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Libraries Are For Everyone: Bulgarian
After several requests for a Bulgarian translation, I put out a call for help on Twitter. Thankfully, the fabulous global librarian Karen Van Drie (a.k.a. @worldlibraries) in Istanbul, Turkey responded with the translation! A big thank you to both Karen and her translator!!!

Libraries Are For Everyone: Japanese
Wendy, a delightful librarian in Munich, Germany reached out to me to see if she could help contribute even more languages for my images! One of her first contributions comes from a Japanese parent volunteer. She gave me two options: one for public libraries, and one for school libraries. Thank you, anonymous parent!!! Public/City Library…
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2015. What can I say? It was a challenging, but overall good year. Looking back, I mentally shake my head and am just filled with wonderment. Partially because I survived. Partially because I had absolutely no idea how my resolution to steadfastly sparkle would bring about some amazing opportunities in my career. And as I…

Libraries Are For Everyone: Sugs’tun
I am absolutely thrilled that Claudia, a Youth Services Librarian at Homer Public Library was able to obtain a Sugs’tun translation from the wonderful Sally Ash. Sugs’tun is the language spoken by the Sugpiaq people of coastal Alaska. Thank you so very much Sally and Claudia!!!

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