Alicia, a considerate reader, wrote to me to explain what Latinx is, and that I should include it as an important alternate version. I am very grateful that she reached out and made this suggestion. Don’t know what Latinx is? Then start your journey of understanding with this History.com article.
Thank you so very much, Alicia!!!
On Saturday, Mary and I went nuts getting lots of our Summer Reading Program displays up since it’s a new month and this Friday is the kick-off for summer programming. Before we opened, I laid out the large picture find on the floor once more to re-attach any fallen images, as well as add all…
I am beyond thrilled to have the wonderful Laura Luker guest writing for my blog! She created the featured fabulous coloring sheet/writing prompt for her students, and shared it on Twitter so that anyone can use it. You can also click on the above image to get a copy of her jpeg. Hooray for open…
It’s taken me about three months to finally write a post on our library’s first <a href=”http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/992″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Free Comic Book Day</a> (mainly because of it being right before our big <em>Summer Reading Program </em>push). It was a smaller turnout than I had hoped for, but big enough that we’re definitely going to do it next year…
A lot has been going on in Nebraska and the US involving censorship of all sorts. Especially in the library-world. And as a white cisgender heteronormative LGBTQ+ ally – I am angry. And as a library worker – I am angry. And I’m someone who has struggled with being verbally abusive throughout my life. If…
These signs have been the toughest so far on this campaign. I had two wonderful people (who don’t know each other) giving me various translations and explaining the meaning behind each one. The linguistic nerd in me was thrilled, but the art designer was like “I’M GOING TO MESS THIS UP!!!” ::panic::panic::panic:: I finally decided…
During the cold gray days of winter, I almost always request that we do a colorful theme – even better if there’s twirling décor as part of it. As I helped work on the front windows of the previous month, it occurred to me that if we took down the snowflakes and snowman, and add…
