Several years back, a white woman took me aside and explained to me the why of #BlackLivesMatter. It’s my hope to reach out to my regular readers, as well as to anyone else who cringes when hearing the reply of “all lives matter,” but isn’t sure why. Simply put, let’s take #BlackLivesMatter and apply it…
If you’re a librarian or a <a href=”https://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/punk-rock-book-jockeys/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Punk Rock Book Jockey</a> prepping for the upcoming <a href=”http://www.cslpreads.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><em>CSLP</em></a> theme of <em>Build a Better World</em>, and you don’t want to use the artwork provided (or want to beef up what’s provided), then do I have some art for you! Also, don’t feel limited by…
I had this idea the other day, and just had to do it because it made me laugh. I also suspect that it could bring many kids, parents, and librarians some bonus joy during this upcoming summer (or whenever). <blockquote><strong>Behold! </strong> <strong>Up on my blog! </strong> <strong>It’s a bird! </strong> <strong>Not a plane! </strong> <strong>Maybe it’s…
<img class=”alignnone size-large wp-image-2012″ src=”http://hafuboti.wpcomstaging.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robocloseup.jpg?w=584″ alt=”” width=”584″ height=”428″>Just when I thought that I was done writing about this year’s <em>Summer Reading Program</em> – I remembered something. I had been completely and utterly inspired by <a href=”http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Bryce Don’t Play’s</a> <a href=”http://brycedontplay.blogspot.com/2012/11/story-action-pod-bot-edition.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Story Action Pod: BOT Edition</a>. She even shares her printables –…
Several weeks before the #LibrariesR4Every1 signs existed, I had been playing around with the universal library symbol (<em>y</em><em>es, I know how to party in my free time</em>). I stumbled across them today, and realized that I should set them free and into the world for anyone to use. Like with everything else on this blog,…
The lovely Director of the <em><a href=”http://libraries.ne.gov/trls/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Three Rivers Library System</a></em> asked if I would design a graphic for their upcoming <em>Library Strength Training</em> event – and of course I said <em>YES!</em> And here’s what I came up with: I basically merged two images that were marked free for reuse and modification. So…
