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Director’s Thoughts – 3/19/25
I try very hard to steer clear of politics on this blog, rather focusing my energy on providing children’s book choices for kids of all ages and reading levels. And today’s post wasn’t going to be political, until President Trump signed more executive orders on Friday night and did so…
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Director’s Thoughts – 2/28/25
When I started as a director nine years, I felt strongly that we needed to have one day where most of the staff could come together to learn about the overall vision of the library, work on projects, and spend time together. It’s difficult to share information (I know, I’m…
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Director’s Thoughts – 1/17/24
Today I want to talk about trying new things. It’s still the beginning of the year and I thought that it made sense about making changes at a time when a lot of people are resetting for a new year with resolutions, words of the year, and goal setting. Librarians…
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Director’s Thoughts – 12/13/24
I’d have to say one of favorite things about working in a library is selecting new books for the collection. It’s a lot of fun unboxing new books and checking out titles that get automatically added to my TBR list. But, coming in a very close second is the opposite…
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Director’s Thoughts – 11/22/24
Since it’s November and a time for gratefulness, I decided to share ten reasons why I’m thankful for libraries. I grew up visiting my home library since I can remember and I started working in libraries when I was 14 years old. I have had a passion for libraries for…
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Director’s Thoughts – 10/25/24
Today I want to talk about different types of librarianship or as I put it in my notes, beyond public libraries. Librarians become librarians through a diverse set of means and backgrounds. I’m someone who had wanted to be a librarian since I was seven years old. But for many…
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Director’s Thoughts – 9/25/24
How do you get people in the door? It’s hard when there are so many things vying for people’s attention these days. And when Amazon can deliver to your door, what can a public library offer that makes people want to visit? This is a question my staff and I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Geographical Terms in the Title
One of the things I like most about creating Top Ten Tuesday lists is looking at books in a different way. This was a really fun list to pull together. And honestly, I wasn’t quite sure how to find books with geographical terms in the title. But, I ended up…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Loved So Much I Had to Get a Copy for My Personal Library
There’s all sorts of criteria for adding a book to my personal library. Sometimes, I’ve met the creators and want to support their work. Other times, I’ve fallen in love with their work after discovering it on my own. But, all of these are books I loved so much I…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Create a Classroom Community
It’s a school freebie this week on Top Ten Tuesday! Today I decided to share ten picture books that can be used to create a classroom community. These titles are all about kindness, friendship, empathy, and understanding. All traits that we need more of in today’s world. These are great…
