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When I First Fell in Love with Reading

March 23, 2019 / William / Leave a comment

Do you remember when you first fell in love with reading? I mean the first time you truly, deeply felt that the world was not right unless you had a book in your hands? For me, I didn’t experience this kind of love until high school. My grandmother was an avid fan of Jill Churchill, … Continue reading When I First Fell in Love with Reading

One World, Many Languages

February 25, 2019February 26, 2019 / William / Leave a comment

When he accepted the Oscar for Foreign Language Film for Roma, Alfonso Cuaron said that he grew up watching foreign language films like Citizen Kane and Jaws and The Godfather. Since the creation of this category in 1956, it's been pretty clear that the Academy Awards is "America first" or "English first." Though Alfonso's comments may … Continue reading One World, Many Languages

Project: Improving Access and Representation in Our Media Collection

February 3, 2019 / William / 1 Comment

Over the past several months, the catalogers and I have been working on a large relabeling project in our DVD collection. Previously, DVD feature films were processed with a genre label at the top of the spine and an alpha sticker at the bottom, based on the first letter of the first word of the … Continue reading Project: Improving Access and Representation in Our Media Collection

My Go-to Library Tweets

January 15, 2019January 17, 2019 / William / Leave a comment

About eight years ago, I was asked to help run my library's Twitter account. We didn't have designated marketing staff, we were just starting to build our presence on social media, and I had no idea where to start. Thankfully I was working with a brilliant fellow librarian turned marketing guru who taught me a … Continue reading My Go-to Library Tweets

Taking Action: Collections Diversity & Inclusion

January 4, 2019 / William / 1 Comment

My library's leadership team has been talking a lot about equity, diversity and inclusion. With these discussions, I've made it one of my goals this year to lead a closer look at the library's collection to see how well we are meeting the needs and interests of our patrons at the same time as reflecting … Continue reading Taking Action: Collections Diversity & Inclusion

5 YA Books on My Holds List

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 / William / Leave a comment

Getting to order for the library's teen collection means I get an early heads up on new releases. It also means my holds list is constantly growing, as I can't help but get in line for the titles that catch my attention. Here's what I'm looking forward to reading in the next few months: Black … Continue reading 5 YA Books on My Holds List

New Year, New Website

January 1, 2019January 1, 2019 / William / Leave a comment

I'm starting 2019 with a fresh new blog and website, and I'm excited to get back in to sharing about my library life! I've migrated all my old content, and I'm hoping to share more about my adventures in Cataloging and Collection Development and all my other side gigs. But first, I thought I'd take … Continue reading New Year, New Website

Board Games and Things

June 8, 2018December 30, 2018 / William / 1 Comment

There's something new for checkout at my library: board games! We recently launched a circulating collection of popular and classic games, a further step in exploring the national "Library of Things" trend by lending more nontraditional items. We've had board games available for in-house use for years now, but letting them leave the library is … Continue reading Board Games and Things

5 years ago yesterday to 2 years ago today

September 11, 2017January 1, 2019 / William / 2 Comments

Every so often I tend to reflect on my library journey on this blog -- especially when I'm making a big change or recognizing a work anniversary. Yesterday marked five years since I began as Director of the Oskaloosa Public Library, and today marked two years since I left that position to move back to … Continue reading 5 years ago yesterday to 2 years ago today

Death to the NEW Sticker!

September 1, 2017June 7, 2018 / William / Leave a comment

If there's one thing librarians love (other than books, of course), it's stealing borrowing ideas from our peers. Last fall, the catalogers and I took a trip over to the Johnson County Library central resource library to learn how they work with SirsiDynix's Symphony. We had just migrated to this new ILS, and were hoping for more … Continue reading Death to the NEW Sticker!

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