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Sunday Reflections: That Delicate Balance Between Quality Patron Services and Employee Personal Boundaries
Please note: This post will share a bunch of stories of patron interactions in public libraries and no names or locations will be shared. Some of them are stories from friends, social media, and my own. None of them will reveal that communities in which they occurred to help protect all parties involved. The man […]
MakerSpace: DIY Metal Stamping (A metal stamping kit review)
Jewelry making has been pretty popular in our Teen MakerSpace, and I really wanted to give metal stamping a try. However, the individual components always seemed more expensive then something I wanted to spend just to try something out. Fortunately, I found a complete metal stamping kit at Target for only $24.99, and that seemed […]
Book Review: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Publisher’s Book Description: New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded […]
So, You’ve Just Tweeted That Nobody Uses Public Libraries Anymore . . .
Hi There, So, you have just tweeted that nobody uses public libraries anymore and we don’t need to fund them, but I’m going to stop you right there. First of all, I’m going to assume that what you really mean is that you don’t use your public library anymore so because you don’t, you assume […]
YA A to Z: Let’s Talk About . . . Aromantic and Asexual, a guest post by Bridgette Johnson
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about aromantic and asexual with librarian Bridgette Johnson. You can find out more about YA A to Z here. Before we delve too deep into our topic, let’s have some super basic broad […]
YA A to Z: Telling a Different Amputee Story, a guest post by Mindy Rhiger
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about amputees with the librarian and blogger Mindy Rhiger You can find out more about YA A to Z here. Perhaps I shouldn’t have chosen to read Phantom Limbs so quickly after reading Shark Girl. But […]
YA A to Z: Adoption Books – Being Discussed, Being Seen, a guest post by Eric Smith
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about adoption with the amazing literary agent and writer Eric Smith. You can find out more about YA A to Z here. There’s this look. It’s hard to explain. I’ve never seen myself […]
An Open Letter to Logan Paul
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS POST DEALS WITH SUICIDE AND HAS SOME GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS IN IT On January 1st of this year, I logged on to my Twitter account to catch up on the latest news and wish everyone a Happy New Year. Instead, I learned that there was a lot of cotroversy surrounding a YouTuber […]
YA A to Z: Alzheimer’s As a Means to an End, a guest post by L. B. Schulman
It’s the second week of January, which means we’re discussing the Letter A in YA A to Z. Today we are talking about alzheimer’s with author L. B. Schulman. You can find out more about YA A to Z here. My stepfather, Tom, achieved permanent sobriety the year I turned 13. Unfortunately, decades of alcohol […]
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