Here are some of my professional accomplishments in 2025 that merit mention on the blog
- Featured in the September/October 2025 Public Library Association Magazine article, “From Idea to Action: How Maryland Libraries Support Emerging Adults” written by Tim Pratt, Communications Manager of the Maryland State Library Agency. The article starts on page 15 and ends on page 21.
- Presented with colleagues at the Maryland Tech Connect conference on December 11, 2025. The presentation title was A Public Library Partners with a State Archives: The story of Prince George’s County Memorial Library System and Maryland State Archives working together
I find inspiration in the quote below from Choctaw elder and retired Episcopal bishop Steven Charleston in his book Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope and Courage
If someone asks you why you are such a dreamer, tell them it’s because reality can’t keep up with you. Claim your right to be a visionary, to see into the future with hope, to imagine what could happen if the sacred could just tip the scales toward justice. Don’t settle for what is, but reach for might be. Let your mind gather the facts and let your heart sort out the reasons, but open your spirit to soar to the realm of possibility. The bland prophets of the status quo may think they own today, but dreamers like you slip past them to discover the way to tomorrow. Reality is just a rearview mirror.