Kathryn

Head of Circulation at FLS • Penn State Alumna ‘19 • English, History, Disability Studies • Paterno Fellow, Schreyer Honors Scholar, ΦΑΘ • (she/her)

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To anyone who might be interested in reading it, my senior honors thesis, "Reclaiming Disabled Poetry; William Carlos Williams's Late Work," is available to view on the Schreyer Electronic Thesis Database.

https://t.co/UN45HymuyT

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If you live in an area where challenges are growing more prevalent, please PLEASE reach out to your library and ask how you can support them. Sometimes your vocal support of libraries to local government or library boards can be a needed reminder that libraries are for everyone.

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I hate that I have to dig up and dust off the library’s collection development policy. I hate that I have to drill my staff on what to say *when* (not IF) a book is challenged. I hate that I have a spreadsheet saved to my desktop of books that are likely to be stolen off shelves.

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I’m one of the lucky ones, my director and township stand behind me fully. But even still, I’m preparing for the worst. There are other libraries and librarians who don’t have the support I do. My library will weather this, but others won’t.

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@WCarlosWilliam5 Yes!

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@JSTOR is a way of life. if you know you get it.

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Librarians under Quarantine: taking a moment to escape into a good book. All library operations will cease here when I leave the building. Stay safe everyone. #librariansquarantine #libraryquarantine #Quarantine

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@RoseLovejoy @ClintSmithIII you should see if there are grants that might fund a similar program in your area if you’d like to get a meal program set up. ours started with a grant from a local company.

[Michelle Chai 蔡詠兒 @winyeemichelle]

This is going to sound kinda mad, but this week, pls consider making your weekly takeout a Chinese takeaway. My family's businesses have all been impacted hugely by coronavirus panic 😭

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@ClintSmithIII we have families that have expressed how IMPORTANT our program is for their kids. imagine how utterly ESSENTIAL that program becomes if a district shuts down. libraries hand these meals out for free. So, don’t forget to support your library so we can KEEP doing this!!!

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@ClintSmithIII public librarian here! this is really important! what’s also important is supporting your local libraries that (very likely) have programs in place to help bridge the hunger gap for low income families. my library offers free lunch and snack to every kid under 18.

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@RabidMangoes 👀👏

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I realize #WCW is supposed to stand for “Woman Crush Wednesday” but I prefer the reality wherein it means #WilliamCarlosWilliams. So, for this #WCW I would like to reiterate my complete adoration for the Modern American poet, William Carlos Williams.

[Michele Wells @michelewells]

Three years at #dccomics, and what I have to show for it?

#kidlit #yalit #graphicnovels #comics #wonderwoman #comicbooks #middlegrade #storytelling #reading

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2. An author local to you:

A Kind of Paradise by Amy Rebecca Tan

—a love letter to public libraries, introspective and beautifully woven together.

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This year (in a fit of foolish optimism) I’ve decided to try a 52 book reading challenge!

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1. A “guilty pleasure” book:

By the Book by Julia Sonneborn

—a cute romance set against the painfully familiar backdrop of academia

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Lots of love to the year that broke me, made me, taught me to put my nose to the grindstone, hug the ones that stick around, and appreciate the way the sun shines every morning—2019.

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2019 in Review:

January—Some Cosplay to start off the year!
February—Somewhere along the way my thesis happened.
March—Greece? Greece!
April—Actually finished my thesis!

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September—Got a little sea salt in my hair!
October—Shot a crossbow!
November—Finished my big project at work!
December—Smiled a little, embraced the friends that help me smile.