10:42Z 2006-04-09T15:12:28Z

<div>Okay, so I'm finishing my next-to-last MLIS semester (I'll finish at the end of July), and I'm starting to face the ugly reality that my carefree gypsy existence is coming to an end. <br/> <br/>The last time I had a "real" job that actually continued for more than a summer was when I worked as a teacher's aid. I worked 35 hours a week, and was always done by 3:30, plus had an ungodly amount of vacation and early-leave days. It's very easy to make time for all sorts of fun activities in that type of environment. <br/> <br/>But now I'm going to be looking for a fulltime librarian job, and I'm facing not only working (*gasp!*) 40 hours a week, but the possibility of having to take some of my work home with me. Frankly, even if only 20 of those hours are spent on the reference desk, it still sounds a bit exhausting, and like it might be tricky to find the time and energy to keep the dance thing going where I want it to. <br/> <br/>How do you all manage?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-04-09T15:12:28Z evlcjnbelle http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/6c7b371c-e021-4693-97db-8c07bda41cb9 2006-03-25T13:50:10Z 2006-03-21T15:17:23Z

<div>Hello Liberrians, <br/> <br/>I was wondering what kind of policies you all have for kids in the library. My library has a written policy that says absolutely no children without adult supervision. But what about when there's an adult with them, but they're just bad at supervision? <br/> <br/>Yesterday I had a guy come in with the kids from hell. I work in a rare book room, mind you. One of the little brats pulled a rare book off a cart and started stomping on it. After I nearly had a coronary I told him to keep a better eye on them, but he didn't seem to care much. I was thinking about asking my boss to write up a special policy for the reading room, but when we've tried to crack down on bratty kids in the past, it hasn't gone over well with the parents. However, other rare book depositories ban kids altogether, so i don't think this is unreasonable. <br/> <br/>Parents these days--geez. My mom and dad never let me run through the library screaming bloody murder. </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

evlcjnbelle 2006-03-21T15:17:23Z Kayte http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/77f6a5a2-6a79-4056-b425-7459bd79cd7f 2006-03-23T20:41:13Z 2006-03-09T23:57:12Z

<div>Hi, My name is Kayte and I am a Tribal Fusion bellydancer based out of Milwaukee. <br/> <br/>My mom has been hinting that I ought to become a librarian due to my love of books and my inclination to want to always be right ; she says you shouldn't argue with a librarian and so I could negate all arguements with my superior knowledge (just kidding, really, I mean just kidding)! <br/> <br/>So tell me, do you all find it fairly satisfactory? Do find that people appreciate you for the most part? Are there any aspects of the job that you didn't expect/ care for? I'd really like to get a feel for this line of work; I am currently studying to be a doctor and I think I am just going to end up with ulcers, not a medical degree. I feeling like I am trying to fit somebody elses mold and and I think that living in a world of information would satisfy my book-lust. <br/> <br/>Any feedback would be terrific! Thank you!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 13 replies </div>

Kayte 2006-03-09T23:57:12Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/d375c6a4-e3ec-4563-bc0a-f919761317d1 2006-03-13T15:08:57Z 2006-03-12T15:37:49Z

<div>This article is 4 years old, and is about Kenya, not the Middle East. Still, I thought it would be of interest to y'all... <br/> <br/> <br/>http://www.ifla.org/V/press/pr0228-02.htm <br/> <br/> <br/>If nothing else, it's got some great pictures!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-03-12T15:37:49Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/be205811-3d2a-4b30-937c-937aa846231b 2006-03-11T01:44:12Z 2006-03-08T20:26:04Z

<div>I sort of touched on this in the "Magic Connection" thread, wondering if y'all saw any similarities in what drew you to librarianship, and what drew you to bellydance, but let's just focus on the Librarianship part, for now...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 5 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-03-08T20:26:04Z evlcjnbelle http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/b4a66a78-90d9-49d8-b96d-e641c24f516c 2006-03-10T21:20:30Z 2006-03-07T16:55:42Z

<div>Hello fellow bellydancing librarians. <br/> <br/>I was wondering if any of you are in ALA. I joined when I was a library student, but now that I've graduated, the dues were too scary. So I let my membership lapse. I was thinking of rejoining, but was seriously questioning if I'd get anything out of it. I can't afford to go to the conferences so.... <br/> <br/>Any thoughts? </div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 9 replies </div>

evlcjnbelle 2006-03-07T16:55:42Z Aisha http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/f8391200-6548-4f3c-8fa4-57b0800492d9 2006-03-05T16:44:22Z 2006-03-05T04:42:50Z

<div>If so, I'm in</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 3 replies </div>

Aisha 2006-03-05T04:42:50Z Leslie511 http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/a11094fb-dd3d-4fe1-b421-188292cbe553 2006-03-02T21:51:06Z 2006-02-13T20:05:18Z

<div>Ok, my immediate peers know that I dance - I mentioned it once; no reaction. <br/> <br/>But as sophomoric as this sounds, there is a Library Faculty/Staff Talent Show this summer and I would love to participate - but am not sure about the type of reception I'll get. <br/> <br/>How has everyone else dealt with it?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

Leslie511 2006-02-13T20:05:18Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/a4e0afdc-00ac-4d86-843c-e96e259438e6 2006-02-28T21:55:04Z 2006-02-13T01:36:50Z

<div>I don't know about any of the rest of you, but it's been a strange experience to be a Westener who is so active in a Middle Eastern artform. Something akin to being a librarian under The Patriot Act. Combining all four elements makes me feel extremely responsible and also connected to present events in a way that I just don't think I would feel otherwise. <br/> <br/>Do any of you ever experience the same thing? I have so much respect for Middle Eastern culture, and for the values of my own culture, while at the same time feel so much worry and antogonism towards rising fundamentalism in both groups. In a way, I'm a representative of what each group hates in the other, and now I've also become something that's looked down on within those groups. <br/> <br/>I can't imagine that Arab fundamentalists are too thrilled with the idea of white non-muslims dancing their dances to their music while scantily clad, just as that nimrod from the Boston Globe and the thugs he represents aren't any too pleased with librarian muck-raking. <br/> <br/>I don't know... it's just something I think about every now and then, and I thought I'd throw it out there...</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 9 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-13T01:36:50Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/b91aeddb-6327-43a7-a105-01165b6f3d97 2006-02-27T05:15:37Z 2006-02-17T06:22:50Z

<div>http://www.sonic.net/~erisw/bdlib.html <br/> <br/>Just thought I'd go ahead and post it, in case you've never seen it. It's too bad that she lost interest-- it was great publicity for librarians.</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-17T06:22:50Z Mary http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/fde41f4a-6b66-4c88-8fa2-853ffd11b15b 2006-02-27T05:12:44Z 2006-02-13T21:24:05Z

<div>Let's get to know each other. <br/> <br/>I'm shimmy and indexing in Fairbanks, Alaska. I've been bellydancing for about 2 1/2 years, member of a cabaret troupe for 1 1/2 years, and am slowly branching into tribal fusion dance. <br/> <br/>I work as a periodicals indexer at a university. My job is great - I get paid to red magazines and play on the computer!</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 11 replies </div>

Mary 2006-02-13T21:24:05Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/831d929b-3197-424e-9b26-36909045ddf3 2006-02-24T16:58:59Z 2006-02-14T01:51:16Z

<div>Have any of you tried to bring more bellydance to your library, either through collection development or pathfinders or programming? <br/> <br/>Last year, it was really cool because the big annual Ann Arbor reads was a book called Leo Africanus, and so throughout the winter and spring they hosted roundtables on Middle Eastern culture, had food-tastings, henna painting for the kids, Middle Eastern music concerts, and a local folkloric troupe perform. Unfortunately, they didn't do much expansion to the dance materials collection. <br/> <br/>For one of my classes, I made a pathfinder, a collection analysis, and materials recommendation all for bellydance based on our library I've been pretty timid about taking them to the Adult Services people, though. I don't want to come off as... I don't know... too fanatic, I guess. <br/> <br/>The thing is that Ann Arbor has about four or five BD teachers with just as many schools and troupes. My teacher alone leads five or six classes, plus myslef and another student are going to be leadind special mini classes as part of our teacher's studio. Put us together with all of the other teachers and their students, and that's a lot of people doing bellydance in Ann Arbor. <br/> <br/>I'd also really like to get my teacher or our troupe booked for a programming engagement sometime this summer, but once again, I don't want to be a geek, especially a self-serving geek. <br/> <br/>So I don't know. What do you all think about this? Have any of you done anything to bing more bellydance to your library? Has it been met with any success? What were the major roadblocks?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-14T01:51:16Z evlcjnbelle http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/94e16853-0492-40e0-a630-9db13f301e18 2006-02-22T21:45:42Z 2006-02-17T14:38:44Z

<div>Anyone have any bizarre patron stories? <br/> <br/>I have a bunch. I don't know if I'm a freak magnet or if all libraries attract wackos. Here is a random sampling. <br/> <br/>1. Yesterday, this really cute guy came in. I get nervous around really good looking men sometimes. Anyway, so as I'm there talking to the man-candy, I hear this loud vibrating noise coming from his pocket. Now, he was wearing kinda baggy pants with large pockets, and it appeared that the vibrating was coming from er....the crotch area. After it happened three more times, I could barely keep a straight face. Apparently, he has the loudest vibrating cellphone I have EVER seen, and he wouldn't turn it off. He would just let it vibrate on. <br/> <br/>2. Last year a woman came in with a giant stuffed dummy, and told me to address the answer to her reference question to him, since he was the one who was wanting to know. Every time I tried to talk to her, she would screech, "Talk to Bob!" <br/> <br/>3. And then there's the vice president of a very successful international ad agency, who comes in to do research in jeans and several layers of shirts. That in itself isn't too oddball. But he suddenly proclaimed, "OH MY GOD, I am so sweaty. I feel like I'm having male hot flashes," and then proceeds to start taking his clothes off. He gets down to a tank top and really tight pants. Ugh. He was seriously hairy, and it wasn't a pretty sight. Then he starts rubbing his chest and talking about how hot it is in the reading room. I wish I were making this up. <br/> <br/>Anyone else have this problem, or is it just me? <br/></div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 4 replies </div>

evlcjnbelle 2006-02-17T14:38:44Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/f9e9569e-5ec0-45bf-906c-118486b264af 2006-02-20T04:09:09Z 2006-02-17T04:57:39Z

<div>This is something that I've been thinking about for the last year. Bellydance videos are so expensive, and because a lot of them aren't available on Amazon, most libraries won't buy them. Wouldn't it be cool to get people to pitch in money, and maybe have a few fund-raisers, and start a bellydancing library for your community? <br/> <br/>CDs, books, magazines, DVDs-- hell, even posters, could all be slowly accumulated, and then available for short-term loan to anyone in the community. Maybe they could pay a one-time card fee of $10. And whenever troupes do those gigs where if you split up the earnings, it'd come out to $3 a person-- that money could go to funding the library and building the collection. Or maybe even encourage people to just donate a percentage of their tip money. You might even be able to build some sort of partnership with an ME studies program at a local college. <br/> <br/>If I were going to be in this area for longer than six months, I would totally try to start something like that up. As it is, I might see if I can get something like that going in my area of Wales. :-)</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 2 replies </div>

charitydove 2006-02-17T04:57:39Z charitydove http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians/thread/96ede939-fc72-43b3-a954-a9bdb8e7c28a 2006-02-13T13:52:42Z 2006-02-13T01:12:15Z

<div>Alright, so we all know that librarians and bellydancers are both fetishized to a certain extent, for somewhat opposite reasons. Do you ever have to deal with smirks or haughtiness from colleagues? Do you ever get the creep factor from colleagues or patrons? Do you think that both the raised eyebrows and fetishizing are more intense than if you were just bellydancers?</div> <div> posted in <a href="http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancinglibrarians">BELLYDANCING LIBRARIANS!!!</a> - 1 reply </div>

charitydove 2006-02-13T01:12:15Z