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  • I would love for this to be a regular feature on my blog, where I can tell you about the amazing work that librarians are doing for libraries, [...]

    Better Know a Badass Librarian: Wick Thomas

    May 10, 2013
  • I’m all: You’re just getting around to this now? What, do you do everything Hollywood tells you to do? Thanks, Baz Luhrmann. Your [...]

    When I See Everyone on the Subway Reading The Great Gatsby…

    April 30, 2013
  • Those of you who know me well know that I’m having a hell of a hard time. Or, more aptly, someone very close to me is. This explains my [...]

    Here Books Come to Save the Day!

    April 23, 2013
  • I work in a busy, massive library in NYC. I mostly work with kids, teens, parents, and teachers. New York is diverse as hay-ell as you may have [...]

    Magpie Librarian’s Frequently Asked Questions: For all your reference needs

    April 17, 2013
  • This is the obligatory post to let you know that I’ve not given up on blogging, I’m just disgustingly and super gross-out sick. Like [...]

    Sick Person: Day Three

    March 25, 2013
  • Disclaimer: This is not a post about how I think so-and-so isn’t deserving of a Mover and Shaker award, nor is this an accusation that [...]

    I Neither Move Nor Shake: On awards and front-line/trenches librarians

    March 17, 2013
  • We seem to argue about this at least once a week. If you could have a significant other (in the gender of your choice) who was [...]

    Lunchtime Poll: The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

    March 11, 2013
  • I took six days off from work and wanted Little Ingrid at the Young Adult Reference desk to recommend books for me while I was gone: I find that [...]

    Tiny Ingrid Tells You What to Read and Someone Threatens Me with Maroon 5

    February 26, 2013
  • Or how Facebook is the root of all evil. Or how female librarians are constantly asked to be Miss Congeniality, whether we like it or not. [...]

    The Harlem Shake, Alyssa Edwards and an Ostrich, Boys’ Clubs, Rockstar Librarians, and Being “Nice”

    February 25, 2013
  • On Friday, March 1, at 7:00pm, I’ll be reading aloud from one of my favorite Queer-centric books for teens. You should come, [...]

    Join the Que(e)ry Librarians for Story Time at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division!

    February 24, 2013

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