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how it all began.
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Continue reading →: how it all began.It all began with a monster. Lovable, furry old Grover, to be precise. He was afraid, you see–afraid of the monster at the end of the book.I wasn’t afraid, though. To a certain extent all reading is interactive, but this book was, and is, particularly so. Grover ignores the fourth…
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dots.
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Continue reading →: dots.I love this post by Merry the Librarian, about how she reconciles different aspects of her personality into one person. Also, the connection between X-Men and the Holocaust? Wow.
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today in stupid.
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Continue reading →: today in stupid.Nah, kids don’t need to look up words. Especially in SCHOOL of all places. Their vocabularies are perfectly cromulent as they are. So shine on, you crazy school in LA, and keep those dictionaries away from kids. They should be using a more hands-on approach to learning about oral sex,…
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i want to be the frank zappa of librarians.
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Continue reading →: i want to be the frank zappa of librarians.This list is interesting, if flawed, but what I really enjoyed reading was Tony Buchsbaum’s hijacking of the thread to talk about rating books, censorship, and everyone’s favorite topic, thinking of the children. I’m going to shoot my mouth off here and say that I don’t believe that people use…
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“we apologize for our mistake.”
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Continue reading →: “we apologize for our mistake.”Magic Under Glass will get a new jacket. Huzzah to everyone who spoke out. I’d also like to add, I am really looking forward to reading this book. A dance-hall girl? Dancing for pennies? How very Firefly.
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wishes.
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Continue reading →: wishes.I wish these book/bookmark sets were real (from Icoeye). I wish I could read more lovely “why I am a librarian” stories like this one. I wish my library had a pony, or a pot-bellied pig. It could carry books to and from the sorting room, as well as help…
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dream: job.
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Continue reading →: dream: job.Brian Herzog wrote an amusing post about a dream he had, wherein he chastised a library user for playing Marco Polo too loudly. Have you ever dreamed about work? When I was still a preschool teacher, I would sometimes dream that somehow all of the children I taught had ended…
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hooray!
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Continue reading →: hooray!I’d say I spend 99% of my time feeling like I’m squarely in the “hooray!” quadrant. How about you?
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vintage ALA ad from 1977
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Continue reading →: vintage ALA ad from 1977Yet so many people don’t know that we still do all of these things today, and more. Where’s the 2010 version of this poster, y’all? Found this poster at the Vintage Ad Browser.
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I’m Julie
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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