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13,000 Librarians, a Tealight, Generative AI, and the Future of Planet Earth
Presenting, learning, and accepting a challenge from a next-generation librarian at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference
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Wendy DeGroat
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June 2024

Time, Money, and Mortality
Reflections after reading The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
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Wendy DeGroat
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May 2024

The Eclectic Reading Habits of a High School Librarian
Reflections on how my work influences my reading, how audiobooks expanded it, and how to keep it eclectic after I retire
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Wendy DeGroat
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Why AI Makes Me Want to Keep Teaching
Questions, fascination, and fears about generative AI in education and beyond
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Wendy DeGroat
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A Teaching Perk Not in My Contract
The role of names in my sense of belonging at school
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Wendy DeGroat
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April 2024

Do You Know Someone Older than Social Security? Are You Older than Medicare?
Reflections on America's relatively young old-age safety nets
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Wendy DeGroat
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Silence and Inspiration in Alabama
Reflecting on three women, two monuments, and my not-really-retirement plan
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Wendy DeGroat
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You Just Know. . .
As an educator, how will I know it's time to retire?
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Wendy DeGroat
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March 2024

Approaching a Major Life Intersection? Drive a Pickup
Pondering a personal pattern between trucks and confidence
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Wendy DeGroat
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Here-and-Now Communities
The benefits and challenges of belonging
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Wendy DeGroat
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From Anxious to Generous Frugality
How a shift in my relationship with money relates to gratitude, retirement, and joy
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Wendy DeGroat
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Resourcery Reimagined (Part 4 of 4)
Part 4: Considering whether what's next might be less about doing something different, and more about practicing resourcery (a.k.a., librarianship) in…
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Wendy DeGroat
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