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September 9, 2016 by Sharon McKellar

I am Here!

September 9, 2016 by Sharon McKellar   8 comments

Hi everyone.  Do not fear – Jonathan is not stuck flying solo this year.  I am here!   You may or may not recognize me, but if we take a little trip back in time,  you’ll find that I’ve been here before.  In fact, Jonathan replaced me when life commitments took me away from this blog way back in 2009, and now I’m honored to work with him back in this space that I so adore.  I expect lively conversation and am so excited to dive in!

I can’t wait to talk about, agree about, debate about, discuss, and, dare I say, argue about some inspiring and wonderful books.

My next post will start getting into the topic at hand, but for now I just wanted to let you know that I am here and I am excited and delighted to dive in.   Expect me to get more wordy soon, and in the meantime, feel free to ask me anything!  I might even answer.

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Here I am, hanging out with some books in the library in Oakland (CA) where I work.
Here I am, hanging out with some books in the library in Oakland (CA) where I work.

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About Sharon McKellar

Sharon McKellar is the Supervising Librarian for Teen Services at the Oakland Public Library in California. She has served on the Rainbow List Committee, the Notable Children’s Recordings Committee, The Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Committee, and the 2015 Caldecott Committee. You can reach her at sharon@mckellar.org.

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  1. Jonathan Hunt says

    September 9, 2016 at 4:26 pm

    Also: Sharon and I served on the 2015 Caldecott committee together! 🙂

  2. Safranit Molly says

    September 9, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    Welcome, Sharon! Greetings from a neighbor to your north (Oregon). Do all insightful Newbery blog facilitators come from California?

    Let’s get this conversation going! I keep compulsively checking HM for any new post; on my third visit today I was rewarded with your hello! I’ve really got to set up an RSS feed. 🙂 I’m hoping to read The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill this weekend. Yay for Newbery season!

  3. DaNae says

    September 10, 2016 at 4:19 pm

    Yes! I remember Heavy Medal way back to the Sharon days. Good to see you back.

  4. Hannah Mermelstein says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:56 am

    Hi Sharon! So excited to see you here!

    I can’t wait for Heavy Medal to start up in full force again, since we start Mock Newbery next week and I still haven’t finalized my list!

  5. Kathy Ishizuka says

    September 12, 2016 at 11:26 am

    Welcome, Sharon!

  6. Barb Gogan says

    September 13, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Welcome! I love this time and year and am so grateful you and Jonathan will take so much of your time to read the books, write the posts, and moderate the discussions!

  7. Sharon McKellar says

    September 13, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone!

  8. Sondy says

    September 15, 2016 at 5:47 pm

    Welcome Sharon! I look forward to hearing your opinions!

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