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
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
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
TLAM Presents at ATALM!
TLAM is happy to present at this year’s Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the Hard Rock Casino & Hotel. It’s good to be here and catch up with many of our friends from
Baraboo Group Presentations and Labeling Party
Purpose: To present about our purpose at the center in Baraboo and labeling books we brought back from Baraboo. Date: May 14, 16, and 17, 2012 Participants: Travis Mueller, Rachael Page, Peter Rudrud, Dorothy Terry, and Phillip Yocham, Irene Hansen, Janice Rice Early