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    Arthur Curley Lecture: Ishmael Beah

    I had the great pleasure of attending the Arthur Curley Lecture featuring Ishmael Beah yesterday afternoon. For those unfamiliar with Ishmael Beah, he was born and raised in Sierra Leone and at the age of 12 became a child soldier, but was later adopted and moved to America where he…

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    Not So Alone

    Library conferences (across the board) always make me so happy. And for one very particular reason – during those few short days at the conference, I’m surrounded by people who have a passion as strong as mine for reading, literacy, and books. I LOVE being around my colleagues, coworkers, friends,…

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    ALA Midwinter Conference

    So many ARCs (advanced reader’s copies)…  I was trying to be really good this year and only pick up a handful for the whole conference, now I have wayyyyyy more than a handful, just this evening! If you’re not familiar with the process, at library conferences publishers come and give…

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    ALA Midwinter Conference

    I am so excited about the conference this year! It’s in my backyard, making it very easy for me to get to and as part of the Emerging Leaders program, I’ll be very busy with workshops, programs, and parties. I’ll also be live blogging from the event for the ALSC…

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    Exciting News…

    It has been a couple of crazy weeks in October with programming, story times, new employees and more, but I received some very exciting news a few weeks ago and realized I hadn’t had a chance to share with you.  I’ve been accepted to participate in the American Library Association’s (ALA) Emerging…

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    Happy Banned Book Week

    This is the 30th Anniversary of Banned Book Week sponsored in part by the American Library Association (ALA) that celebrates the freedom to read.  It’s 2012 and banning books is still a common process in many school libraries and public libraries around the country.  For many reasons this surprises me still –…

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    Worst Master’s Degrees…(drum roll please)

    Last month Forbes Magazine published an article titled The Best and Worst Master’s Degrees for Jobs.  Not surprisingly, careers in the medical field are on the rise as are careers in computer science and engineering, economics, and physics.  The worst master’s degree to have currently, according to Forbes…. you guessed…

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    Weathering the Storm

    As I was trolling other blogs that I try to keep up with, I found this inforgraphic that I felt the need to share.  It was very relevant to me, I just finished a summer course in Public Budgeting and Finance where I was required to write an 8 –…

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    Summer Reading is just around the corner…

    I don’t believe the general public knows just how much time and effort is put into planning and executing the summer reading program each year.  At my library, we begin planning in November, which means by May, I’m very tired of thinking about summer!  Our library provides entertainers and shows…