Category: Monthly Blogs

A Place within ALA #8

A Place within ALA #8

On January 6, we witnessed a violent insurrection at the US Capitol. Our nation’s capital, my hometown of Washington, D.C.,…

A New Year of Hope #7

A New Year of Hope #7

After crises and loss, libraries remain resolute and ready

We the People #6

We the People #6

As a career federal employee, I took an oath of allegiance to the US Constitution, which begins with three words…

Stand Up, Speak Out! #5

Stand Up, Speak Out! #5

As I write this, many of us are reflecting on the life of the “boy from Troy,” US Rep. John…

Black Lives Matter #4

Black Lives Matter #4

Leading in tumultuous times I was born in 1968, a year many describe as the most tumultuous of the second…

Humanity Matters #3

Humanity Matters #3

It has been three weeks since the 2019 Midwinter Conference in Seattle where we had a Conference filled with great…

My Jeffersonian Journey #2.1

My Jeffersonian Journey #2.1

My Journey (part 2.1) – Connections that Bind   To BIND; to tie or fasten tightly From the age of…

My Jeffersonian Journey #2

My Jeffersonian Journey #2

My Journey (Part 2) – Leadership, Professional Development and Service   HAPPY THANKSGIVING! The Thanksgiving holiday gives us all cause for introspection….

The Champ is here! #1

The Champ is here! #1

Here is my first blog in a four part series on my values and my journey.   My Journey (Part…

Endangered Species

Endangered Species

Hi there fellow ALA members, Standing up for librarianship is something I have being doing for a very long time….

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