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Slice of Life Day 27: Thrive Virtual Conference
I love to learn! That’s probably no surprise coming from a person with two graduate degrees and the longing to get a Ph.D. But, realistically, a Ph.D. in my field isn’t really going to help me move forward in my career and it’s a lot of time and money I…
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Conferences, More Than Just Continuing Education
As a public librarian in the state of Pennsylvania and a director to boot, I’m required to pursue a number of continuing education classes throughout the year. And if you’ve been a long-time reader, you’ll know that I love to learn! I am constantly looking for webinars, workshops, and conferences…
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Nancy Pearl, Library Legend
If you’re not a librarian, then the name Nancy Pearl probably doesn’t mean much to you. If you’re a librarian like the one hundred plus awake for a 7:30am breakfast to hear her speak then you understand. Nancy is a fascinating woman with a twinkle in her eye. It just…
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Middle Grade ARCs I Picked Up At PLA
I talked yesterday about the awesome experience I had at PLA this past weekend. What I didn’t get to finish talking about is that I picked up so many great ARCs that I’m having a hard time deciding what to start reading first. If you’re unfamiliar with a large library…
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PLA Recap
It was an interesting PLA to say the least. It started with Philadelphia’s fourth nor’ easter in three weeks on Wednesday, which led to me watching the opening session with Sally Yates online from home as the library was closed and we ended up with at least eight inches of…
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Learning at the PLA Conference
I’m so excited to be spending the next few days at the PLA conference which will be held in my own backyard – Philadelphia! This conference is held every other year and I got a chance to go in 2016 to Denver, which was awesome, because I got to visit…
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Response to Anne Ursu's Piece on "Sexual Harassment in the Children's Book Industry"
Last week, children and young adult author, Anne Ursu, published a piece on Sexual Harassment in the Childrenās Book Industry and it’s had people talking all weekend long about what can be done, what should be done and a call to action from authors, illustrators, bloggers and librarians to make it…
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Response to Anne Ursu’s Piece on "Sexual Harassment in the Children’s Book Industry"
Last week, children and young adult author, Anne Ursu, published a piece on Sexual Harassment in the Childrenās Book Industry and it’s had people talking all weekend long about what can be done, what should be done and a call to action from authors, illustrators, bloggers and librarians to make it…
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Reserve Your Spot: KidLitCon
If you live in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland area (or farther) and you blog about children’s literature, then you’ve got to check out KidLitCon 2017 held in Hershey PA, November 3rd & 4th this year. I got the chance to attend KitLitCon three years ago in Baltimore and it…
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ALA Annual Conference (and what you can do when you're stuck at home!)
This week Chicago hosts the ALA Annual ConferenceĀ where librarians from across the country will come together for networking, continuing education and the chance to meet authors and illustrators while learning about upcoming new releases. And as much as I love traveling to the ALA Annual Conference sometimes it’s just not…
