Are you tired?  I am.  We hear a lot of talk about self care and mental wellness.  Most individuals know the topic of self care, but...

Towards the end of the school year, Fiya Librarian is filled with emotions–good and not so good. This school year has been a tumultuous...

It was the best of the end of the school year and the worst of the end of the school year.  It was the time to celebrate student...

Why do librarians need a special day?  (April 4–was our official day this year by the way; national school librarian’s day is celebrated...

Think back to your journey as an educator.  What led you into this field?  How did you transition from college coursework to classroom...

Solomon states “...the race is not given to the swift…but time and chance happeneth to them all.” (KJV)  One person can be on top of the...

Access-–who are we without access?  How does access change our lives?  How does access empower us?  Do we take access for granted?  ...

While scrolling through Facebook as we so often do, I saw an image that said, “Black History 24/7/365”, and it caught my attention; I am...

Librarians are fabulous people; librarians love books; librarians love literacy, and most importantly librarians love people.  As...

Interestingly enough as we begin this new year with many goals, objectives, and dreams (I don’t call them resolutions), many...

Libraries–academic, public, private, specialized–capture information dear to human history.  Special knowledge from a multitude of...

The old adage says, “You learn something new everyday”.  I certainly hope so. Learning should be continuous.  In the information age,...

Where do I start? Most people say, “The beginning”, but there is always a backstory. The how, when, what, who, where are generally the...

The rain is falling outside the window now: it taps the awnings of the structures and slides down to the ground. The cars whizzing by...

My son and I agreed Chick-fil-a has the best lemonade; it is soooo good. I have been enjoying it on occasion especially in this extended...

Life is messy. Thinking back a few years ago, I believed I could not make yet another mistake because I may not be able to recover from...

Have you ever missed an important deadline? I was so wrapped up in completing another important goal that I missed a deadline recently. ...

What is a good community? A good community is one that acknowledges, supports, and nurtures the individuals within the group. The...

The irony of life is amazing; as I ponder the implications of fire, it brings light and warmth and it brings heat and destruction. Fire...

What happens when the ‘heart of the school’ pumps slower than it once did? This was the question I found myself asking during the spring...