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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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 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, everyone! Your Fairy God-Librarian here, and I want to talk about a very personal story: the origin of my life-long love for Harry Potter. Do you remember where you were when humans first landed on the moon? When Facebook was launched? When Kanye West stole the mic from Taylor Swift and declared that it…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and whenever I’m in a bookstore or library I follow a set of rules that dictate whether or not I should spend my money and time with a book. I don’t go for that low-hanging fruit! I have my preferences in what makes a worthwhile book. Design is everything! If…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and this is the first time I’ve done an update on an earlier post. Basically, that means that I wrote the post, found some more information, decided it was also relevant. Whoops. A few days after I created the post referring to the movie Inception, but for books about books…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and this post includes stacks of books on books on books on books… Or, in other words, some of the best books written about books, fiction and non-fiction. I’ll also include books about art or writing. Why? Because that’s the whole point of this website! “Welcome to the blog dedicated…
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Hello, your friendly neighborhood Fairy God-Librarian here, and this post includes an excerpt of my first novel, a stand-alone fantasy, titled The Legion’s Warrior. I hope you enjoy! (Hint: you can find a brief description of my book on the Books section of this website.) Prologue “Father? Why have you done this?” I stared hard…
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Hello, your Fairy God-Librarian here, and this post is geared for the Slytherin bibliophiles. As you might already know, this post is the last in a series of four posts where I recommend books for each of the Hogwarts Houses. It also kind of mirrors my obsession with the four elements, which I discussed in…
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