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The angry test taker.

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:48:16 -0400

The angry test taker.

bygoneamericana: Awaiting the evacuation bus. Centerville,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:06:51 -0400

bygoneamericana:

Awaiting the evacuation bus. Centerville, California, 1942.

By Dorothea Lange

Happy birthday, May babies of School Library Journal and Library...

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:24:10 -0400

Happy birthday, May babies of School Library Journal and Library Journal. Sugared up and ready for the weekend.

Photo

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:28:00 -0400

A Mother’s Day in Brooklyn!

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:15:06 -0400

A Mother’s Day in Brooklyn!

In praise of teachers

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:19:00 -0400

Hi Tom and Kathy,

Please don’t let on to N—- that I told you, but he clobbered the math exam today. He scored 62/68 for a 91%. This means his name will go up on the wall of Exam Aces (all the students who score 90% or above for each exam cycle).

I wrote him a small note and delivered it in a subsequent class so he knows what he got. I got a thumbs up and something resembling a smile. I’m very excited for him.

I don’t know how he shares his academics with you, but please act as though I didn’t say anything.

Have a good day,

Brian

[Given my son’s struggles on many fronts, this is huge. HIs teachers have had his back through it all.]

God knows I love me some pointy-toed shoes. This botanical pair...

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:53:00 -0400

God knows I love me some pointy-toed shoes.

This botanical pair by Lenny Wilson.

Be there!

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:19:00 -0400

Be there!

In tandem with the release of SLJ’s 2013 Job Satisfaction Survey...

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:55:00 -0400

In tandem with the release of SLJ’s 2013 Job Satisfaction Survey | What’s Not to Love? http://ow.ly/kNFeo

standardmoves: Bakasana Crow Pose Dashama Gordon Come to...

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:19:02 -0400

standardmoves:

Bakasana

Crow Pose

Dashama Gordon

Come to standing. Separate your feet wider than hip width and sit down into a squat position. Bring the hands a few inches in front of the feet, palms planted and fingers spread wide. Come up onto the balls of the feet and start to bend the elbows, keeping the arms close to the body. Bring the knees onto the triceps, near the armpits. Looking forward, start to squeeze the knees against the arms and come up onto the tippy toes. Then start to release one foot off of the mat and then the other foot, to come into the balance. Hold pose for 3 steady breaths.l To challenge yourself, try doing the pose on a Paddleboard, as seen here!

Good for balance, arm and core strength, and building confidence.

Standard Moves presented by PUMA.

"…the more technology [parents] have, the more they’re likely to take advantage of library..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:12:00 -0400

“…the more technology [parents] have, the more they’re likely to take advantage of library services.
The study also found that lower income parents (those in households earning less than $50,000) are more likely to view library services as very important. Compared to higher income parents, lower income parents say they would be “very likely” to take advantage of such technology and resources as classes on how to download library e-books (44 percent vs. 29 percent); e-readers already loaded with library content (40 percent vs. 22 percent); a digital media lab (40 percent vs. 28 percent); and classes on how to use e-readers (34 percent vs. 16 percent)”

- Pew Study: Why Parents Love Libraries - The Digital Shift

“I’ve had a bad day - Kathy” Suggested caption by hubby, since...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:34:00 -0400

“I’ve had a bad day - Kathy”
Suggested caption by hubby, since I’m not supposed to be using this thing (Screen-Free Week).

There is No Excuse for Bullies at Work (or Anywhere Else) (Librarian by Day)

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:42:00 -0400

There is No Excuse for Bullies at Work (or Anywhere Else) (Librarian by Day):

An excellent post by Bobbi Newman with solid actionables, including advice for managers.

lauriehalseanderson: One day left in the Speak4RAINN...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:09:45 -0400

lauriehalseanderson:

One day left in the Speak4RAINN fundraiser!

If you loved SPEAK, if sexual violence has hurt you or someone you care about, if you are sick to death of rapeculture bullshit and most of all, if you want to be a helper, please donate $10 to RAINN right now. Your gift will help a victim speak up, heal and become a survivor.

High line beauties.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:06:00 -0400

High line beauties.

This sight never ceases to thrill.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:47:00 -0400

This sight never ceases to thrill.

Book review editor Trev Jones put this little guy on my desk to...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:17:05 -0400

Book review editor Trev Jones put this little guy on my desk to brighten my day.

"Libraries are the common intellectual meeting ground of individualized learners."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:38:29 -0400

“Libraries are the common intellectual meeting ground of individualized learners.”

- A letter to the editor by Sara Roos, parent of two LAUSD students.

Defunding Public School Libraries Destroys Critical Part of Education

#poetrymonth Here's what I went with today:

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:17:28 -0400

Now I become myself. It’s taken
Time, many years and places;
I have been dissolved and shaken,
Worn other people’s faces,
Run madly, as if Time were there,
Terribly old, crying a warning,
‘Hurry, you will be dead before—’
(What? Before you reach the morning?
Or the end of the poem is clear?
Or love safe in the walled city?)
Now to stand still, to be here,
Feel my own weight and density!

(May Sarton, 1912 – 1995)

Poem in Your Pocket Day sharing at SLJ. In the midst of two...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:26:00 -0400

Poem in Your Pocket Day sharing at SLJ. In the midst of two deadlines, no less. Beautiful. That’s Shelley Diaz and Mahnaz Dar.