Imprint
eNewsletter Column
When you read a book, you enter a different world. But the act of reading does more than broaden our world-view; it creates empathy, and nurtures civility.
Occassionally in our monthly newsletter, you'll hear a new voice: Rebecca Howard. During her 15 years with Tulsa City-County Library, Rebecca launched the readers advisory service Your Next Great Read, and served as TCCL’s county-wide Literacy Coordinator. Now, Rebecca is a regional manager, overseeing six branches of TCCL.
In Imprint, Rebecca will share her thoughts about the reader’s life, the community of the library, and, if we ask REALLY nicely, the occasional recommendation.
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Let’s talk about fear.Not the existential dread that you’ve been carrying in the pit of your stomach for the last eight months, but the good kind of fear…
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Fall offers us many comforts--farm stand apples, homemade soups, and long walks in the woods with leaves crunching underfoot. Fall fiction generally…
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Jacqueline Woodson dedicates her 2019 novel Red at the Bone to “the ancestors, a long line of you bending and twisting.” I’ve been thinking a lot more…
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If the past few months have taught me anything, it’s that I really should have read more read more Science Fiction. Seriously, a few more dystopian novels…
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As a librarian, it’s been heartening to see so many people sharing reading lists in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. For those who identify…
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By Rebecca HowardTulsa City-County LibraryBuddhism teaches that suffering is the result of attachments, and I think I’m beginning to understand this more…
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By Rebecca HowardTulsa City-County LibraryI need you to imagine one of those expectation-versus-reality memes to describe what my reading life is like…
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The Search for Civil ConversationBy Rebecca HowardTulsa City-County Library As I type this, I am proudly wearing my “I Voted” sticker. Each time we vote,…
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Jane Austen to the Rescue!by Rebecca HowardTulsa City-County LibraryIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a reader in need of a smart and satisfying…
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Read Better by Rebecca HowardTulsa City-County Library I know that this time of year is all about looking forward. Believe me that I am as vulnerable as…