Each year, my library partners with University of Kansas Libraries for Read Across Lawrence, which is where everyone in town is invited to “get on the same page” and read a book as well as attend related events, and culminates in a visit from the author at the end of the month. The 2014 selection… Continue reading An Evening with Marilynne Robinson
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Passive Program: The Race Card Project
This wasn’t my idea at all, but a passive program one of my co-workers in the Teen Zone put together. I thought it was worth sharing because we’ve already gotten quite a few interesting responses! Inspired by The Race Card Project and the NPR series, he set out index cards and a Sharpie and asked teens… Continue reading Passive Program: The Race Card Project
Library Program: Awards for Acting Awesome
This past school year, we started to notice some behavior issues with a few regular patrons in my library. Kids were starting new schools, younger kids were now allowed to hang out in the Teen Zone, and we had a smaller, temporary space.. I’m sure all these contributed to an increased need to redirect patron… Continue reading Library Program: Awards for Acting Awesome
Teen Library Display: Googly Eye Books
This display is both inspired by the tumblr Googly Eye Books and a couple of our regular patrons who like to stick googly eyes on merchandise at the grocery store (their favorite item to affix them to is the pictures of babies on packages of diapers). Perhaps they got the idea from here. I don’t know.… Continue reading Teen Library Display: Googly Eye Books
Reflections on My First Semester of Library School
This post is kind of long and rambly, because I wrote it as a way to work through my own thoughts after finishing my first semester of library school more than I intended it to be for anyone else’s benefit. I’ve been writing it off and on for the last month since handing in my… Continue reading Reflections on My First Semester of Library School
wrapped up in books 