Dog-eared & Overdue

The mostly true reflections and adventures of a born optimist, curious reader, and vagabond librarian.

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  • Snow on the Mountains

    by Kate Gukeisen, written around 2016 Ten years agothe fighting got bad. Ten years agoWe madecasserolesthat we expected would go uneaten. We madecallsthat left us weeping on the flooruntil we put on brave faces to pick up children from school. Ten years agowe askedourselves when it would get better then…

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  • Book Review: Go Set a Watchman

    Book Review: Go Set a Watchman

    I’m not sorry I read Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee. But. I have a few words of caution for my fellow Mockingbird lovers still on the…

  • Beginner Librarian, Reflective Librarian

    I am in the first month of my second year as a high school librarian. Our first month of school involves setting or reviewing goals for…

  • Thankful for an Opportunity to Learn

    I first saw the Facebook Data Science What are we most thankful for? chart on the Mental Floss Facebook feed. I was fascinated by the topic, the data, and, as…

  • Rule 1: Compassion

    When I graduated in May 2014, I adjusted my tagline to “Reports from the intersection of library & information science, education, and lifelong learning.” I…

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I’m Kate, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m a librarian who has a passion for learning about anything and everything, a love for people, and an aversion to quiet. I am a mindfulness enthusiast who is dedicated to kindness and curiosity, and to finding joy in everyday moments.

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