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Seriously.
"Cutting libraries in a recession is like cutting hospitals in a plague."Eleanor CrumblehulmeYou know you want this on a tee-shirt. Buy one for your state’s governor and your school board president while you’re at it.
Instead of writing a blog today…
I’ll be busy at the New York SLMS conference, hanging with awesome librarians, and (rumor has it) picking up the Knickbocker Award, which I am stoked about. Details and pics later, I promise. Be sure to squeeze in some poetry today and make time to hug a librarian!!!!
From the Lips of a Library God
I went to my school board meeting last night where I was encouraged to hear that the superintendent is revisiting the earlier decision to cut library positions. Will be attending all meetings to make sure that he and the board follow through on this wise choice. Neil Gaiman says "libraries are as important as they have ever [...]
And on a more positive note
Taking deep yoga breaths all night calmed me down. A little.Today is Make A Difference Day. Make It Better Day.FIRST THING TO MAKE THE WORLD BETTER!(photo from The NOLA Tree)The NOLA Tree is a project run by some friends of mine. They take groups of teen volunteers to New Orleans to help families rebuild their homes after the Katrina disaster. Check [...]
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OK, now I’m getting angry
I have been stunned by the ignorance I’ve run up against in the past two weeks. I say "ignorance" because my mom raised me to be sweet and I will give someone the benefit of a doubt until they prove to me that they have a head full of manure or they’ve been bought off [...]
Happy National Library Workers Day!!!
Today is National Library Workers Day!Hug your librarian. Worship her. Buy him lunch. Tell all the librarians in your life how important they are. Then go and tell their bosses because we all need libraries that are staffed with passionate, qualified librarians. And here is another pithy quote from me: "Every town deserves a library.Every school [...]
Friday Five Linkety Love for You
1. Thank you everyone for the kind words about my vloging* attempt. Based on the feedback, I’ll be doing lot more of this. In fact, I’ll be taking questions on my Twitter feed this afternoon, so if you have something you want me to answer on camera, let me know. I will try to post [...]
Snow does not the true gardener defeat & Orlando, FL – wth?
Yes, we’ve had snow every day for weeks and weeks. Yes, there are still several feet of it on the ground. But the farmers down the road have shoveled out their sugar shack which means it’s almost time to make maple syrup because the sap is rising. And the last frost date (third week of [...]
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