Category Archives: Parents

If you build it, they will (or won’t) come

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Last night, I attended the annual Zena Sutherland Lecture at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. It was, as always, a delightful occasion. This year, the author speaking was the brilliant and very funny Mo Willems. And that was … Continue reading →

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Picture books in bins

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

I’m reading Libraries Designed for Kids by Nolan Lushington (Neal-Schuman, 2008). It’s mostly practical and interesting, but it repeats the same ridiculous opinion several times. I hear library directors (not my own, fortunately!) repeating it too. Here’s how it goes: … Continue reading →

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What are they thinking? pt. 2

Posted on September 11, 2010 by

Awhile back, I promised more stories of the kinds of things parents do that really make you wonder. Then I self-censored because I know that parents often feel that everyone is criticizing them and I don’t want to load it … Continue reading →

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Questions we all ask ourselves

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

I think it’s safe to say that most Youth Services librarians ask themselves two questions from time to time.  The first one is, “They pay me for this?” You ask yourself that on those days when the job is just … Continue reading →

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