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Chris Burns is an Adjunct Faculty Librarian for Canada College, a Librarian I for San Mateo Public Library, and has prior experience with the San Mateo County Libraries and SFO Aviation Library and Museum. He lives in San Francisco and is a lover of museums and art galleries, live music, the opera, traveling, fencing, and of course reading and writing.

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Living in the Library

Does living at the library sound like a dream come true?

The Tiniest Libraries for the Most Remote Patrons

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We Are Here, and We Are Generally Pleasant

Snark, Sarcasm, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians

Policies for Library Inclusion of Self-Published Works

(Still) Justifying Wikipedia

Collaboration vs Programming in Libraries

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Chris Burns Author Archive

Living in the Library

The Tiniest Libraries for the Most Remote Patrons

Remember When This Was Full-Time? Your Newest Coworkers Don’t.

We Are Here, and We Are Generally Pleasant

Snark, Sarcasm, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Librarians

Policies for Library Inclusion of Self-Published Works

(Still) Justifying Wikipedia

Collaboration vs Programming in Libraries

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