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Reading Challenges – What's Your Reading Resolution?
There are a number of ways to plan your reading for 2017. Some people just pick up what they want, when they want without a care in the world. Others including bloggers, teachers and librarians feel the need to not only keep up with new titles, but to also fill…
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What Makes a Book a Classic?
Just Google “classic literature” and you’ll come up with dozens upon dozens of lists that are each a little unique about what they consider a “classic.” Although an older story, “In Literature, What Makes a Classic?” on NPR is a great discussion/interview with Alfred A. Knopf editor Sonny Mehta and…
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2016 Year In Review
2016 was a big year for my career as I accepted the position of director at the library I’ve been working at for the past eight years since graduating with my master’s degree in library science. This came around the same time my partner chose a different career path and…
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A Renaissance of Children's Literature
I saw this terminology (or something very similar) on Twitter over the past week and it seems to continually be popping up after hearing many librarians, teachers, parents and kids enjoying soooooo many of this year’s books published for children. Don’t get me wrong, according to statistics, the publishing world…
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Mentors
I stopped at the public library in my hometown yesterday to say hello to one of my mentors for about as long as I can remember. I think I’ve shared this story before, but my mom took us to the library regularly and by the age of seven I asked…
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Over the River and Through the Woods…
I’m heading to my parents’ for the holiday weekend today. It’s about a five hour drive and although I couldn’t find any audiobooks I wanted to listen to, I downloaded a bunch of episodes of podcasts that I’ve been neglecting to get me through the ride. If you listen to…
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Jbrary – A Resource You Don't Want To Miss
If you’re a storytime librarian, a preK teacher, mom, dad, aunt, uncle, grandparent, sibling, etc., you have to take some time to explore Jbrary’s website. Jbrary is the brain child of two children’s librarians in Vancouver, British Columbia and it’s an absolutely amazing resource filled with books, songs, fingerplays, rhymes…
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Director's Thoughts 12/7/16
I’ve been a library director for a total of almost 4 months! There are days when I can tell you I have no idea what I’ve done, but I’m constantly busy and for the most part loving my new role. Our previous director, (I’ve been working for this library for…
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Weeding, Weeding, and More Weeding
Our library is embarking on a massive weeding project over the course of the next few months. Weeding has been done for many years, but without too much of a game plan in place and without specific guidelines written out for each section. That is, until a reference librarian bought…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I’m thankful this year for a new job and though it has its challenges, I’m learning a lot and enjoying this new chapter in my career! I’m also thankful to my family and friends who love me unconditionally. I’m lucky enough to spend the day with…