This photo was taken on July 4, 2020 in Wellfleet, MA on Cape Cod. Like many people, I was appalled by the tragic killing of George Floyd. During the summer of 2020 there were numerous demonstrations in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Since I was spending that weekend on Cape Cod for ...
My husband's company mandated using some vacation time during the first quarter of 2020, lockdown not withstanding, so I took a week of vacation, too. We explored nearby state parks with some day hikes, then cooked fancy meals for dinner.
In attempts to be present with students, we really pushed for virtual reference and I made myself available in our course management chat system, scheduled endless google meet appointments, purchased an increasing amount of eBooks, subscribed to an additional database, all while trying to help st...
I know I am not nearly the first to make the connection between the black plague of Luther's day and our current situation, but here I am reflecting after helping a student find that perfect reading for an assignment. "Whether one may flee from a deadly plague" Picture God's perfect timing w...
Cleaning public spaces and cranking my tunes - I remember [taking this picture] while everything felt so uncertain. Would we be open next week? How long would we be closed? After some reduced hours and early closures, we settled on an appointment only system, virtual reference, and curbside picku...
After making it through the rest of the semester, I turned to the season of conferences and managed my own disappointment at not being able to attend the Association of Christian Librarian’s annual conference. It was to be my first one and I had received a scholarship to go. They did a phenomenal...