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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  • Initiating Collaboration for Guided Inquiry

    In this post, I explore some of the challenges new school librarians face in collaborating with educators who are already strapped for time and stressed…

  • Motivational Mixer

    American Phychological Theorist David McClelland had a theory about motivation that you are probably familiar with, even if you didn’t know exactly what it was…

  • Failure is Always an Option

    At our house, we love the Mythbusters. As soon as we saw the “Larry’s Lawn Chair Balloon” episode we were hooked. We love the Mythbuster’s…

  • One Size Does Not Fit All

    This post is an edited, enhanced, and otherwise reworked version of an internal class blog post from a class called Motivating 21st Century Learners at…

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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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