Monthly Archives: December 2023

Leaping into Librarianship at AASL – Thursday October 19th to Friday October 20th – HOLD ON!

After an amazing first day at AASL on Thursday – and having never been to Tampa, I was ITCHING just to see what the backbone of Tampa was like. Following an amazing Opening General Session and Keynote, we headed to … Continue reading

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From Collection Development to Key Noting.

Following an amazing morning accepting the Toor Scholarship as well as attending an amazing workshop session on Echoes and Reflections – An AASL Author Talk on Collection Development was offered – which was my current class at Florida State University … Continue reading

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The End of 2023, but Much to Grow From.

As we begin to move towards the year 2024 – there are many loose ends that have not been addressed worthy of 2023 spotlights. A look back at the success of Festival of Words was one of them. With all … Continue reading

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Looking Back on Geocaching…

This added to an Original article from September 30th’s Geocache event on the Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy blog page) (This event, September 30th, was the rescheduled date). Addendum to September 30, 2023 – https://harrybrake.com/nanticoke-river-watershed-conservancy-project-page/ But no article had been written covering … Continue reading

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The Deepest Connections Not Realized

Upon finishing James McBride’s The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store– I realized how amazing reading and authors can be when you find the correct one. Before I repeat, let me share with you the initial review on the book – (loaded with … Continue reading

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Electrifying the Experience

Door decorating contest- what can we do, What Can We Dooooo? Then it hit me – as we are putting together a renewed number of the WHS Girls Who Code Club students together – we wanted to try something different. a few … Continue reading

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PR’ing the Best of Ourselves

“We are our own best PR.” This resounded and carried with me from the recent AASL conference, from some amazing representatives of We Need Diverse Books, (Cornelius Minor, and some amazing authors in this closing presentation) in Tampa Bay. FLORIDA. … Continue reading

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On any given Saturday, you could…

Run? Several of our Woodbridge High students decided to do just that – dedicate a Sunday to supporting younger runners that may or may not have someone to run with on a Girls On the Run 5k event. Thanks to … Continue reading

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