October is American Archives Month. Did you know that? I didn’t, until recently. On October 3rd, NARA participated in #AskAnArchivist on Twitter, along with other institutions. Bmore History Guy asked a question about where the documents for the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act were kept and the response was that they were at NARA – New … Continue reading
Attending the PLA Conference was more fun than anything, even though it is a professional conference for public librarians. This was my first time attending the conference, it happens biannually, and this year it was in Denver. Anderson Cooper was the opening speaker and he was entertaining. He talked about his relationship with his … Continue reading
Two Octavia E. Butler conferences in the same year!?! I’m not sure my nerd heart can take it. My pockets are so dry though. However on the off chance that I might be able to rub some coins together and attend Shaping Change, I am challenging myself to finish reading the rest of Butler’s fiction … Continue reading
Alright, so that’s not actually the name of the conference, but that’s how I felt about it. It was amazing to be surrounded by Octavia E. Butler scholars and her society (Yes, OEB has her own society). My brain couldn’t even handle all the ways of looking at Butler’s work. It exploded and mended itself … Continue reading
Last week I attended the National Conference of African American Librarians. I don’t think I’m going to be able to explain my experience adequately – in part because I want to hold on to it longer – but if you look at #NCAAL9, you can get perspectives from the other attendees if what I say here … Continue reading
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