The Route 3 Blog

I blog about learning, librarianship, books, literacy, and related social issues. I also post poems from time to time.

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Eleanor Roosevelt gave some good advice. I took it. And I got the job.

A contemporary Father’s Day classic: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Happy Birthday, E. Lynn Harris. I miss you.

Juneteenth: Two short histories from the NMAAHC and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

This One’s for You: A letter to my readers

Building the future, book by book: Library services in Afghanistan

Dr. Rebecca Miller on being a library consultant in Afghanistan and the promotion of libraries and literacy throughout the world

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Now is not the time to be silent or neutral

Focusing in lockdown: A five-step routine

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A stay-on-track tool for busy readers, writers, and learners

Audre Lorde was a world-famous feminist and poet. Did you know she was also a librarian?

A conversation with Professor Ethelene Whitmire about Audre Lorde’s time in the library field

“Audre Lorde” by K. Kendall (black and white photo). Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License. Used in accordance with the license stipulations.

Documenting a Pandemic

The value of recording your experiences and feelings in the midst of COVID-19