Dog-eared & Overdue

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

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  • The Orphan in My Family Tree: Belonging

    Forty Years on the Great Plains The 1920s brought the ordinary rhythms of small-town family life for. Fritz and Theresa’s family — trips to visit relatives, notices of paid labor, the day-to-day texture that fills life between headline moments. And then, in quick succession, came loss. On November 6, 1925,…

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  • Informal Leadership

    Last week I had the opportunity to attend a seminar in which we explored concepts of informal leadership, including strategies for problem solving, crisis and…

  • Mobile Learning Tools at School

    I am excited about the learning that can happen on mobile devices (mLearning). In this post, I’ve included a few thoughts about using mLearning in…

  • Our Reading Summer

    “Reading Summer” at our house is that brief time of year when we have the opportunity to read whatever we want, without the distraction of…

  • TURI KUMWE: We are Together

    This summer, I took a Youth Services in Library Environments course that included a one-week residency at Syracuse University. In the class were the usual…

● 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.