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

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,…
I had the pleasure last weekend of participating in a story time for military families on Fort Drum. Tell Me a Story is a program hosted…
I am greeted as the “Lego Lady” when I enter my library and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’m not the first library Lego…
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…

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.