Dog-eared & Overdue
The mostly true reflections and adventures of a born optimist, curious reader, and vagabond librarian.
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This is Part 9 of The Orphan in My Family Tree. It is the true tale of my ongoing search for information about the origins of my great great grandpa Fritz, who was orphaned in New York City in the late 1870s and sent as a young boy to live with a foster…
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Book Review: A Little Life
This review contains spoilers. I am still emotionally reeling from A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. It is a brilliant and heartbreaking story that…
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A Reading Life: Making Our Literacy Traditions Explicit to the Children We Teach by Dorothy Suskind
Originally posted on Nerdy Book Club: ? Children do not become readers because we tell them to read, but because we immerse them inside of…
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Free For All: Using Images from Online Resources Responsibly
What that means to those of us looking for blog pictures is that we can more easily find content from creators who are happy to…
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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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