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Public library manager. Podcaster. Driven by an unknown force to change history for the better.
www.circulatingideas.com

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Check it out, and then rate and review the show on your podcast app of choice! circulatingideas.com/2024/07/02/2...

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And after the interview, over on The Circ Desk, Rebecca and Yaika talked about the readers’ advisory challenges for non-fiction titles!

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Happy Independence Day (Week)! 🇺🇸 As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular on my podcast, I chatted with A. J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Constitutionally, about his fascinating, immersive journey of living strictly by the U. S. Constitution!

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Circulating Ideas 263: Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller circulatingideas.com/2024/06/25/2...

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Do not ever just tell a person to “read a book” you have to be specific. Many books are full of garbage.

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New episode of the podcast coming tomorrow, continuing the Summer Reading Spectacular!

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Is this webinar taking place on ALA Island in Second Life?

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Sign up (free!) for Circulation Status, the Circulating Ideas newsletter, for lots more info about the most recent guest of the podcast, show notes, and various other sundry etc. etc. etc. circideas.substack.com

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"I'm sorry, Mr. Mephistopheles, but residents of Hell do not pay property tax in this county, so you will have to pay the non-resident fee in order to get a card."

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As part of the Summer Reading Spectacular, I chatted with Amita Murray, author of Unladylike Rules of Attraction, about her experiences with libraries, the inspiration behind her writing, and why incorporating diverse elements into her Regency romances is so crucial.

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That requires me to remember that I have a Bluesky account! I'll get one up! :)

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This is an awesome idea! I’d love to steal it next year!

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Predictive text models do not ever "answer your question" They predict what an answer to your question would probably look like. Which is very, very, very different

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I’m not sure if all the king’s horses and all the king’s men could put BoingBoing back together again.

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Do I agree with every statement that ALA releases? Nope. Do I agree with every public policy position the association takes? Nope. Do they issue orders that librarians follow? I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM TRY

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This bill would remove the requirement that library directors hold an MLS degree, would remove state certification for librarians, and likely lead to the closure of the state's one library science program.

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Severing ties with ALA would have devastating consequences for Georgia's libraries, particularly those in rural areas (aka most of Georgia)! I have contacted my representatives about this political stunt, and if you live in Georgia, I urge you to do the same. www.wabe.org/lawmakers-co...

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I know that Superman had a super-monkey named Beppo yet have trouble remembering my children's birthdays.

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In this episode of my podcast, I chat with Janette Derucki and Grant Halter from @railslibraries.bsky.social about what RAILS provides for libraries in Illinois, how they work to gather and present data via dashboards and other methods, statewide initiatives, and lots of deep data nerdery!

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In the conversation, we chat about what RAILS provides for libraries in Illinois, how they work to gather and present data via dashboards and other methods, statewide initiatives like the SLIDE and SLATE projects, and as noted, lots of deep data nerdery!

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Meeting with some of my favorite library folks a little later today to talk about potential collaborations with the podcast!

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What if The Beekeeper is part of the Now You See Me Cinematic Universe and that scene was a crossover??

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