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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  • You Belong Here (And So Does Everything Else, Apparently)

    You Belong Here (And So Does Everything Else, Apparently)

    The narrative details a hectic week in a middle school library, highlighting the multifaceted responsibilities of a librarian. It begins with the librarian setting up…

  • Library Life: Finding Joy in the Madness

    Library Life: Finding Joy in the Madness

    Welcome to my middle school library. It gets a little loud in here, but I think you’ll find what you need. As we begin this…

  • Snow on the Mountains

    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…

  • Quarantine Coping Skills

    Quarantine Coping Skills

    This thing that is happening. It is global. Global. That means that it is happening to all of us and we are all doing our…

● 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.