I’ve always been a book lover and like many American children, I grew up with an assortment of picture books. The Berenstain Bears, Little Critter, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, and more were part of my little[…]
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Trump is attacking libraries…AGAIN. Sign the petition!
It’s exhausting. It truly is. Exhausting and predictable. Exhausting-ly predictable. Trump just unveiled his budget proposal and he has proposed eliminating the Institute of Museum & Library Services…for the fourth fucking year in a row.[…]
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Happy Groundhog Day! Let's relive the last 31 days of library news
Holy cow, what a year January was, huh? Just look at all that went down in library land last month. We learned about how Anne Carroll Moore, one of the most powerful librarians in history[…]
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Rejoice! A comic just won the Newbery for the first time
Fantastic news out of the ALA Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia (I deeply despise all who are there while I’m stuck here editing my book, but at least I get to stay in pajamas)! Jerry Craft’s[…]
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Volunteer at the C2E2 Collaborative Pop-Up Library!
C2E2 2020 is just around the corner and GNCRT is once again hosting The Collaborative Pop-Up Library on the exhibit floor. We’re looking for volunteers to lend a hand with set up and staff the[…]
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The Greatest Graphic Novels I've Never Read
Hi, everyone. Australia is burning, and we’re on the brink of World War III, so, whatever, let’s just list the most influential graphic novels I’ve never read. Yes, I’m ashamed. Hell, I even own some[…]
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OverDrive has just been bought…again.
There I was sitting comfortably on Christmas Eve, successfully ignoring my in-laws by reading an eBook borrowed through OverDrive on my Kobo, when I saw this press release. Now, I’m not knowledgeable enough in for-profit[…]
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I hired an indexer!
I learned a couple of very important things recently, things any new writer should be aware. Indexing is difficult and tedious work. Freelance indexers exist. There is an entire society of them. A friend of[…]
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Toronto Public Library may be the finest library I’ve seen
I’m here in beautiful Toronto. It’s my first time since high school, so it’s my first really experiencing this city. Is it cold? Duh. But holy cow does this place a-shimmer with Christmas lights. First[…]
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Spring 2020 – The upcoming books that have me aquiver
Hello, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Turkey Day (in our case, it was a goose day, since turkey is dry and joyless but goose is mouthwateringly tender). Before the holiday, I had the[…]
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