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Welcome to The Modest Perspicacious Librarian.

I am an observation docent curating information, insight, and understanding for seekers. I review lifestyle, culture, spiritual, and academic topics for those seeking understanding or suggestions from an interesting perspective.

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The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Feb 252 min read

Library or Resource Center?

Nearly everyone loves and respects places called "The Library." For the most part, many appreciate when a place is called a "resource...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Jan 271 min read

Happy New Year?

Well hello... again. I won't try to catch you up. I'll just start from here and see where it takes us. A few items of housekeeping: I'm...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Sep 23, 20211 min read

Hey...

Wow, it's been a while, huh? Well, I'm still here, working away in the academic library world now. As a newly appointed research...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Apr 3, 20214 min read

The Day In Between...

Yesterday was Good Friday (4/2/21) in the Christian faith. Years ago, I was born on Good Friday so I've always held Good Friday dear. In...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Mar 3, 20213 min read

Shifting Gears....slightly

I do not make it a secret that I'm a born again believer in Jesus Christ. One thing I love about my faith is that it is NOT a religion,...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Jan 14, 20212 min read

It's a new decade!

Happy New Year friends and welcome to my new readers and friends! If you're reading this, then congratulations! You made it out of 2020...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Nov 29, 20202 min read

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

2020 has been an extraordinary year! I'm sure that is an understatement, but I chose the word extraordinary so that I could tag the year...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Nov 10, 20202 min read

Graphic Novels...

Happy November friends! Wow, where did the year go? I'm asking that question very tongue and cheek. I know this has been a long year that...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Oct 25, 20201 min read

How life happens...

Hey friends, Today's blog is for all of us aspiring bloggers who have visions of writing and posting daily, but the reality is that you...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Oct 6, 20201 min read

...and, we're back!

Sometimes, you need a station break to have a word from your sponsors. I currently do not have any sponsors, so I needed to take a bit of...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Sep 15, 20202 min read

A Little Math Practice...

Libraries as businesses Quick question. We know that two halves make a whole. Do two "part-time" jobs make one "full-time" job? Not in...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Sep 13, 20201 min read

Reflect and Plan

Happy Sunday Friends, It's Spiritual Sunday and today allow me to encourage you to take this day to reflect on the past week and plan for...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Sep 10, 20201 min read

Old Books

I know that many avid readers like to read the latest and most contemporary books, but I have found that even though I love to see what's...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Sep 8, 20202 min read

So many ways to read!

I really love my Kindle paperwhite. For many years I've read through ebooks only to really dislike the experience. Nothing comes close to...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Sep 6, 20202 min read

Self Care Sunday

We all have responsibilities that require us to stay on task and keep routines that keep our homes and work functioning at their best and...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Aug 30, 20201 min read

Happy Sunday

Well, the month of August is almost over. Please don't feel obligated to take stock of this month or even this year, 2020. If you made it...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Aug 27, 20208 min read

A Social History of The Color Purple

Blogger Note This extensive book annotation of The Color Purple by Alice Walker was completed as an assignment for the graduate course...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Aug 25, 20203 min read

The Good Earth

Author: Pearl S. Buck Title: The Good Earth Publication Date: 1934 Number of Pages: 357 (Hardcover) Audiobook: Unabridged 9 discs=10.5...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Aug 23, 20202 min read

Peace, Peace

I believe that what we think about most affects us deeply. It's very easy to say "peace" and one may not think of having peace. In fact,...

The Modest Perspicacious Librarian

Aug 20, 20202 min read

The Crimson Cord: Rahab’s Story

Author: Jill Eileen Smith Title: The Crimson Cord: Rahab’s Story Publication Date: 2015 Number of Pages: 362 (paperback) Geographical...