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Author Archives: girasoleazzurra
Susan Cooper’s The Shortest Day
the great Susan Cooper reads her poem/prayer The Shortest Day, which she wrote for The Christmas Revels.
You Say You Want a Resolution
You Say You Want A Resolution With apologies to the Beatles. For the American Library Association Council, June 1999 A Day In The Life: Think of writing a resolution as an arrow: it has to have a point, and … Continue reading
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Consulting – ten things
Ten Things You Need to Know, if you are thinking about doing work as a consultant ILEX meeting American Library Association, San Francisco Sunday June 17, 2001 “Some are born consultants, some achieve consultancy, and some have consultancy thrust upon … Continue reading
My last keynote address, from 2008
“Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.” – Laurie Anderson SEPLA keynote Upper Merion Township Library King of Prussia PA October 17, 2008 We are the people who tell stories. Humans are the storytelling animal. We come … Continue reading
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A second look at Free to Be … You and Me
A second look at Free to Be … You and Me from the great journal, Horn Book. Written in 2009.
Ten Graces for New Librarians
Ten Graces for New Librarians Probably the best thing I ever wrote professionally. It’s been reprinted many times, and even translated into a few other languages. I still love it.
How to write a decent book review
This was first written in 1998. I have now been reviewing books for forty years. I have been reviewing books for twenty-seven years and counting. I wrote my first book review for the November 1973 issue of Library Journal. I … Continue reading
About writing
We wrote this in 2003. When asked about the whole business of writing for some family members, my son Keith and I wrote what follows: stuff we have picked up from many other writers and teachers along the way. Keith … Continue reading
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It is time.
A lot of stuff needs to be moved here. And maybe stuff will be added. It could happen.
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