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Ph.D., M.A. graduate from: iSchool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University. Beta Phi Mu. All views are my own, of course.
The Great Midwest
Joined March 2007
😠 "CPS librarian who’s spoken out against library cuts said she expects to lose her job
chicagotribune.com
Just two years ago, the American Library Association honored Chicago Public Schools librarian Nora Wiltse with an award for her “courageous efforts” to raise awareness about the effects…
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May we all pause, reflect, and write. Origin stories https://t.co/Wv0KfDn6Tq via @chipbruce
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"Southeast Native Radio aired for just 16 years, but its voices will live on in a new digital archive." #digHC @CLIRgrants
https://t.co/lIOn5LQlbG
kcaw.org
Hundreds of hours of audio from an unlikely historical source are now archived on the internet, and available for anyone to listen to.
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Crack. Me. Up. (And I say this as someone who has written waaaaay too many IRBs)
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Monty the piping plover has died, authorities say. He was one half of the endangered shorebird pair who chose Montrose Beach as their summer nesting spot three years ago, going on to break records, fledge chicks and serve as symbols for the city. https://t.co/CEGuR8ARMH
chicagotribune.com
Monty, one half of a pair of beloved piping plovers that spent recent summers along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago, died Friday at Montrose Beach, officials said. “It is with great sa…
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#Cats ! #Libraries ! #Beaches ! #Ireland ! All wonderful things in and of themselves, but *together*??? Be still my heart.
Fans of the eccentric British artist #LouisWain – or of #cats in general – will enjoy this #postcard depicting his trademark felines. The #illustration is entitled’ 'The Sand Castle Competition'. 🐈
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How tired am I? Collapsed on my couch tonight after work, graham cracker in hand (aka, "dinner"). My sick puggle snatched & ate it. My response: "Well good on you for your initiative."
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UK sculptor known as Anna & the Willow creates nature-inspired sculptures made from rods of willow #WomensArt
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I just love the urgency: "DO IT NOW" hovers above her. We all should heed its call...
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What else should I be doing in the wee hours but doing a bit of serendipitous discovering in the Library of Congress? Aptly, this work is titled "Dig" from a series called "Girls Will be Girls" by Sadie Wendell Mitchell.
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Just got mom & dad home from E.R. after 10 hours. I got her home. Got her oxygen set up. Made sure she was safe. Gave her a cheese & butter sandwich. Drove home in rain, singing Johnny Cash "Man in Black" loud, off-key. This is life for them. At least I have JC in the rain.
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A new 1-hour movie I co-wrote and executive produced is now streaming FREE on @PBSKIDS and @YouTube. It's about wonder and curiosity. Bring your young kids, check it out and spread the word! @ElinorWonders
https://t.co/N9MbxMlYqx
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We are hiring at @iSchoolUI to work full-time on @yt_astro , specifically for non-astro stuff! Please share, and I'm happy to answer whatever questions I can. https://t.co/2BVmthakuX
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Indeeeeeed. We board members & stewards of https://t.co/4mWm11fU0m (1848) located on #HistoricRoute66 are celebrating Route 66. We are so fortunate to be a part of its #livinghistory ! https://t.co/R1VlKP4rXX via @YouTube
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Cracking out the vinyl to honor 🎂 of #SirDuke #DukeEllington tonight! Much needed TGIF, I admit. No one better with whom to dance the night away! 🎹🎙️🎵
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#DecadeofCentenaries #RIApublication #Ireland1922 eds @DGannon2016 & @FFearghal provides a snapshot of a year of turmoil, tragedy and, amidst it all, state-building as the Irish revolution drew to a close. 50 essays by leading international scholars. 📚 https://t.co/30tZqY47i9
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What's happening? What's HAPPENING? #BingCrosby! That's what! *Swoon* @WDCBPublicRadio @NostalgiaDigest
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