Thrilled to have Pedro Martín, Newbery-honored #author of Mexikid, on campus! #childrensliterature #kidslit

I haven't been posting much because I am on sabbatical, doing #libraryhistory research. Here is a gem that I found today in a scrapbook. Fun for folks who research #gender and #womens history!

A #libraryhistory find of a lifetime! This cabinet was used by the #Pennsylvania State Library in the late 1890s-early 1920s to ship "traveling #libraries" of #books to #rural communities that did not have public libraries of their own. I told the owner "take my money." PRICELESS!

How an #introvert spends #Christmas ... building #LEGO while listening to family and TV chatter. I *love* #travel, so the new Postcards series makes me happy. 🇦🇺🇨🇳🇮🇹🇯🇵🇬🇧🇺🇲

Celebrating #Christmas Eve by making a savory dish from my heritage. Tortierre, #French #Canadian meat pie!

October reads.

Thinking of my parents on what would have been their 50th wedding anniversary. They met in the early 1970s when Mom applied for a job at a Friendlys where Dad was working, and they married on October 25, 1975 at St. Mary's in New Bedford. They never had it easy, but Daddy used to say, "marriage is a decision you make every day, with everything you do." I hope my parents are enjoying cake and a slowdance wherever they're at. <3

Life with a #cat, chapter 3: Colbie and paper towel rolls are sworn enemies.

49!

Good turnout at #NoKings in #Harrisburg #Pennsylvania! The crowds keep growing because #Trump 's and the #GOP 's b.s. is getting more egregious. Here are my fave signs.