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caterpickles fostering curiosity in kids and their parents since 2011 main blog questions book reviews about me my books such the caterpickles bookstore end of the year semester report it s been quiet here at caterpickles because it s been a busy semester i have a break coming up in theory and i hope to use it to add some posts to liven up the place in the new year but for now here s a summary of what i ve been up to this past semester december 30 2024 0 comments read article happy holidays however you are spending this end of the year season i hope the last few days of 2024 bring you joy laughter love and peace december 24 2024 1 comment read article using electronic resources to extend library services into the community the mlis coursework at sjsu includes classes designed to get us thinking about the business side of library work including effective marketing and outreach techniques to extend access to patrons who for whatever reason may not be able to visit the library on their own may 6 2024 0 comments read article hmmmm should our library purchase a subscription to elsevier sciencedirect or a cabin on a lake libraries continue to replace their print reference collections with more easily searchable electronic databases that patrons can use 24 7 from wherever they may be but the cost for that convenient information access is becoming increasingly steep april 22 2024 1 comment read article wordless wednesday flowering bushes if flowers are in bloom you know i m going to post pictures of them april 17 2024 0 comments read article but what are you doing for exercise shala when i worked at the middle school library movement was baked into my day now that i m a full time grad student i have to be more intentional about getting enough exercise april 2 2024 0 comments read article a better way to track your diverse reads tying the work in your library directly to the district s larger goals is a powerful way to demonstrate the value of your school library come budget time in our case our district s top five goals include a commitment to diversity and equity which means including a statistic in our advocacy reporting the percentage of books checked out that were diverse reads problem is that stat is an absolute bear to compile last semester i learned there was a better way march 11 2024 0 comments read article this week s library school tip don t read books cover to cover as a librarian i am often expected to have read all the books the problem is i m one of those pesky people who believes the refrain if you read a book for entertainment it should be entertaining should apply to me and not just the students at my middle school library but as a librarian it s important for me to know my collection so that i can guide readers to the books they may or may not realize they are looking for how do i do that if not by reading as many books cover to cover as i possibly can february 26 2024 0 comments read article book review the cat who came in off the roof this classic children s story is silly in all the best ways think 101 dalmatians or mr popper s penguins but with cats and prepare to suspend your disbelief accordingly february 12 2024 0 comments read article what s a doctor doing at google one of the minor social benefits of being married to an icu doctor is that it is really easy to explain to people what my husband does but since my husband started at google it s been a bit trickier what s a doctor doing at google january 29 2024 0 comments read article older posts today s top posts is it really unlucky to have peacock feathers in the house update to a past caterpickles why does it rain fish in honduras why did the bird of paradise flower evolve to look like that why is tennis scoring so weird how do we reset the storm glass caterpickles by category caterpickles by category select category book reviews educational resources just for fun library life miscellaneous mlis journal public art questions wordless wednesday shala 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