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The Rivals

This was not the cover of the copy that I read. This was, and I did not enjoy it. I thought it was strange how quickly they re-branded Daisy Whitney’s “Mockingbird” series. The original cover actually compelled me to read it. The simple, mysterious bird in the sea of coyly smiling teenagers and torsos. TheContinue reading “The Rivals”

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

A storm is bearing down on the East Coast and there is an eerie calm-before-the-storm sensation outside. People are stocking up on essentials, but at the same time, everyone is hanging-out, just waiting. Waiting for the uncertain. I am about to go into work, but before I go, I wanted to remark that I finishedContinue reading “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail”

Two awesome things happened at work yesterday

Parking is limited at the library. The “staff parking” consists of four spots for at least 15 people at any given time. Street parking is a nightmare. Luckily my shifts overlap with the “dead” time in the parking lot so parking hasn’t been a big problem. During orientation with the HR Manager today, she gaveContinue reading “Two awesome things happened at work yesterday”

National Novel Writing Month 6.0

This is entirely Kim the Librarian’s fault. She introduced me to National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, in 2007 and I haven’t looked back since. What the heck is NaNoWriMo? Is that a disease? Is it contagious? Well, a little. NaNoWriMo is an annual writing project that occurs in November. For 30 days people fromContinue reading “National Novel Writing Month 6.0”

Incremently Productive Thursday

No, I did not read 20+ books in the last week and write reviews for them. I published them on a previous incarnation of this blog and I did not want them to go to waste. The process was long and tedious, but I am happy with the choice to post them. The process alsoContinue reading “Incremently Productive Thursday”

FAQs for the State Library of Pennsylvania

One time, I had an internship in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of Policy & Planning , but I sought out projects from the State Library.This produced a lot of stress from trying to balance the different work loads. 15 weeks later, I had an FAQs document on the State Library website. Always follow your heart.

Top 25 Largest Libraries in North America

Excerpt from The Librarian’s Book of Lists, in terms of volumes. Library of Congress Harvard University Boston Public Library Yale University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Toronto University of California, Berkeley Columbia University University of Texas at Austin Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County University of Michigan New York Public Library IndianaContinue reading “Top 25 Largest Libraries in North America”