April in Indiana is chilly and stormy, and that’s good time for reading a book! I just finished (Me)Moth (🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟) moved The Thythm of Time to the top of my reading list. So much to choose from with new books by Jazz Taylor, Marie Lu, and Cynthia Leitich Smith! I need to get my garden… Read More April Releases
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
Title: Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My LifeAuthor: Jerry PinkneyDate: January, 2023, Little Brown Books for Young ReadersAfrican American; memoir Let’s start with the cover. Pinkney’s books are highlighted in each letter of this middle grade memoir, serving to highlighting some of his remarkable work. Just below them is a drawing of Pinkney as a… Read More Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life
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
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