‘Information Sources and Services’ (Toastmasters speech)

After an absence of several years, I recently became reinvolved with Toastmasters International: this time with a club in Santa Rosa, California. Here is a practice run-through for my Ice Breaker Speech in the Toastmasters pathway, “Motivational Strategies.” As the Ice Breaker Speech is about sharing my personal story, and the focus of my graduate studies this fall will be on “Information Sources and Services,” I decided to share my experience offering Information Services: working first as a newspaper editor and then as a librarian.
https://youtu.be/IJNkCF2yjlE

The Civil War of Amos Abernathy (eBook preview)

Presenting … First-chapter Friday, the eBook edition. The June 6 selection features The Civil War of Amos Abernathy, by Michael Leali.

The Lost Year, by Katherine Marsh

Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. To wrap up the school (and programming) year for 2024-2025, this week’s preview is The Lost Year, by Katherine Marsh.

SRCSA library : End of school year, 2024-2025

At Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts, we’ve reached the end of the school year for 2024-2025. I hope that everyone has a restful summer with their loved ones.
https://youtu.be/QPsyNuK-RII