Author Archives: Harry Brake

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About Harry Brake

Employee of Woodbridge High School, Library Media Specialist, Media crazy! :)

700 million strong x 2000+ – Literacy Can’t Be on the Wrong Side of Right

August 24th – it happened. National Book Festival. Of course many think is an event for bibliophiles only. True to a point but, realizations set in as I looked around at the over 2000 people, (really it had to be … Continue reading

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What is a Legacy? Many Paths Are Available for us to Make a Difference…

Butler, PA. Obviously, Butler, PA is now in your view for a variety of reasons that before, not many people knew I was from there, let alone what Butler, PA was known for. Yet there are many exctiging things, positive … Continue reading

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July 11th and then July 12th – Week 4 – The Flurry of Progress Amid Rains of July.

On July 11th we celebrated and thanked Gary and Holly Focht for the inspiration they provided to the Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy as board members and contributors of moving us ahed with so many advances. We wish them the best … Continue reading

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Week 3 – July 5th – Exploration Into Our Delaware Indigenous Roots

Hot. Yes, absolutely, extremely HOT. Which made today’s planned trip even more important. Thanks to the generosity of community members Glenn Mellin and Lenny Truitt, the NRWC Upward Bound students, with last year’s volunteers as well, Christian and Brianna, Upward … Continue reading

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Week 2 NRWC Workstudy Awarding, Rewarding, Engaging, Implementing.

While this seems ages ago – so much front loading of plans occurred! From continuing to drag out the large event tent at 8:00 AM (early start) and attack the cleaning of this – to tracking down the parts we … Continue reading

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2024 Workstudy – Week 1 – Watch out World!

Yes! We have some exciting and amazing things planned for the community in 2024 for the Upward Bound/Nanticoke River Watershed Conservancy Workstudy! Planning a community open house for a Chapel Branch Nature Trail event for July 21st – open to … Continue reading

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Sustainable Thinking for All

In investigating and deep searching Rebekkah Smith Aldrich’s novel, Sustainable Thinking, and thankful for her time at the MLA/DLA Conference – there are many great pockets of information that public libraries and school libraries do, and can do to help … Continue reading

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Workshop Transparency with Senator David Wilson

Whew. What a year in review for schools, education, libraries, literacy, advocacy, youth empowerment, youth leadership – youth possibility. This comes in all forms – finding ways for students to be the faces of legislative hall, Girls Who Code, hosting … Continue reading

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Do Trees Sense, Feel, Relax, Sleep? Oh, we have stories.

So the questions begs to be answered, how much do trees communicate with each other, feel, and notice? You will be pressed to find a chapter where so much has not been delved into and researched and discovered as our Chapter 14. In the process, of course you will find and learn much about yourself, if you give yourself time to. Continue reading

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What Comes from a Wedding?

Adam, Amanda, Jeff, (now Jacinda!), Mackenzie, Madison and Morgan, While it is the case that weddings are public, but also private, it was an honor to be considered a guest at Jacinda and Adam’s wedding, there is so much that … Continue reading

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