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#ReadYourWorld
In all my excitement to celebrate the Year of the Rooster with a great booklist for Lunar New Year, I missed Multicultural Children’s Book Day yesterday! A day to celebrate multicultural books and reading. Take a few minutes to check out the Read Your World hashtag on Twitter with lots…
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"A Place for the Vulnerable"
I’ve had plenty of people ask me how I became a librarian (which you can read about here), but no one ever really asks why I became a librarian. I love books and this seemed like a great career to get into if you love books. But as an introvert, it…
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Mentors
I stopped at the public library in my hometown yesterday to say hello to one of my mentors for about as long as I can remember. I think I’ve shared this story before, but my mom took us to the library regularly and by the age of seven I asked…
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Picture Book Theme: Reading/Books
You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month. You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books! Check…
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Interview Introspection
As many of you know, I just got a new job within my library as the, wait for it, library director! This comes as no bigger shock to me as I have a number of years of library experience, but little to no supervisor experience, budgeting experience, etc. I was…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Reasons I Love the Book World
I love books, that’s easy enough. I love my job. I wanted to be a librarian from the first time I visited a library when I was little. Even those days when I go home and pour myself a glass of wine because it’s been one of those days, I wouldn’t have it…
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Summer Reading is coming…
Whether I’m ready or not, summer reading is indeed, coming. I’ve got WAY too much to do before it gets here, but it’ll be here before I know it. I am always more than jealous as friends begin making plans for 1/2 day Fridays, summer vacations, and relaxing when all…
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Blogging A to Z: Libraries
During the month of April, I’ll be participating in the Blogging From A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is Storytime Plans From A to Z. Each plan will have eight stories as well as four songs, fingerplays or rhymes to match the theme! As you can see,…
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Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 8
Introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague. Everyday Advocacy isn’t just a one-person show! This week, introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague who’s unfamiliar with the initiative. Rather than introduce Everyday Advocacy to just one person, I’d love to introduce it to all my readers! Everyday Advocacy is a grassroots…
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Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 1
I’m participating in the Everyday Advocacy Challenge so each week I’ll be posting a challenge to increase advocacy for my personal job and my profession. So, here it goes: Week of Tuesday, March 1 Write a diversity elevator speech using value-based language. Want to articulate the importance of creating diverse…