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Running and Reading, Not So Very Different
I’ll be the first to confess that I’m not a runner. I used to say that I only ran when something was chasing me, but I’ve learned over the years that running is a really great workout and it’s one of the ways that I set fitness goals for myself.…
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Middle School Open House
Last night, I took my cart of materials and set up a table at the middle school with the school librarian for Open House. We have four elementary school, a middle school and high school and a K-8 Catholic school in our service area and are always looking for ways…
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Sunday Storytime Challenge #1
I love sensory-based activities and I try to offer different types of activities for the little ones in our library, so that everyone can get a chance to try something new and different! I think my favorite so far has been the stained glass windows we did in our Petite…
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Picture Books in the Classroom – Not just for storytime!
I tweeted this story yesterday, but thought that it was so interesting that I wanted to get the chance to comment on it today. Yesterday, on the School Library Journal website they posted an article titled, “Teachers Find Many Reasons to Use Picture Books with Middle and High School Students.” The…
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Library Card Signup Month
September is Library Card Signup Month and the Honorary Chair this year is none other than everyone’s favorite beagle, Snoopy! And if you’re looking for help promoting, check out ALA’s press kit filled with press releases, art work, statistics and more! What’s great is that ALA has created a library use…
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Happy (Belated) International Literacy Day!
I’m a little behind in the times, I just got back to work from my vacation, so I’m catching up with the news and found this great literacy infographic from Grammarly. Literacy is still a global issue that must be addressed – not only in developing countries, but even in…
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Ways to Get Involved: Conferences, CYBILS judging & KidLitCon
There are probably about a billion ways to connect with the community of people who support, love and promote children’s books. Three ways that are happening soon include presenting at my state conference, volunteering to become a CYBILS judge for 2015 and attending KidLitCon in Baltimore, MD from October 9-10. I’m…
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Series Books – a resource to make you a little less crazy!
I don’t know how familiar you are with the series in your library, but I always cringe when a kid asks me what the next book in the Warriors series is. Sometimes finding the next book is easy, while other times it’s nearly impossible! But, I found a tool provided by the…
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Back to School Book Display
School will begin before we know it! Our summer reading program won’t officially end until August 28th, but school starts early (for us!) this year on August 31st, so we needed to get this display up as quickly as possible! And to help our patrons and reference staff, I’ve created…
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Reader's Advisory
I love Reader’s Advisory, I read a ton of books and get so excited to share them with the kids in my library. I love reading something and know exactly who I’ll recommend it to, other times I get the chance to talk to someone and pull out a book that…