Hello everyone, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and I am proud to announce that by May 2027 or possibly earlier, I will be able to call myself a REAL Fairy God-Librarian in credentials instead of name only. Okay, okay, I know I’m not actually a fairy nor a godmother to all, but I’m referring to the…
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Hello, your Fairy-God Librarian here, and let me spill the tea on what it’s like to be a public librarian. “Librarian” is too general a title Obviously, there are many different roles within a public library, just like there are in any other institution or business, so “public librarian” is mostly a general title that…
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Hello everyone, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and I am surprised to admit that I’ve got…Audiobook Fever. Yes, the stalwart for print media, has entered an audiobook phase that hits me whenever I am not engaged in other activities that normally take my attention. Here’s the story: Y’all, I am not a fan of silence. It’s…
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What do Jane Austen, the celebrated 18th-century author, and Darcy, the twenty-first-century whackjob puppy, have in common? Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and prepare to be showered in a story about a spoiled dog. Whenever I’m out walking my dog or at the park and someone asks me for the name of my dog, I…
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Hello, your fairy God-Librarian here, and I keep having waking dreams about going back to school and no, I’m not referring to the continuous nightmares involving my disastrous stint as an elementary teacher. A couple of years ago, a seed was planted in my head, and I’ve had no idea how to cultivate it to…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and in this post, I need to air out the dust from some old tomes. Oh wait, these books are relatively new? We’re not talking centuries-old tomes still chained on the shelves of European monasteries? Ok, wow, good job, America. I’ve been working in my dream job as a public…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and I’m going to start today’s journey with what seems like a detour but really explains how I recently got sponsored by my employer to learn a third language, American Sign Language (ASL). When I was younger, I admired my older brothers. Even though my memories of living with them…
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Hello, your favorite Fairy God-Librarian here. Today I want to get into another defense post, this time in defense of the public library. You may ask, “Lacie, nobody reads print-based books anymore, so why do we need to keep funding libraries?” Then, you’ll follow up with, “Internationally, locally, it shouldn’t be a thing anymore.” Well,…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and this post is dedicated to the ones who love reading so much that they do not limit themselves to reading just their favorite fiction genres. They’ll read anything, including plenty of non-fiction. Yes, I’ve talked before about the love of reading other non-fiction material, especially newspapers. Oh, if only…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and I quote the Disney classic song in the title because its beautiful lyrics and melody mirror the dream I have in my heart but feel to be too out of reach. Lots of people have dreams they want to accomplish. I’m sure I’ve already talked about it here, but…
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