I thought about using the title Literary Tea from 2018, but I didn’t want to make it obvious how much I live for literary gossip over any other form. It also implies that the moments aren’t factual and I promise link my sources, okay? Numbering them in descending order is a thing I’ve seen others do, … Continue reading
A few days ago, I created a thread of poetry books I’d like to read in 2019. It was a list of 15 books, but I want to recreate a shorter list here, so I can focus on my reasons for wanting to read them and hopefully convince you to read them as well. 5. … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again, when the book lists come out. Your favorite bibliophiles and bookish organizations have selected their top picks for the year and so have I. Before I share my list, I would like to highlight a few of the places that I use to build my endless hold list. NPR’s … Continue reading
I need to be more intentional about this semi-new archival path that I am on. It feels like I’m walking along and discovering things that happen to land in my path. I may eventually get to what I need in this haphazard fashion, but I certainly won’t get what I want. On my journey towards … Continue reading
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
Have I mentioned that I help manage the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s social media pages? Well, I do and I’ve been doing it for a few years. Occasionally, I attend the events and take pictures to create some content for Twitter or Facebook. During Writer’s Week in the summer, the workshop leaders give a reading for their … Continue reading
Back in April, I completed the training program needed to get a promotion in my position. We did rotations in different areas of the Research Department to give us a well-rounded experience of what staff does in processing, reference, pull & refile, holding maintenance, etc. That was helpful because I wasn’t sure what other folks … Continue reading
