First-chapter Friday : Wildoak, by C.C. Harrington

Each Friday I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for March 31, 2023 is Wildoak, by C.C. Harrington.

SOLIS Book Club at UCM

UCM’s SOLIS has formed a Book Club, which will meet this fall and discuss All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir. That was a highlight, for me, of the SOLIS members’ meeting on March 29, 2023.

Librarian competencies for library programming

In my studies this week for LIS 5804, I took a look at library programming: including core competencies for a librarian involved with programming. I was also tasked with highlighting examples of children’s and adult programming, as well as a program “that inspired” me.

Iowa legislation would put challenged books on state-wide ‘removal list’

Under legislation being proposed in Iowa, a book removed from a classroom or library in any Iowa school district would be placed on a state “removal list,” and “all of Iowa’s 326 other districts” would also have to deny students access to the book, unless parents give approval. Via the Gazette: Meet an Iowa City librarian fighting to protect readers’ ability to choose books for themselves.
https://www.thegazette.com/k/iowa-city-librarian-fighting-for-a-place-even-for-books-that-hurt-my-feelings/

Soul Matters : It takes ‘Vulnerability’ to be autistic and queer librarian

Through my local Unitarian Universalist church, I am part of a “Soul Matters Sharing Circle.” The Soul Matters program facilitates “A journey that the whole church takes together” (n.d.), through messages from the pulpit and during Religious Education as well as through small-group discussion. This month’s theme is “Vulnerability.”

Pride pins, designed with Canva and Google Slides

To help pay for classes toward a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science, I have applied for various scholarships, including those related to the LGBTQIA+ community. As part of one such application, I highlighted a button-making project. I got the idea from a basket of pins at the downtown public library.

‘Sears List of Subject Headings’ via JCKL

If you’re involved in cataloging, then you likely understand the importance of consistent subject headings as a way for readers to discover multiple resources that address the same subject. Here is a recent post from the James C. Kirkpatrick Library, University of Central Missouri: You can access the “Sears List of Subject Headings,” in its digital form, through JCKL. “[The Sears List of Subject Headings] is an essential tool for librarians and researchers who are looking for the most accurate and up-to-date information about a given subject. The Sears List provides a comprehensive list of subject headings with related descriptors and cross-references, allowing users to quickly and easily find the information they need.” https://guides.library.ucmo.edu/blog/The-Sears-List-of-Subject-Headings

In UUCSR library : This year’s UUA Common Read

Good morning to the reading community at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Santa Rosa. Are you interested in the UUA’s Common Read, and did you know that the program’s current selection is available to borrow from the church library? Mistakes and Miracles, by Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin Lin, is one of many informational books that you’ll find in the browsing cabinet. (We also have several titles from prior years’ Common Read selections.) Learn more about the UUA Common Read, and access discussion guides, at https://www.uua.org/read.

First-chapter Friday : Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson

Each Friday I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for March 17, 2023 is Freewater, by Amina Luqman-Dawson.

Story Boat : QR code links to read-aloud in Ukrainian

This copy of Story Boat by Kyo Maclear, illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh, has a QR code inside it that links to a read-aloud of the book in Ukrainian, created by Liza Pedash, Yuliya Hordievska, and Yana Gumeniuk with the permission of Penguin Random House Canada. Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts was one of several recipients of this book through a give-away by I’m Your Neighbor books. For more information: https://imyourneighborbooks.org/ukrainian-read-aloud-story-boat/

First-chapter Friday : Look Both Ways

Each Friday I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for March 10, 2023 is Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds.

Character education : Integrity

SRCSA’s character-education focus for March 2023 is “Integrity.” Here are books from SRCSA’s “Social Emotional Learning” collection, as well as books from the school library, which address the character trait of Integrity.

UUCSR library : Open again for browsing

Open again for browsing on Sundays, it's the lending library at Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Santa Rosa. The library had been closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic.

First-chapter Friday : Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

Each Friday I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for March 3, 2023 is Maizy Chen’s Last Chance, by Lisa Yee.