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How do children find their way?
The ways that parents shape the lives of their kids is a topic that fascinates me. I feel that in my own life, I found a career that matched my interests and talents–I love kids, I love writing, I love … Continue reading
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Reading rewards…for some
Many of my memories of being a mother to young boys are wonderful. Not all, mind you, but many. But someone recently posted on Facebook something that brought one of my least favorite memories back. Here’s what Paul Hankins wrote … Continue reading
New Pew Report: Families Use Libraries
Children’s librarians will find the new Pew Report Parents, Children, Libraries, and Reading very reassuring. As we have long suspected, the children’s department brings families into the library, and while they’re there, the adults use the libraries for themselves as … Continue reading
Reinventing the library wheel
At my library we are currently giving every one of the 270,000+ items a new RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag. Everyone from every level is expected to put in some time tagging, because we rented the machines to program the … Continue reading
Storyhour mistakes
1:15 yesterday. I am just sitting down to eat my lunch after a busy morning helping the Director prepare for the evening Board of Trustees meeting. I have been working on the strategic plan, on compiling a spreadsheet and chasing … Continue reading
More creative bookmark slogans from the kids!
Every year, my library holds a bookmark contest where the winner from each grade gets their bookmark professionally printed and distributed during National Library Week. We always get several hundred entries, and it’s a challenge to judge them. This year, … Continue reading
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New Kinds of Learning at the Library
Lately, like many people working in public libraries, I’ve been thinking about makerspaces–creating room in your library where people can make things, build things, DO things. I went to a great program on the topic that talked about using 3-D … Continue reading
So Quiet You Don’t Know They’re There
Chances are, there’s a group in your library that keeps such a low profile, you hardly even notice them. When their work is executed perfectly, they become invisible. And that means they don’t get nearly enough love from their colleagues! … Continue reading
The Day Between Big Days
Yesterday was a big day. The Saturday of ALA Midwinter is when the youth award groups make their decisions. After a year of reading/viewing/listening to submissions, it is time to make a final choice. Some committees (the ones with fewer … Continue reading
The Garden of Your Mind: My Hero, Mister Rogers
Probably lots of you have already seen this video, a auto-tune remix of quotes from Mister Rogers turned into a really lovely piece. If you haven’t seen it already, go ahead and watch now–if you aren’t a confirmed Mister Rogers … Continue reading
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