Yolo County Librarian Patty Wong is the 2012 recipient of the American Library Association Equality Award. The annual award, $1,000 and a framed citation of achievement are given to an individual or group for outstanding contributions toward promoting equality in the library profession. In being selected for the award, Wong was noted for her outstanding… Read More SundayMorningReads
I’m not one to follow the rich and famous and I’m slow to react when they die. Stunned by the sudden loss but then, overcome by the mass amount of grief for someone we really didn’t know, who probably couldn’t have cared less about anyone of us and who well, entertained us. Of course any… Read More
Do you subscribe to listservs? I do and I often exchange information with members of the group and lately, I’ve made it a point to sent two or three POC titles to librarians who can’t seem to find any good books about bullying or cooking for teens. I remember when I submitted books by Reshonda… Read More SundayMorningReads
I noticed a lot of conferences tweeting this week but the most prominent on my radar has been #ALA12 meeting in Dallas. Seven short years ago when I entered the library profession, midwinter was a very small conference mainly for committee meetings. My, how it has grown! The conference also hosts the ALA media award… Read More SundayMorningReads
The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when unblunted by formal education.” Maya Angelou I do hope your new year is off to the most auspicious of beginnings! Two weeks off in mid-winter, packing away Christmas to make what’s old new again, reflective hours inside… Read More SundayMorningReads
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