The Playful Antiquarian

A playful experiment

April 5th, 2004

Do not be alarmed. This weblog has not been commandeered; I am just experimenting with a new look and new title.This is something that I have wanted to test for several months now. I did not want to start a new weblog, but at the same time, my weblog, as it was defined and designed, was not working for me. It felt like a shirt with a scratchy tag–irritating to the wearer but seemingly fine to others. The scratchy tag, in this case, was the fact that most of my new posts were being categorized as “off-topic but interesting” and “friday frivolity.” I took this as a sign that I needed to re-evaluate my weblog and its overall focus.

I am hoping to create a weblog that comfortably incorporates my interests in printing and paper history, children’s literature, and arts and crafts and also allows me to show my playful side. I want the freedom to mention interesting things about my daily work without the obligation of being “the special collections weblog” and to talk about libraries and librarianship without being “a librarian weblog”. Most of all, I need space to evolve and change intellectually.

As I have said before, this is my playspace. Play is about fun and about experimentation. I will see how this experiment goes. If it does not work, I will change everything back, and of course, if it works, I will proceed from there.

Thanks in advance for your patience.

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