: For Students, Faculty, and Staff
First Things First I read a blog posting titled Excuse Me Sir: Did You Forget Something? by writer Jacqueline Davies. Despite the fact that I knew that…
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This is Jane Isay. Jane Isay is a book editor. Editors are not famous. They work behind the scenes with authors like Rachel Simmons who…
Summer Reading Part 1 National Geographic Pile As a public librarian, I felt no small amount of dread when I received a phone call…
Why am I in a Book Group? I get to meet interesting people. I moved to Minnesota five years ago. This was the home of…
Remembering Kate and Kathy with Books Librarians who attended the ALA Midwinter Conference may recall the big feelings that came up as the children’s librarians…
I read aloud The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton more times in two weeks than I had in twenty years as a children’s librarian. And…
The blog has been silent as my days have been very full with workshops, lectures, and meetings. Until I take a breath, here are a…
Russell Freeman, born in San Francisco on October 11, 1929, has died. He was 88 years old. When a box a review copies arrives…
I have been invited to Japan to speak about children’s literature, literacy, the Kerlan Collection, open access, and Virginia Lee Burton. This all began…
Users Abandon Facebook After Cambridge Analytica Findings This New York Times article describes why users are quitting Facebook. I hope they (whoever they are) fix what’s…
