I’m really excited to share that I’ve been selected to participate in the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship’s (IRDL) seventh cohort. This year long program will provide me with two-weeks of social science research training followed by a year of peer and formal mentor support. This now online program is funded by the Institute… Read More Show Up

It’s spring break-ish time here. Campus librarians work through spring break even though our library was even deader than usual. This gave me time to concentrate on a few rather neglected projects. Friday, campus closed completely and I took the opportunity to just relax. I got my new glasses adjusted, ran errands, and watched movies.… Read More SundayMorningReads

The right has shifted its strategies. Rather than take on the tedious task of challenging individual books, the attempt now is to hold responsible librarians and libraries with the intention of removing, relocating and restricting access to books. Let’s consider what’s happening across the nation and in a few states in particular. I’ve heard a… Read More Challenging Librarians and Banning Ideas

I’m not really venturing too far from discussions of kidlit today. I’ve been so sleepy lately, that I’ve fallen asleep reading some of the most engaging books I’ve read in a while. I’m on a journey to stay woke, to be alert, and to get healthier. Did you see any of the attention Jamie Lee… Read More You Have to #Sleep if You Want to Be Woke