Please, don’t

Over the many years of my career I've had the pleasure(?) of weeding/deaccessioning many books. Four of the five collections I've worked with have needed serious updating and reworking -- and that's not including the collection that burned down and needed to be completely replaced. Post-fire, I also seriously weeded my personal collection, getting rid…

Friends that read together

Last week, I got a text from my childhood BFF: This started a great conversation: That book she didn't remember? Hitty: Her First Hundred Years. A friend at work had her copy (also from 1971) and I re-read it immediately. That's one of the best things about being a reader, and being friends with readers.…

Circle Game

The past few years, Milton has leaned heavily into restorative justice and circle training. This year, we've done almost nothing with all that training and time beyond a few sessions training people on how to keep a circle. I love the intent of circles (or, as another blog calls them, spaces for listening) but the…

The Struggle is Real

There was this great article in the Walrus about tote bags that got me thinking about the ones I've gotten from conferences. There are the ones I've gotten for attending (what I think of as the GWP) and the ones vendors have available (great for carrying books, but also promoting their products). I've also purchased…

New Year, New Month, New Pages

Every month I set up my notebook for the coming month, and every week I set it up for the coming week.  It's been a long process, trying to figure out what system works and how to make it consistently work for me.   Because of work, I can't go completely analog, and because (like many)…

My Year in Reading (2022 edition)

This year was a difficult reading year for me, with very few OMG YOU MUST READ THIS books. Still, there are few I will recommend, if you haven't discovered them already: Because there were so few five-stars this year, I thought I'd highlight some of the Really Good Reads that juuuust missed. I've also excluded…