Ambition and Librarianship
I changed jobs last year. My title, children’s librarian, stayed the same – but much changed. I took a pay cut, moved to an area with a lower cost of living, and gained a better work-life balance. I left a library with advancement opportunities, great coworkers that I loved, and the resources of a larger…
Collaborative Storytelling and RPGs for Kids in the Library.
Last spring, the Tween librarian I work with mentioned to me that there might be interest among our library patrons for some sort of kids roleplaying game as a library program because parents often asked about our Dungeons and Dragons group but we limit that to tweens and teens grades 5+. I started looking into…
Use What You Have: Supporting Children’s Services with a Makerspace
My library has a great makerspace that we call the Ideaspace, it includes both in-library and circulating technology to support patron creativity and technology use. While our in-library resources are great for patron programs and to support access, having a makerspace is great resource for patrons, makerspace technology can also be used to support children’s…
My First Summer Reading!
Okay, I’m hedging a bit to call 2022 my first experience with Summer Reading because I did serve on the Summer Reading Committee in 2021 as a part-time library assistant. However, I was on the prize committee so I spent more time sourcing materials and putting together prizes. Our 2021 summer reading was also on…
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