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Kristen Arnett: Ain't No Party Like a Library Party

Kristen Arnett: Ain't No Party Like a Library Party

There's Something For Everyone at Your Local Library (and If There Isn't, Just Ask)

By Kristen Arnett | August 29, 2018

Buddy, the Library Isn't a 7-Eleven

Buddy, the Library Isn't a 7-Eleven

A Running Tally of Items People Have Asked for at the Circulation Desk

By Kristen Arnett | August 15, 2018

The Dos and Don'ts of Supporting Your Local Library

The Dos and Don'ts of Supporting Your Local Library

For God's Sake, Do Not Recatalog a Book with Sharpie

By Kristen Arnett | August 1, 2018

How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

How Librarians Survive on the Frontlines of Fake News

Kristen Arnett Goes in for Some Hardcore Librarianing (Sure, It's a Verb)

By Kristen Arnett | July 18, 2018

Librarians Will Guard Your Privacy With Their Lives

Librarians Will Guard Your Privacy With Their Lives

We Won't Even Narc If You're Watching Porn

By Kristen Arnett | June 20, 2018

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

My Life is Like a Movie... Starring Librarians!

Kristen Arnett Comes to Terms with Libraries in Pop Culture

By Kristen Arnett | June 6, 2018

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How to Run Storytime Without Boring Everyone to Death

By Kristen Arnett | May 16, 2018

For Libraries, the "Customer is Always Right" Might Be Wrong

By Kristen Arnett | May 2, 2018

Essential DIY Tips for Surviving Slashed Library Budgets

By Kristen Arnett | April 18, 2018

Are You Pregnant? Can I Have Some Creamer? And Other Questions I Get at the Library

Are You Pregnant? Can I Have Some Creamer? And Other Questions I Get at the Library

Kristen Arnett is Back with More Tales from the Library

By Kristen Arnett | April 4, 2018

What Exactly Does a Librarian Do? Everything.

What Exactly Does a Librarian Do? Everything.

Introducing a New Column by Kristen Arnett

By Kristen Arnett | March 21, 2018

The Problem With Writing About Florida

The Problem With Writing About Florida

"This Isn't Your Place to Write About. It's Barely Mine."

By Kristen Arnett | June 28, 2017

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