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And So It Begins {2019}

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Phew – 2018 is over and 2019 is here. I had a relaxing break, where I mostly did nothing, and it was glorious. 2018 Goal Checkup Keep up the healthy lifestyle. – I slipped up some near the end of

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And so it begins {2018}

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This winter break was FAR more productive than last year, where I was sick the whole time. This year’s winter break I: Hosted Christmas with my immediate family – Phil, Kaitlyn and Dad came in from Cincinnati, we went to

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Books in 2017

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At the beginning of the year, I made a commitment to read more books. I set my goal to be 30 books, which proved to be a bit too ambitious…

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A Reader Forgotton, A Reader Remembered

A Reader Forgotton, A Reader Remembered

At some point in my life, probably around when I left for college, I stopped being A Reader…

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About

Amanda McLellan
Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Amanda attended DePauw University, where she studied Art History and was a member of the Information Technology Associates Program (ITAP). After working as a web administrator as a year-long internship, she moved to Illinois to obtain

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Recent Posts

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  • Quote on race and gender
  • NC Paraprofessional Conference 2019 – How to Ask Better Questions
  • Quote on Organizations/Culture
  • Quote from The Storyteller’s Secret: A Novel by Sejal Badani

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Chad Haefele
Chad Haefele
@HiddenPeanuts

Everyone who uses @springshare's LibCal should add @vfowler's css, which fixes a red-green colorblindness issue in the room reservation system: dropbox.com/s/h2ym2c… Before/after comparison attached. Live at calendar.lib.unc.edu… #libux pic.twitter.com/jiah…

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@techn0joy

So proud of this, and everyone who contributed! lnkd.in/dQcDaRb

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2:55 am · December 5, 2019
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Kristin Briney
Kristin Briney
@KristinBriney

Sometimes twitter is a cesspit and then it randomly turns up a gem of a video right when you need it. twitter.com/Zencsss/…

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@AprilHathcock

The decade doesn’t end until next year. Also who cares what you did or didn’t do? If you are alive in this moment and have found even an ounce of self-love and peace, then go you. You did it. Keep on keepin on. ✌🏿

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Tiffany Roman
Tiffany Roman
@troman

Family friendly study rooms in university libraries are genius! Shout out to @SalemState for supporting students, faculty, and staff who take care of children. I hope other universities and organizations follow their lead! @MosaicIU #activelearning @DCBPhDV2 @johnstonjulie1 pic.twitter.com/xdcz…

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Mary E. Mendoza
Mary E. Mendoza
@Mary_E_Mendoza

Annual reminder to academic friends: never tell a graduate student of color, especially a woman, that getting a job should be easy for them because of diversity initiatives. When you do that, you erase their hard work, you slight them, and you ignore their struggle. Don’t do it.

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Erin White
Erin White
@erinrwhite

Some quick phrases for your toolbox when folks say/do something that's not okay (and you feel safe to say something): "That's not okay." "We don't do that here." "Choose a better word." "Can you tell me what you meant when you said _____?"

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Bethany Nowviskie
Bethany Nowviskie
@nowviskie

“For our colleges & universities to remain financially viable… libraries cannot simply become tenants in the platform ecosystem of private capital, handing over billions of dollars to a small number of data landlords in exchange for storage, access, & analytics services.” 🔥 twitter.com/syljohns…

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Rebecca Blakiston
Rebecca Blakiston
@BlakistonR

Hope to see you at this free "UX 101"-style workshop tomorrow 8:30-10am MST! We'll talk personas, user interviews, web analytics, and usability testing. Free and everyone is welcome, including a remote Zoom option. Join me, @laramillerua, and @bearwithbob. new.library.arizona.… twitter.com/Blakisto…

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Amy Tureen
Amy Tureen
@ATureen

This is one of the slides I most appreciated from today's final #InclusiveManagersToolkit webinar. I'm printing it out and keeping it close to me. pic.twitter.com/vTwS…

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  • Spotify year/decade in review. I didn’t actually use Spotify much, as I preferred Rdio (RIP 😭) and dabbled this decade with amazing music and Apple Music, but I’ve recently been using it more.

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Currently reading

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    The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

    Marie Kondō

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    The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart

    Bill Bishop

2019 Reading Challenge

2019 Reading Challenge

2019 Reading Challenge
Amanda has read 4 books toward her goal of 15 books.
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4 of 15 (26%)
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