February 2012
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Feb 23rd
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“She lost her life in Homs doing what she believed in. Marie, in her mid-50s,...”
– from the Marie Colvin tribute on NPR. Read it.
Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Great Books You've Never Heard Of
On a whim, I asked my Twitter followers what their favorite books are that the average reader has never heard of. The answers are listed below, linked to the person who tweeted the suggestion. Enjoy! Had I A Hundred Mouths by William Goyen @srharris19 The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories by Aimee Bender @catagator Lucky Wander Boy by D.B. Weiss @stewartfritz Just Like Beauty by Lisa Lerner...
Feb 18th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 17th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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This is the presentation I presented at the Northwestern University Library on January 31, 2012. Enjoy! Libraries, Librarians, and Social Media
Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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Thank you!
I just want to thank everyone who has passed the word on about the super cool job opening at my library. You guys are so awesome.
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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My library is hiring. →
You:  Love kids, teens, technology. Like to shake things up. Can tell Twitter from Tumblr, Friendster from Flickr. Know your way around an ebook. Can answer a homework question with an eresource. Can find a great book for a kid who’s read everything Wendy Mass ever wrote. Play well with others. Us: Forward-moving, service-centered public library. Serve children, young adults, parents,...
Jan 31st
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Ensure that every child in America has access to... →
We ask that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provide dedicated funding to help support effective school library programs. Such action will ensure more students have access to the resources and tools that constitute a 21st century learning environment. Reductions in school library programs are creating an ‘access gap’ between schools in wealthier...
Jan 31st
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Jan 31st
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Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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Jan 27th
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An Open Letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Libraries
Dear Mayor Emanuel, I just finished reading several articles about the retirement of Mary Dempsey, and I realized it was time for me write you. This article in particular, Emanuel wants more summer library programs, has really tipped me over the edge from frustrated to complete and utter disappointment. I have several issues I want to address but first, I voted for you. I voted for you, donated...
Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 25th
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Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 20th
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Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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I’m sick. grrr argh. I’ll be in the angry dome.
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Finals
Finals are next week for the high schoolers and there are teens sprawled out everywhere in the library studying. It’s kinda beautiful.
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 10th
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“But I think in the real world evil is less easy to spot - good and evil...”
– Kirkus Q&A with Lev Grossman.
Jan 9th
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Jan 9th
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