Thursday Thoughts: On Summer Reading & School Contests

It's the first day of summer reading at my library! Have I told you how much I LOVE summer reading these days? It's killing me to miss kickoff this week while I'm isolating at home, fighting COVID Round Two. 😦 My library district took a summer reading pause in 2020. GASP! That's right, we didn't… Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: On Summer Reading & School Contests

Thursday Thoughts: Do You Have Any Questions for Us?

Seven years, several positions and three library systems later... I have some THOUGHTS on the hiring process and questions candidates can ask to try and suss out organizational culture! I started writing this post last year, but a recent truly terrible take about candidate questions from an anonymous respondent over at Hiring Librarians reminded me… Continue reading Thursday Thoughts: Do You Have Any Questions for Us?

Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Bookish Quotes from 2022

Today's Top Ten Tuesday is a freebie! I thought I'd share quotes that really resonated with me while I was reading in 2022... you might notice a common theme. A menu is like a story. Appetizer, entrée, dessert. Beginning, middle, and a happy ending. -Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance Some stories made you change… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Bookish Quotes from 2022