Over on Instagram, I have been working on a project where I encourage people to create a Reading Autobiography by revisiting their Touchstone books. Both concepts come from Donalyn Miller. I learned about and completed elements of this activity (Part 1 and Part 2) in Prof LaGarde‘s Young Adults Literature & Reading class at Rutgers. […]
This is an on-going series exploring ethical-decision making practices around public health initiatives in the library. This series focuses on libraries effort to combat the so-called obesity epidemic with fitness initiatives. Part One introduces the scope of the series (including pointing to some exemplar programs at libraries). Part Two explores how libraries use the Kantian […]
In Nov 2020, I wrote about the possibility of public libraries being used as vaccination sites and why librarians should be cautious about taking this challenge, in spite of the obvious ethical value of such an undertaking. In that post, I argued that public libraries and librarians could take on important roles in vaccination distribution, […]
Book Talks! If you are a reader, any age/any ability, you should add Book Talks to your arsenal of reading tools. I first learned about Book Talks in Prof LaGarde’s YA Literature class at Rutgers University where we practiced giving Book Talks each week. If you’re wondering, what the heck is a book talk, here’s […]
This time of year (and this year, especially) the pressure may be on at libraries to address patrons’ New Year’s Resolutions to get fit. With many libraries shut down and COVID-19 cases on the rise, more libraries might be tempted to offer virtual fitness programming using fitness tracking devices. In my Introduction to this series, […]
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