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Rebecca Tolley is a writer and librarian who lives in Johnson City, Tennessee. Class dynamics, emerging technology, and scholarly communication & publishing capture her interests within librarianship's boundaries and in the greater world women's history, class issues, food, photography, Southern Appalachia, and popular culture consume her. ...more

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	A Trauma-Informed Approach to Library Services 3.62 avg rating — 101 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Library Workplace Idea Book: Proactive Steps for Positive Change by Heather L. Seibert (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Amanda Vinogradav (Editor), Amanda H. McLellan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Generation X Librarian: Essays on Leadership, Technology, Pop Culture, Social Responsibility and Professional Identity by Martin K. Wallace, Rebecca Tolley (Goodreads Author), Erik Sean Estep 3.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mentoring in Librarianship: Essays on Working with Adults and Students to Further the Profession by Carol Smallwood (Editor), Rebecca Tolley (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mentoring in Librarianship: Essays on Working with Adults and Students to Further the Profession 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy

by Beronda L. Montgomery

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Don't Let Him In

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Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.: A Memoir

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“Most of us have more potential than we will ever develop. What holds us back is often a lack of courage.”
― Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

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“From a Buddhist point of view, if you can change your mind, you can change your world.”
― Gabriel Cohen, The Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: The Buddhist Path through Divorce

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“the Tibetan word for prayer translates as ‘wish path.”
― Gabriel Cohen, The Storms Can't Hurt the Sky: The Buddhist Path through Divorce

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“there’s an epidemic of ambivalence about many things these days.”
― Mira Kirshenbaum, Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship

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“When the satisfaction or the security of another person becomes as significant to one as is one’s own satisfaction or security, then the state of love exists.”
― Mira Kirshenbaum, Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship

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