Welcome to The Tufted Titmouse Book Club!

Welcome to The Tufted Titmouse Book Club! 

In a letter to John Adams dated June 10, 1815, Thomas Jefferson wrote, "I cannot live without books." From a very young age, I felt the same. Growing up in rural Pennsylvania, a library card became a tremendous supplement to my public school education. Through books, I traveled to faraway places, learned new languages, and explored extinct cultures. Though I am thankful for the formal education I later received at university, it was mostly my informal education in the library that led me to a career in museum work.

As director of a museum, I am able to engage with informal education on a daily basis. Over the last two years, I have developed educational programming that reached the Smithsonian, college campuses, and local classrooms. These book boxes incorporate everything that my career as a museum professional has taught me about building experiences around objects, artwork, and stories. They bring those experiences to your home, and offer a new way to engage with classic literature and the amazing people that created it.

I warmly welcome all to this community and I look forward to diving deep into the history that inspired the stories!