Claire SewellMy Year of Reading One Book a MonthI’m not sure what it is about reading goals, but they have a certain allure for many of us that other types of goals simply never will…Jan 1Jan 1
Claire SewellSo You’re Just Now Learning About Book Bans in 2023 . . .A one-stop shop of resourcesOct 24, 2023Oct 24, 2023
Claire SewellThe Partially True Story of the Burning of The Grapes of Wrath“A book is somehow sacred. A dictator can kill and maim people, can sink any kind of tyranny and only be hated, but when books are burned…Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 2023
Claire SewellI Read A Book! : A One-Book-A-Month Tracker for the Rest of UsA curious thing always happens at the end of one year and the beginning of another. For starters, just about every website publishes a…Feb 7, 2023Feb 7, 2023
Claire SewellA Banned Books Reading List“Repressive societies always seemed to understand the danger of “wrong” ideas.” — Kindred, by Octavia ButlerSep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Claire SewellFear Is the Mind-killer: On Deciding to Read Dune“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it…Nov 1, 20211Nov 1, 20211
Claire SewellLibrarians’ Advisory: A Critically Important Reading ListWhen I was in library school, I had an advisor whose almost constant refrain was “Don’t become a librarian just because you love books.”…Aug 20, 2021Aug 20, 2021
Claire SewellWeeding Is Fundamental: On Libraries and Throwing Away BooksI’m a librarian, and throwing away books is a big part of my job. I love it! Why? Because it means more space on the shelves for new books…Aug 10, 20214Aug 10, 20214
Claire SewellLearning MARC for Absolute BeginnersI often see information science students and library workers who are new to the field asking how they can learn to catalog MARC records…Jul 9, 20212Jul 9, 20212
