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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The Nexus of Library School, Motherhood, and Military Life
So there we were…with the majority of our Reference Services and Information Literacy class behind us, and with two major projects ahead, one of them…
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Lesson 7-New Librarians Cry When Confronted with Meaningful Artifacts
The crying started with a visit to the university library. It was the middle of our residency week, and we had spent the previous few days…
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(Finally) Catching Up on the Lessons Learned List–Number 10
Our Title, My Friend, Was Blowin’ In the Wind One of the great pleasures of my summer 2011 gateway week in Syracuse was working with…
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Lesson 2-Mints Invigorate Students
Effective instructors are in tune with their students and able to shift gears with them. And they know when to pass out the mints.
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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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