In the past year, the library has put on two rounds of what we call ‘Creative Cohorts,’ during which we gather as a group and read through, “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron. The book is a 12-week course, each week dedicated to a different kind of creative block. Despite its name, the book is written for all sorts of creatives; writers, painters, filmmakers, anything and everything that could fall under the umbrella of creativity. You are asked by Cameron to engage in two t

Though it may seem odd to some people, ever since I left school I have been craving what I now lack - the structure school provided me. Exercise in gym class, creative stimulation through theater, learning history through literature, and most of all? Having someone qualified to tell me what I should be doing . My adult life has mostly been a meandering path to re-implement all the things school gave me back into my life, only now directed by myself. I practice martial arts w

Any profession has jargon. I once read that the difference between a job and a profession is the presence of jargon—and librarianship is...