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What you need to know about brain rot, demure, and other words from 2024

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Julia Tomiak / 2 Comments

Learn what leading online dictionaries chose for their words of the year for 2024. One of them is "brain rot," a rather sad commentary...

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Julia Tomiak / 2 Comments

I've got books you can use to tackle your holiday shopping list - based on my favorite reads from the year.

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Julia Tomiak / 1 Comment

For those of you tired of hearing about swing states and polls, my story of how one vote mattered SO MUCH.

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Julia Tomiak / 2 Comments

Check out some concerning book ban data from 2023, as well as a review of a popular banned book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Julia Tomiak / 5 Comments

Here's what increasing book challenges are doing to our school librarians.

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Julia Tomiak / 1 Comment

I've been livin' here for decades, so you can trust me to know how to say Appalachia correctly. Read a bit more about this rich region where I live.