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inevitable?

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May 15, 2010

I often ask whomever is around me–usually fellow librarians–whether or not, as I age, becoming a bitter, stick-in-the-mud, clueless librarian is inevitable. I worry about this. I worry about this every time I turn in a lackluster story-time performance, every time I get another idea shot down, every time I…
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backlist beauties: One for the Morning Glory

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May 11, 2010

One for the Morning Glory by John Barnes. It was 1996 or 1997 and I was in the Hallmark Waldenbooks in Clinton, Ia, with my mother and most likely my sister. Even though our small family farm never brought in a sizeable or steady income, one thing my mother always…
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who’re you calling an oxymoron?

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May 11, 2010

I love this post by Ryan Deschamps because it expresses so many things that I have thought or felt but haven’t been able to express about librarianship. Let us look at point number eight: 8. Accredited Library Schools Do Not Adequately Prepare Students for Library Work The process for…
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the sound of things to come.

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May 5, 2010

I wrote a song for my library’s winter reading program promotional video (actually, wrote new lyrics to an existing song). Expect to see more of this in the not-too-distant future:
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Leviathan Read-alikes

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May 3, 2010

Someone searched for it and found my blog, so I figured I’d better provide the information. Or at the very least, link to the information that’s already been gathered by someone else. GO, Novelist! Books like Westerfeld’s Leviathan, courtesy of Novelist.
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vacation hodge podge post.

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May 3, 2010

I went on vacation and visited two libraries, which is, you know, mandatory for vacationing librarians. I visited a branch of the JoCo library system and picked out some lovely board books and an Ella Jenkins CD for my nephew. I also walked up a steeeeeeep hill to visit the…
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adventures in weeding

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April 19, 2010

I have the sense of humor of a twelve year old boy. Farts, poop, burps–anything gross and juvenile will set me off. Any time I see a Ford commercial, as soon as they mention “super-duty” I am snickering. Recently in my library adventures I came across discovered a book with…
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pigs & pancakes

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April 12, 2010

At my (awesome) library, we’ve been using letters of the alphabet to structure our preschool storytimes this spring. I borrowed the idea from Motherreader and tweaked it to my own tastes. Here’s my letter P storytime: Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore by David McPhail This Little Piggy fingerplay If You Give…
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get off my (book) case!

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April 6, 2010

From ohdeedoh, a cavalcade of adorable bookshelves for your wee ones. Or yourself. Heck, I’d put most of those in my apartment and feel no shame. You do surround your children with books, right? A house without books is like a room without windows. No [one] has a right to…
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free willys.

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April 6, 2010

I just finished reading a coworker’s arc of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. It is extremely hard to not accidentally type Willy when I try to type that repetitive title. Then I am reminded of my co-worker who is eagerly awaiting the release of Free Willy: Willy vs. The Gorton’s Fisherman.…
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Hello,

I’m Julie

Julie sitting on a chair, holding a copy of the book A Wrinkle In Time.

I’ve worked with children and their families for over twenty years. I’m a storyteller, librarian, musician, and advocate. I’m passionate about early childhood education, inclusion, and ethical leadership. These are my stories.

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