I’m always working on something! One of my current projects involves working with my department members on updating our instructional programming. I look to the new ACRL information literacy framework for my guidance on this. For librarians transitioning from the old standards or even from bibliography instruction this can be a challenge. Our conversation yesterday… Read More Not Trying to be Authoritative, Just Sayin’
title: Bloodline author: Joe Jiménez date: Arté Publico Press; 2016 main character: Abraham “A majority of the work is told in a second-person narrative before switching to first person at the shocking climax. While there is resolution, the startling and quick conclusion will most likely leave readers angry and upset.” School Library Journal Jiménez… Read More review: Bloodline
I woke up about 3am and couldn’t go back to sleep. This tends to happen to me every once in a while so, I decided to make good use of my time by considering a blog post. I couldn’t help but ponder events that occurred in Durham NC, Charlottesville VA and Seattle WA where overt… Read More I Don’t Need An Alarm Clock
The plan: to introduce a serial or series every second Tuesday Second Tuesday Serials Title: The Birchbark House Author: Louise Erdrich Date: Hyperion Books for Children; 1999 main character: Omakaya The endpapers of The Birchbark House display a map of an island in Lake Superior dated 1874. A bird, Andeg, guides the map with his… Read More Every Second Series
Brownsville Community Justice Center in Brooklyn is in need of 200-300 new or gently read books for young people ages 10-16. To reflect the young people in the neighborhood, it is asked that the books be #ownvoices or books that accurately center Native Americans or Children of Color. Lauren Abramo tweeted that “This is part… Read More Pay It Forward Thursday
Cotton Quilts 