Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler – Let the Good Times Roll!

By Sara Pic (Follow us on LinkedIn) It is Carnival season in New Orleans. And I do mean season – Carnival begins on January 6th every year, also known as Epiphany and Three Kings Day, and extends until the day before Ash Wednesday, known as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras, and the weeks that

Looking Back, to Look Ahead

By Cecilia Tellis (Follow us on LinkedIn) As a mid-career librarian, I’ve been reflecting back on my early days in librarianship. In my first full-time and permanent role, I was part of a team of law librarians as the most junior member. I had zero experience in providing legal reference (though I had worked at a

We Didn’t Start the Fire

By Elaine Tornés Blanco (Follow us on LinkedIn) First, listen to the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel to understand what this post is about. Maybe we didn’t start the fire, but we did start the hunger for love and all its derivatives, the hunger for knowledge, power, fame, and money. A caveman

Golden Bars & Mic Drops: Celebrating Half a Century of Hip Hop

By Shivani Naicker (Follow us on LinkedIn) Born in the Bronx in the 1970’s, hip hop, much like books, is a language that tells stories. Similar to the ingenuity and resilience of the people it speaks to, it continues to grow, evolve and inform our culture and on its 50th anniversary, it’s crucial to understand its