Donna Seaman, of Booklist, wrote, “…mischievously and mordantly funny, scathingly forthright, deeply and universally compassionate, and wholly magnetizing. This is a must-have collection.” regarding Sherman Alexie’s new book Blasphemy. I find the comment noteworthy as I would say the first
TLAMers at JCLC in Kansas City
On behalf of SLIS, several of us were honored to represent our library school and TLAM at the 2nd Joint Conference of Librarians of Color in Kansas City, Missouri, September 19-23. With commitments to staff the SLIS booth, a van
Writing a Grant for Convening Culture Keepers
Among the many other activities TLAM has been participating in this Fall, we have been writing a proposal for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The grant-writing process was
New TLAM Students Help with Baraboo Book Processing
Hello All! I wanted to give a shout out to all you new and returning TLAM-ers who helped out with the processing parties on August 30th and/or September 7th. On August 30th, we saw quite a bit of new faces
End of July Processing Party
Purpose: To label fiction and non-fiction books from Baraboo Date: July 24,2012 Participants: Phillip Yocham, Rie Hirano and Yiwen Wang We continued labeling the six boxes of books in SLIS Library in the morning. There are children and teen fiction
Interning at the Sequoyah National Research Center
by Kelly Kraemer Participating in TLAM and the Convening Culture Keepers over the last two years has allowed me to practice what I love as a librarian in a way that serves a community that, as a member of the
July 1st Baraboo Labeling Party
Confession time: I’m a proud TLAM student who took the course in 2011, but I haven’t attended a TLAM event in a very long time. So on Sunday, July 1st, I decided to spend a sweltering Sunday afternoon in the
TLAM Student Group Meeting on June 28, 2012
The TLAM Student Group met on Thursday, June 28, 2012 in the Memorial Union at 4pm. We discussed project updates on the Red Cliff Capital Campaign and the Baraboo Learning Center. TLAM was present at both the ATALM and ALA
TLAM at the ALA Diversity & Outreach Fair Poster Session
When Omar Poler accepted the award for third place, he responded, “Gas money for TLAM.” It was a fitting response considering TLAM fieldtrips have been instrumental in establishing relationships with American Indians across Wisconsin. TLAM was awarded third place at
Reflections on the International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries and Museums
”I firmly believe that every Indian tribe, regardless of size, must make a commitment to preserving and promoting its own cultural information by fully supporting tribally-controlled archives, libraries and museums. It is imperative that the unique and critical body of