This semester, I’m doing my capstone project, which includes being an intern at an elementary school library in town. This was my first week going to the school, and today, now that some of the uncertainty of a new location, new people, and new responsibilities has worn off a bit, I find myself wanting to skip and sing with joy….
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I’m curious. . .do any of you use Twitter? I heard about it for a long time before I finally signed up for an account and even then it took me months to stop thinking “I don’t get this. What in the world is the point?” If you aren’t familiar with Twitter, it’s just a web application where you write…
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Nerd’s Christmas
For those of you less nerdy than me, today was the big morning for children and young adult book awards (I hope you’re less nerdy than me, because I’m actually shaking with excitement). I was following it on Twitter and refreshing it every few seconds. It was WAY exciting. So, for 2009. . .cue your drumrolling. . . Newbery Winner:…
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Little Brother – Cory Doctorow
I’ve only read about eight books this year so far (and one of them was Generation Dead which I hated with all my heart and soul), so take this with a grain of salt and all that, but Little Brother is the best book I’ve read this year so far. little brother by cory doctorow Marcus is a reasonably normal…
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Blog On
Yesterday, Packrat asked me about why I blog. (Her questions were: What is your point of blogging? Do you want everyone to agree with you, or do you want a little lively conversation once in a while (as long as it isn’t mean spirited)? Who do you want looking at your blog?) Although, technically my earliest posts were at the…
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