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• Library Design Tips - SLJ
  on May 12, 2016 in space planning
  Space planning is an important component of running a successful institutionSchool Library Journal - Library Design Tips...
• When History and Science Meet
  on Jan 31, 2016 in Christa McAuliffe history McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center NASA teaching
  This past week, I attended an event at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center here in New Hampshire that marked the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster . On January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle exploded just 73 second...
• School Library and Museum Collaboration
  on Jan 20, 2016 in 3D printing collaboration drone makerspace museum education school librarianship school libraries STEAM STEM
  Museums and schools should be natural partners. So, when I began working at a high school library three-and-a-half years ago, one of the first things I did was seek out an institution willing to try something a little different. My goa...
• The Compassion Economy
  on Jan 1, 2016 in compassion economy education information knowledge librarians museum education role of archivist
  The New Year is always a good time for reflection on yourself and the world around you. I have been thinking a lot over the past few years about my work, its meaning to me, to those around me, and to the world. Today I address the role of,&...
• Who We Are in a Digital World
  on Nov 1, 2015 in 21st century libraries digital family history Internet personal narrative storytelling students
  I am growing as a teacher and presenter, relying on my personal stories to deliver messages of history, heritage, hope, compassion, unity, and community.  There is no better way to connect with other human beings than to share stories. We build...
• A Sturbridge Village Learning Experience
  on Jul 24, 2015 in children education eighteenth century living history museum museum education museums Museums Advocacy women
  The girls enjoy some candy and fudge in front of a gift shop at Old Sturbridge VillageThis week, I took my daughter and her friend to Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. The Village is the largest living history museum in New England on over 200...
• Copyright in Tangles: The Vivan Maier Collection
  on Jul 11, 2015 in collecting collection development copyright personal narrative personal papers photography
  In last year's Top Ten Cultural Heritage Stories, I highlighted the woes we are suffering due to outdated law and perverted interpretation. (See list item 5.) The crisis rears its head again, coming to my attention this week with a story about a pho...
• If You Build It, They Will Come?
  on Jun 28, 2015 in chess collaboration communication community high school publicity school librarianship
  We built a giant chess set for the last week of school. It seems like a perfect symbol for the first leg of my teacher librarian journey. It is also a fine example of how collaboration and community can come together and lead to great things.In May,...
• Running through History
  on May 30, 2015 in archives history libraries local history museums outreach running tourist
  Runners took to the streets of Manchester, New Hampshire today to do a little run through history. Runner's Alley, a popular store in my area for all things run related, organized the event around the hobby of one of its employees. When taking locals...
• Coming Full Circle: Intergenerational Oral History
  on May 27, 2015 in archives in schools genealogy high school oral history school building school libraries value of archives value of history
  This week I'm thinking about the living relationships we develop when we build archival collections. Earlier this month, in an effort to highlight our school building's fifty-year history, my students and I invited alumni to visit and tell us their s...

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