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    Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 8

    Introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague. Everyday Advocacy isn’t just a one-person show! This week, introduce Everyday Advocacy to a colleague who’s unfamiliar with the initiative.   Rather than introduce Everyday Advocacy to just one person, I’d love to introduce it to all my readers!  Everyday Advocacy is a grassroots…

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    Everyday Advocacy – Week of Tuesday, March 1

    I’m participating in the Everyday Advocacy Challenge so each week I’ll be posting a challenge to increase advocacy for my personal job and my profession.  So, here it goes: Week of Tuesday, March 1 Write a diversity elevator speech using value-based language. Want to articulate the importance of creating diverse…

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    Library Leadership

    I saw this article on Library Lost & Found as I was scanning my Feedly checking to see what others are talking about on the (many) blogs I follow and it caught my eye!  The title – 9 Ways to Become an Even Awesomer Library Leader in 2016 by Megan Hartline.  I…

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    Top 10 Tuesday: Resolutions I Have For 2016

    I have ten resolutions and now am slightly overwhelmed, but many are attainable and I’m really excited to start 2016 off on the right foot!  Overall, I resolve to rock. Check out my Top Ten Tuesday: Resolutions I Have For 2016. Blog Goals Grow a larger readership. I have a lot of…

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    Continuing Education

    I am a huge proponent of continuing education and I love to learn. I’d go back to school again if I could figure out how to pay for it! But, the great thing about my library is that my supervisor and director support me in my desire to learn more…

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    Not Only Storytime, Early Literacy Training

    Today, I’m spending the day at a training to become an instructor to provide training for early childhood providers as well as parents. We’re focusing on the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Infants – Kindergartens as well as the Pennsylvania Core Knowledge Competencies for Early Childhood & School-Age Professionals. These…

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    Transforming Preschool Storytime

    It’s been a busy week as I was at a 2-day training which means there is a ton of stuff that needs to be addressed now that I’m back in the library.  But, before my Fun Friday program this afternoon and the book display for Banned Books Week gets put…

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    Storytime University

    If you’re a children’s librarian looking for some new ways to focus on professional development, look no further than Storytime University, brought to you by the fine librarians of Storytime Underground, a group focused on supporting, promoting, and training each other (as in storytime librarians).  Storytime is often not realized…