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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  • Cool Tool: Glogster

    Glogster is a Web 2.0 Tool that makes it easy for librarians, teachers, and students to present media-rich information and links for further exploration about…well,…

  • Children’s Stories & Resources: Afghanistan

    The first time my Vagabond Soldier deployed to Afghanistan, resources about the country were hard to find, out of date, and seemed to reveal little…

  • The Digital Divide & the School Library

    Interested in learning more about the Second Level Digital Divide and what a school librarian can do about it? Click the link and read on!…

  • Library Learning Blogs

    Teacher-librarians can use blogs in their school libraries to connect with students and the community, to support learning standards, and to give students a voice…

About Me

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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