I recently came across an article discussing a program a librarian from New Jersey began at the high school she works for.  In this...

This time of year can be hard for so many. Kids starting a new grade, a new school or a new team, kids going off to college, taking a semester/year abroad, young adults starting their first job after college, parents adjusting to an empty or emptier house…

A recent study released by the CDC ( CDC study 2/23 ) shares shocking numbers about the struggle our girls and young women are facing. However it is only a “shock” if you do not have a girl or young woman you are close with. For those of us who live and work with this age group, it’s not a shock at all, unfortunately. We have been seeing these number grow for the last decade.

Transition is defined as the process or period of changing from one state to another. To change your state of being is hard, physically, mentally and emotionally. I have been in transition for the last year and half. Today, the transition part ends as the old version of me takes its final step to ending. The best way to describe how I am feeling, is to say that it is bittersweet. I am grateful to have the finial burden and the responsibility I had lifted. But, I truly lo