CynthiaParkhill
Librarian (Youth Services, Access, Outreach, and Technical Services)
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Scout Tee from Grainline Studio
This might be one of my new favorite patterns, the Scout Tee from Grainline Studio. I constructed my first attempt this morning, using this cats-on-bookshelves printed cotton fabric. The fit is really comfortable, and I look forward to making more.
Friday, December 12, 2025
A World Worth Saving, by Kyle Lukoff
Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Dec. 12, 2025 is A World Worth Saving, by Kyle Lukoff.
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Parkhill elected to Phi Kappa Phi (Press release)
Here is a press release that I distributed to newspaper publishers serving Calistoga, California. It concerns my recent election to membership into Phi Kappa Phi, a collegiate honor society.
Friday, December 5, 2025
What Happened to Rachel Riley? (eBook preview)
Presenting … First-chapter Friday, the eBook edition. This month’s selection features What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski.
The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for Dec. 5, 2025 is The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri.
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Subject Classifications (Partial list, via Dewey Decimal System)
- 006.754-Social Media
- 020-Library and Information Science
- 020.7025-Library Education
- 020.92-Cynthia M. Parkhill (Biographical)
- 023.3-Library Workers
- 025.00285-Digital libraries
- 025.04-Internet Access
- 025.2-Libraries--Collection Development
- 025.213-Libraries--Censorship
- 025.3-Libraries--Cataloging
- 025.84-Books--Conservation and restoration
- 027.473-Public Libraries--Sonoma County CA
- 027.663-Libraries and people with disabilities
- 027.7-Academic Libraries--University of Central Missouri
- 027.8-School Libraries--Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- 028.52-Children's Literature
- 028.535-Young Adult Literature
- 028.7-Information Literacy
- 158.2-Social Intelligence
- 302.34-Bullying
- 305.9085-Autism (People with Developmental Disabilities)
- 306.76-Sexual orientation and gender identity
- 371-Schools--Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts
- 371-Schools--Santa Rosa City Schools
- 636.8-Cats
- 646.2-Sewing
- 658.812-Customer Service
- 659.2-Public Relations
- 686.22-Graphic Design
- 700-The Arts
- 746.43-Yarn bombing (Knitting and Crochet)
- 808.51-Public Speaking
- 809-Book Reviews
