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Signifying Nothing
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Continue reading →: Signifying Nothingor, “ego lost.” Three years ago I wrote about ego and librarianship, a howl of anguish of sorts, a call to action, a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. I don’t even recognize that person anymore–who was that woman, so full of words and…
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Management According to Hamilton: Alexander Hamilton
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Continue reading →: Management According to Hamilton: Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton Their name is Alexander Hamilton, and don’t you forget it. In fact, you couldn’t, even if you tried. This employee doesn’t usually stay around too long, but when they’re in your organization, you can’t avoid hearing their name. They work their way into the best projects and…
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Hi, Miss Julie’s Loves of Librarianship
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Continue reading →: Hi, Miss Julie’s Loves of LibrarianshipLibraries are for everyone Everyone benefits from libraries, whether they use them or not Make every interaction delightful, wherever it happens A degree does not a librarian make Every library its community, and every community its library Libraries are for everyone Libraries are for everyone in your community, whether they are…
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Picture it: a program
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Continue reading →: Picture it: a programDo you want a program that you can do at your library that is: intergenerational? collaborative? creative? involves multiple departments, including tech services? celebrates picture books and novels? Well, here it is: Buy a bunch of blank books from Bare Books. They have paperbacks, picture books, graphic novels, board books–all…
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Smile! Rats! Or, a book talk
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Continue reading →: Smile! Rats! Or, a book talkWhen I book talk, I sometimes like to structure them as a sort of narrative unto themselves. I thought I’d attempt to write out an example for you. When I book talk Smile, I like to throw in my own personal story about when I was a kid and I…
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Out of STEAM
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Continue reading →: Out of STEAMI have a confession to make: I don’t care about STEM. Or STEAM. Or even STREAM. I just don’t care. .fin. Ha, no, just kidding. Here’s what I love: The Boombox at Skokie Public Library. They had a ton of middle schoolers who needed something to do and exposure to teach,…
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top 5 tips for youth reader’s advisory
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Continue reading →: top 5 tips for youth reader’s advisoryI’m in the process of creating some reader’s advisory resources specifically for those who work with youth, so keep an eye out for more GRADE A QUALITY CONTENT around here!
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libraries are not neutral spaces, and neither is the human heart
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Continue reading →: libraries are not neutral spaces, and neither is the human heartI’ve heard it in more than one training and workshop that part of customer service is when you’re faced with an unhappy or even irate patron, you should consider what has happened in their day, their week, their life, up until that very moment, that might be causing their distress.…
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No, really, let kids choose what they read
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Continue reading →: No, really, let kids choose what they readIn case you need something to tide you over while you wait for your copy of Reading Unbound to arrive, here are some more quotes about why we need to let kids choose what they read. We want to help our students fall in love with books in ways that…
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Why Kids Need to Read What They Want
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Continue reading →: Why Kids Need to Read What They WantIn the most recent edition of Cover to Cover by K.T. Horning, there are no early childhood, middle grade, or ya distinctions in books for children. Encompassing fiction and nonfiction, the breakdown is: Picture books (including board books) Readers/Beginning Readers/Easy Readers Transitional books Chapter books That’s it. We have those formats, and within…
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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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