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Continue reading →: boy with pink purse, meet the boy in the dress
I saw a little boy the other day carrying a pink purse over his shoulder. I wanted to go over and high five his mother, but I restrained myself. Having been a weird kid myself–I often wore the most hideous outfits culled from thrift stores and discount stores, including hoodies…
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Continue reading →: Chicago branch libraries find budget cuts stacked against them — chicagotribune.com
Chicago branch libraries find budget cuts stacked against them — chicagotribune.com. Daley really screwed up here. At a time when library usage is higher than ever, cutting the staff that take care of the materials that patrons want is not the move you want to make. A sad story that…
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Continue reading →: “We Dont Have A Policy Of Censorship, but…”
Yeah, we don’t have a POLICY, but we sure will go ahead and do it when we feel like it.
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Continue reading →: take this job and shelve it
I love shelvers/pages/whatever you call them at your particular library. I love them so much because they perform such a vital job in the library. Excellent shelvers are a rare creature, I think. My ideal shelver puts away materials briskly and efficiently, asks for help when needed, and takes pride…
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Continue reading →: The Giving Tree
The Pioneer Woman wrote a post about The Giving Tree, which inspired me to write a brief little note about how I think the boy in that book is a complete jerk. It is still a lovely story about unconditional love, but that doesn’t change the fact that that boy…
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Continue reading →: Competent
You should at the very least be competent, but I should hope that you’d rather strive to be exemplary.
Hello,
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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