All my thoughts and worries and emails and phone calls and worries and decisions were wiped out by an email. I’m not upset … oh, nevermind, yes I am. I really don’t appreciate how the state can make such aRead More

It’s hard to know what to do at times. Sometimes it’s as simple as what you should have for dinner or what socks to wear with those pants. Sometimes the choices are a little more difficult. We’re on the edgeRead More

I was googling storytelling the other day. The summer reading theme this year is “Imagine Your Story” and I thought it would be cool to do some storytelling events at my library. I’m already looking into a memoir writing programRead More

I might have control issues. I often have a very specific idea of what I want in any given situation. I have difficulty letting other people act in those situations because they don’t share my idea. Sometimes I think theyRead More

Life is crazy right now. Not that it’s not usually crazy. But we added two new staff members last week. We had a lot of applicants, almost half as many interviews, and all of that left me with two peopleRead More

Have you ever heard of an Enneagram? My spell check apparently hasn’t. I was introduced to it through the Pennsylvania Public Library Director’s Institute. I can’t say I’m a big fan of “personality” tests. It all seems pretty woo-woo toRead More

Have you ever heard that sharks have to keep swimming or they’ll die? Turns out, it’s not necessarily true. It depends on the species of shark. Some are equipped, anatomically, to move water through their gills when holding still orRead More

I’ve been in my job for a year and 6 days. I took the job knowing the library was in the midst of a capital campaign and would be approaching construction. In my head, I knew this. I lay awakeRead More