25
Feb
In The Field: Meet Anne Clark
The latest In the Field post is up on the University of Washington iYouth Blog featuring librarian Anne Clark! Anne is the children’s department head of Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library, the main branch of the Bay County Library System in Bay City, Michigan. It was announced just a few days ago that Anne will be receiving the […]
21
Jan
iYouth Conference 2014
Get ready for the [R]Evolution! iYouth -The University of Washington iSchool student organization dedicated to youth services- is hosting it’s 6th annual iYouth Conference on Saturday, February 8th from 9am-5pm PST at the University of Washington. It is a professional development opportunity with a variety of themes including: Change and innovation in youth librarianship, early […]
13
Dec
Life in Library School: First Quarter Cluster
This week ends my first quarter in library school. Success! The beginning was overwhelming to say the least, but I have a feeling that was the case for the majority of my cohort, especially those that don’t live in the Seattle area close to UW. At first I felt like a little island on my […]
12
Nov
In the Field: Meet Kendra Jones
Hop on over to the University of Washington iYouth Blog today for an interview with storytiming extrodinare, youth services librarian Kendra Jones from the Vancouver Community Library in Vancouver, Washington! This is the second edition of a new monthly series I’m contributing to titled “In the Field”, where I interview innovative youth services librarians across the country. Thank […]
23
Oct
In the Field
Hop on over to the University of Washington iYouth Blog today for an interview with amazing teen librarian Justin Hoenke from the Chattanooga Public Library! It’s all a part of a new monthly series I will be contributing to titled “In the Field”, where I interview innovative youth services librarians across the country. A big […]
23
Sep
Life in Library School: Here We Go
I go to Hogwarts for library school. Not really… But it kinda looks like it, doesn’t it? I mentioned awhile back that I made the decision to go to library school, but the only hangup was trying to decide which program I wanted to put my sweat, blood, and tears into. After much deliberation I […]
19
Apr
News: I’m Going to Library School!
Hi. I’m here. I know it’s been very quiet over here at Sturdy for Common Things lately, but I’m dusting off the week’s worth of cobwebs. I can’t remember the last time I went a whole week between posting blog posts… Sheesh! Those of you that blog out there, do you feel an extreme sense […]
