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Here’s a different kind of library! The John Wilkinson Family Wine Library at Cornell University (NY) “contains no books and offers no borrowing privileges.”
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Someone to Celebrate
Last week I was away from home, and busy helping my mom celebrate her 95th birthday. She rates mention because, well, she’s my mom. Also, because she’s 95 years old! But, in keeping with one of the main themes of … Continue reading
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I’ll be Back. . . .
I am currently drowning in a sea of my students’ final projects. But, I’ll be back after I come up for air. Final grades are due Friday.
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It’s Mother’s Day Again
In keeping with the holiday, and the theme of this blog, I thought I’d share 21 Mother’s Day Gifts for Moms Who Love to Read (BuzzFeed).
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Library Photo of the Month–May 2016
There’s no reason why the library of the month can’t be a special library!
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Tagged Madison Wisconsin, Olbrich Gardens, Schumacher Library, Special Libraries
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Show a Library Some Love This Week
Hey everyone! It’s National Library Week!
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Women of Library History: Miriam Braverman
Another woman of library history before Women’s History Month ends in a few days. Today it is Miriam Braverman.
Women of Library History: Helen Marot
March is Women’s History Month, and as promised in my last post, I’m going to blog about some women of library history this month.
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Something About the Women
March is Women’s History Month. As a woman, a librarian, a feminist, I am a bit ashamed that I did not blog about this earlier. Thanks to Holly Near for this song so appropriate for the month. In future posts … Continue reading
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Changing Course
Trajectory isn’t a word I use; it just isn’t in my vocabulary. Apparently it means “the curved path along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space,” but can also mean “a path, progression, or … Continue reading
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