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Top Ten Tuesday: Unread Books on My Shelves I Want to Read
I tend to buy books I want to read, and then they sit on my shelves because, in my mind, they’ll always be there, but that new book I want to read that I checked out of the library is a top priority. And then I never really go back…
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Top Ten Tuesday: First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf
I have beautiful handmade bookshelves that span the whole wall of my office at home. Our shared home office is on the top floor of our split-level which means it’s extra cozy. It’s got a window that lets in the morning sun. The slanted walls come from where the roof…
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Professional Development with the Cardigan Newsletter
I know as a former children’s librarian how difficult it can be to find quality professional development content to keep learning and growing in the job. It’s almost a second job scouring the Internet, reading articles only to find out that it really doesn’t apply to your work. I really,…
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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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Director's Thoughts 12/7/16
I’ve been a library director for a total of almost 4 months! There are days when I can tell you I have no idea what I’ve done, but I’m constantly busy and for the most part loving my new role. Our previous director, (I’ve been working for this library for…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 11/7/16
As I expected, it was an extremely busy work week, so I only got a chance to read Jubilee by Patricia Reilly Giff about a young girl who grows up with her aunt. The girl suffers from selective mutism and only talks to a dog she saves on the island they…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/31/16
I got a lot of reading down over the past 24 hours (not so much throughout the week)… I finally finished Start With Why – not a book that was easy for me to get through, it seemed a little all over the place and wasn’t as well organized as I…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/24/16
This was a strange week in terms of reading – I’m still struggling my way through Start With Why by Simon Sinek. For whatever reason, I’m not drawn to pick this book up, but when I do, I enjoy reading it. But, I did get a chance to read The Mighty Odds…
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Happy National Boss’s Day!
Today is National Boss’s Day and what better way to celebrate than with Boss Babes A Coloring & Activity Book for Grown-Ups created by Michelle Volanksy. This fun activity book is filled with mazes, puzzles, coloring pages, word scrambles and so many more activities just for adults! What makes it even…
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Take Action Tuesday (one week late!)
Week of Tuesday, March 22 Submit the Share Your Advocacy Story webform. Every day you’re out there advocating in big ways and small for the importance of library service to children. Now it’s time to share your triumphs with other Everyday Advocates and inspire them to do the same! This…
