Sitting on my bookshelf at home, stacked haphazardly in no particular order with absolutely zero organization, are all four hardback copies of Maggie Stiefvater’s series, The Raven Cycle. My copies of those books are bursting with little slivers of sticky notes, color-coded specifically so that all it takes is one look at the color of…
You Are the Difference
Where did the year go? As 2019 begins to wrap up, we owe a huge and hearty THANK YOU to all of you who have stepped up and supported Lawrence Public Library...
Revisiting The Once and Future King
Inspired by Leah’s look at some new and old Arthurian classics earlier this year, I decided to revisit T. H. White’s The Once and Future King, one of my very favorite books and the Arthurian apple of my eye. Published in 1958, The Once and Future King is an all at once hysterical, beautiful, silly…
Erosion, and its Opposites
I appreciated nothing of this country, the actual landscape, until high school, when a friend introduced me to the Southwest via a book called The Monkey Wrench Gang, by Ed Abbey. In it, the land is essentially one of the characters. With that, my days out east were numbered -- as were my days of…
Reading With Images: Exploring Wordless Picture Books
Wordless books are sub-genre of picture books that use vivid illustrations and graphic storytelling to create a captivating story. Sharing wordless books with children can build important literacy skills. When you read a wordless book with your child, you reinforce listening skills, vocabulary, visual comprehension and instill an awareness of story structure. These books can…
Learning With Librarians
I was lucky enough to attend two amazing library conferences this past month: the Kansas Library Association Conference and the Young Adult Library Services Symposium. While library services may not be your personal passion, I’ve compiled three of the biggest takeaways that can be applied to a variety of personal and professional practices. Let’s learn…
Responsibility Done Right
I’m not exaggerating when I say that Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018) for the PS4 is the best Peter Parker has been written in over a decade. I may go so far as to say that this game has the most solid portrayal of Peter Parker in any Peter Parker-centric story. Now, I know that’s a big…
The Library Mission Accomplished: How I learned, connected, created — and grew a baby!
When I found out I was pregnant, immediate panic set in. What does this mean?! What was happening to my body?! I needed answers! Enter LPL.
Notes of a Children’s Librarian
I started my job as a Youth Services Assistant at LPL a few months ago. It’s my first time working in Children’s, and it shows (a little). Needless to say, ch
Friends & Foundation: Better Together
Thanks to a year-long effort by many dedicated people, the Lawrence Public Library’s Friends and Foundation will merge into one organization on Jan 1, 2020.
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