Soraya, an awesome librarian in Vegas, reached out to me with a Croatian translation provided by a library patron. She wasn’t sure whether or not I was still taking translations. YES I AM – in case you were wondering that too.
UPDATE 4-13-2022: YES I STILL AM
Thank you to both Soraya and her Croatian-speaking patron!!!
A month ago or so, a dear friend (Hi, Nick!) reached out to me to suggest making pride versions of the public library logo. And two days ago, when I was included in a Twitter thread about a design that I had not created, I decided to drop everything and get to work. I was…
At the Children’s Library, directly across from the circulation desk hangs our events bulletin board. It was very dark and utilitarian, but it got the job done of sharing both community and library events. But I think that when most people think “children’s library” they don’t imagine utilitarian and gray things. <p style=”text-align:center”><img class=”aligncenter wp-image-459″…
I don’t really have a lot to say about this particular display. I wanted bold and fun, and I think I achieved it. It was mainly an excuse to keep my silly picture book covers up for the entire month of April (and not just on the first). I’ve also wanted to do an interactive…
Amaia Biain and Maite Biain translated Libraries Are For Everyone into Basque. Thank you Amaia and Maite!!!
This is a sign set that I realized that I should create while working on the ASL version. My friend Sylvie suggested that a hot glue gun or a paint pen would work to raise the dots after you print these out. I think that smooth 3D half sphere stickers would work as well.
With over 500 federally recognized First Nations in the United States alone, I can honestly say that trying to create a respectful Native American holiday storytime was intimidating. By far, this post required the most research of all the holidays – and even now, I feel incredible pressure to get this “right.” And as I…
