I'm so thankful for other bloggers who inspire me to complete and actually share things I've been sitting on forever. Sometimes...

The change between being Youth Services Librarian/Assistant Director and working 45+ hours per week to working part time and splitting my ...

Hey, early literacy librarians, read this book: Mind in the Making I admit that it took me a long time to get through this book, bu...

Sara , Anne , and I had a fabulous time presenting at Spring Institute over in Michigan last week. I love the idea of a state library assoc...

For the two year anniversary of Flannel Friday , Sharon at Rain Makes Applesauce is doing a special roundup of posts where community membe...

Holy moly there are a lot of awesome conversation starter topics for ALA Chicago in June! I must admit that I'm feeling a little intimi...

I've been able to be involved in a lot of public library hiring and training so far in my career, and I always meant to write up a post...

Totally what my desk looks like post-conference. Source You know that thing where you go to a conference or workshop and have an...

source Have you ever planned a program and no one showed up? Ever worked hard laying groundwork for a new idea only to find halfway...

Creating Professional Community: Beyond the Social Media Buzz Instead of giving out paper handouts during our presentation, Sarah and I...

Come join us! Minnesota Library Association   The fabulous Sarah of YA Librarian Tales and I are presenting at MLA tomorrow, Thur...

Have I whined mentioned my commute before? I live 42 miles from work. Yeah, that's an oil change per month. On the plus side, lots of ...