Thank you University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Many thanks to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro LIS Alumni Association (and Lynda Kellam) for having me at their event today. My slides for my speech are above and if you have any...
View ArticleTWO Youth Services Things That I Have Been Thinking About (2014 Edition)
1. WHAT THE HECK ARE WE DOING WITH YOUTH SERVICES? Kids? Tweens? Teens? Teen Spaces? The Children’s Library? All of the division by ages in libraries has really been getting to me over the past few...
View ArticleYouth Services in Public Libraries (some thoughts that I’m having circa...
I think about Youth Services in Public Libraries more than the average human being. That is ok as it is my job and I make a living to provide for my family with these thoughts, ideas, and actions. My...
View ArticleManaging the Future: Supporting Your Youth Services Innovators ALA 2015
First and foremost: I’m sorry to everyone who came to this awesome event and to my fellow colleagues Abby, Cory, and Kendra for missing the presentation! I was convinced that the presentation was on...
View ArticleWho Wants to Work With Me? (August 2016 Edition)
Hello World! I am looking for a most excellent Youth Services Librarian to come work with us at the Benson Memorial Library in Titusville, PA. If you like small towns where everyone knows everyone...
View ArticleLibrary Stuff That I Am Proud Of
I don’t blog much about what I’ve been up to at the Benson Memorial Library because every time I sit down to do it everything ends up sounding so boring that what I was up to in libraries in the past....
View ArticleRelevant at Any Size: You Just Have To Do It
You just have to do it. I think that in every situation it is good if you have a mantra, and for me the mantrathat comes with working in a small rural public library has been that you just have to do...
View ArticleRelevant at Any Size: Do A Good Job and Be Kind
I’ve long been a believer in giving a lot of focus to the little things in life. This post is once again brought to you by the little things in life. In this case, a simple Facebook post where our...
View ArticleStorytime on a Train
About a month ago, the Benson Memorial Library held a special event: Storytime on the Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad. This event was made possible by the kindness of the Oil Creek &...
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