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Vacation/Blogging Retreat Begins Now
About six weeks ago my aunt texted me a crazy proposition. She and my uncle are visiting one of my cousins for the week and were in need of a dog/house sitter as their usual one was unavailable. She offered to fly me down to Florida for a vacation and…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/9/19
Last Week Although I didn’t necessarily read what I had planned, I did end up getting a lot of reading done. This week, I managed to read: More to the Story by Hena Khan The Friendship Lie by Rebecca Donnelly Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen by Niki Lenz Mighty Meg and…
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Director’s Thoughts – 9/5/19
I talked about outreach a few months ago in a director’s thoughts post, but I’m coming back around to it again. Clearly it’s something that I really enjoy doing. Most of my day is spent putting out little fires, talking with staff and going to meetings (so many meetings). So…
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Pyrography – a cool new hobby with an even cooler name
If the whole library thing doesn’t work out, I think I’ve found an alternative – pyrography, a cool new hobby with an even cooler name Over the weekend, while at my parents’ house, my friends and I tried our hand at wood burning or pyrography. You might be familiar with…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/2/19
Last Week As I suspected, its been a slow reading week. Getting ready for a long weekend away from home and then actually traveling took up a lot of my time. I did pick up Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide and was fascinated by the historical fiction title…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/26/19
Last Week This is the week I’ve finally slowed down. I finished Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, which was amazing! I really love that Rick Riordan is raising the voices of multicultural authors to expose kids to folklore from around the world. I really enjoyed that…
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CYBILS Call for Judges – Open NOW!
It’s that time of year! The CYBILS call for judges – open now! The CYBILS or Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards have been annually given for the past 13 years and I was so lucky to be a part of the judging process a few years ago! This…
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Professional Development with the Cardigan Newsletter
I know as a former children’s librarian how difficult it can be to find quality professional development content to keep learning and growing in the job. It’s almost a second job scouring the Internet, reading articles only to find out that it really doesn’t apply to your work. I really,…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/19/19
Last Week I did it! I finished the whole list of MG @ Heart Summer Book Bingo list this week! I’m so glad that I spent my summer reading these amazing titles. And while I was at it, I also read the YA romance, Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh, the…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/12/19
Last Week I’m still working on the MG @ Heart Summer Book Bingo list and I’ll be honest, this was a great way to spend my summer – reading so many amazing books. I hope that I would have read them anyway, but it’s always nice to hear about other…
