I am in oodles of awe at what Meggie did for April 2021. She had asked if it would be okay to do a Dandy-inspired theme, and I was like “oh heck yeah!” Next thing I know, I’m walking into the office and these dandelions are stashed all around it. I mean, I was blown…
If you’re a librarian in the U.S. right now, things have been alarming if not downright dangerous for us and our patrons. And when I feel overwhelmed with emotions, many times it is art that helps me process them. This time, I still feel just as upset as when I began this design. And so…
January 2015: Game On! This was very bright and cheery during the dreary winter – all while encouraging families to get their play on. This was before we had our Board Game collection – and wowsa would that have been a great way to advertise it. You can click on the theme’s name on any…
I felt moved to make these.
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Okay, so it turned out that my three part new sign series has a fourth part. What can I say? I rebel against…uh, numbers? Along with our directional and informational signs from 2015, I realized that our “rules” signs also needed a refresh. BEFORE: AFTER: In the After picture, the library images behind the children…
Besides recently giving our library’s community space a much needed update, I’ve also been trying to make our office a bit nicer. I share this office with Jennifer, our Children’s Librarian, and it’s pretty much the hub for the rest of our team. The doorway leading out to the circulation desk has had its share…
This is the third, and final, sign revamp post. Here is part one and part two in case you missed them. As I went to look for my post on what I call “book end cozies,” I realized that my first post about them was buried in a holiday post. Oops. And at the beginning…
This is the second part of my series of signage in the library. I only feel slightly sorry if you just punched your monitor because I used the word “signage.” The English language, despite decades of trying to pin it down, remains awesomely fluid. Anywho. (heh) In the first part of this series I discussed…
While our library spaces are closed to the public, we have been busy completing tasks that have long been on our to-do lists. For me, one of those things has been updating our signs throughout the Children’s Library. After unintentionally letting some things stagnate between 5-8 years, it seems painfully obvious that I need to…
Claudia Depkin from Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library contacted me with a request: might I create a Spanish version of my My Mask Protects My Community designs? Why yes, yes I might. And did. In case you were wondering, I chose the mask colors based on South American countries’ flags. And I’m grateful for my…
One month ago, Angie Manfredi had brought RAYGUN to my attention in regards to good mask options. I highly recommend a local Iowa business, Raygun. Like with all of their products, they are made with NO sweatshop labor and, in fact, Union labor. Angie Manfredi Then, a few days ago, librarianmusings2017 suggested</a> that I should make…
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…
Oh hai! To say the very least: my life has ramped up intensity almost to my breaking point. But I miss blogging! But blogging takes time and energy – two things that I have very little of right now! It’s a Catch-Shmoopitty-Shmoo! But I’ve had a handful of library workers, from Nebraska and beyond, reach…
I could bore y’all with the origin story of how I got this idea, but I’d rather just get to the good stuff: the sharing! Look at what I did: I created the minimalist yet diverse images and quotes to go in our activity tables’ window. The idea is to swap out the quotes every…
A few weeks ago, Cory Eckert of Storytime Underground fame shared a quote on Facebook from Earlier Is Easier about how important repetition is in a child’s life: Repetition is a key ingredient to building a healthy brain. When your child asks for the same book, activity or outfit again and again, this is really…
