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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/18/19
Last Week It was another busy week for me and my reading life has suffered! I finished Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia by Mac Favreau and really enjoyed this close-up look of the Cold War and the depth of spying both in the U.S. and abroad during…
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Menu Planning & Food Prep
I’m sure I’ve mentioned that I love to cook. When I chat with coworkers or my mom, they’re always fascinated about the recipes I’m using, like these Roasted Cauliflower Enchiladas. So today I thought I’d talk about menu planning & food prep. My mom was just asking me yesterday about…
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Wear a Cardigan and Spread Kindness
November 13th is World Kindness Day, an international observance created in 1998. Each year, it is celebrated to “highlight good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness which binds us.” (Wikipedia) This year, WQED, Pittsburgh’s public broadcasting network and home to the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/11/19
Last Week It was one of those weeks where I felt like I spent more time at work then I did at home. I worked four-late nights, plus I had to stop in a few times this weekend because of an HVAC issue. It’s been about 80 degrees in the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/4/19
Last Week I can’t quite believe it’s November already! Where has this year gone?!?!? I took a long weekend and went to visit my parents and brother’s family. Our family holds a Chili Party every fall and we celebrated our 25th annual party this year. Each family brings a chili,…
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The Extinction of School Librarians
As the Chicago Public School strike comes to an end, school librarians were in the spotlight. They as just one of the many demands made by the Chicago Teachers Union. In all of the Chicago Public School system, there are only 108 school librarians. Many see librarians as non-essential staff…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/28/19
Last Week Since vacation in September, I’ve found a great balance of reading in my life. I tend to need to read more the more stressed out I feel. And I’ve been quite stressed out at work lately, which means that I need to balance my reading time so that…
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Halloween Parties and Cookies
With two parties to attend this evening a little baking was in order for the morning! After drooling over a number of recipes, with a range of complexity from pumpkin spice whoopie pies to apple cider cupcakes, I landed on Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Crinkle cookies. With the first party…
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Director’s Thoughts – 10/25/19
I could have easily called this post – “Things I Never Thought I’d Do At Work”, but that was a little long, so here we are. Yesterday, I spent the majority of my day worrying over the library’s pet turtle. With a re-appearing mass near his rear leg, the staff…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/21/19
Last Week It’s been a great reading week! Seven hours on a bus definitely adds some quality reading time, plus I finally had some time off this weekend to read as well! This week I read: The Oddmire: Changling by John Ritter The Misadventures of Nobbin Swill: Crumbled by Lisa…
