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Literacious Updates – Find Programs Easily
i just want to let everyone know, if they haven’t discovered it yet, that I’ve been working on my blog to make it easier to find all the programs that I’ve written about here. To find this information, click on “get IDEAS” where a sub-menu will give you options for…
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Update
We’ve had a 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program for about two years now. I created most of our information with great tips and tricks for parents/caregivers to use in their daily lives to encourage early literacy skills. Our original log had 10 different log-in papers (one for each 100 books)…
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ProgrammingLibrarian.org
I’m not sure how this resource remained hidden from me for so long! I literally just found out about it this week! Programming Librarian is an initiative of the American Library Association Public Programs Office and offers programming ideas for all different types of libraries, ages of patrons and topics.…
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Raising Bookworms
Brightly, is a resource to help parents and caregivers raise lifelong readers. Although partnered with Penguin Random House, Brightly provides book recommendations from all publishers for children (and adults) of all ages. Check out their Ages & Stages section to find booklists for certain age levels as well as popular…
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Is It Fall Yet? Or Summer Reading Is Draining Me!
I’m in week 5 of 11 official weeks of summer reading…. and I’m at the point in the summer where I don’t know if I’ll make it. It’s been a very busy summer already with our circulation through the roof (almost 2,000 more books that last June), reference questions that…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Final Review
I spent 20 hours reading in the past 48 hours as part of the 10the Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge presented by Mother Reader. During the past 48 hours, I read: Cartwheeling In Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold George by Alex Gino The Shadow…
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48 Hour Book Challenge….
starts now! Dinner is done, dishes are drying, I’ve got a glass of wine and I’m sitting in a very comfy chair, I’m ready to start reading! Ill be reading from7:45pm on Friday to 7:45pm on Sunday! I’ll be posting quick reviews through out the weekend with longer reviews to…
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10th Annual 48 Hour Book Challenge
This is going to my first year challenging myself to read as much as I can during the next 48-hours. Of course, I’ve got graduation parties, babysitting and a few other things that will get in the way a little bit, but I’m going to try and read for 12…
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Life Without Libraries
Jeff Jacoby, a columnist at The Boston Globe, wrote an opinion piece titled “Life Without Libraries Would Be Unimaginably Poorer” yesterday. The writer talks about his experience in libraries growing up and how, although technology is important, it doesn’t make a library – books make a library. I had a similar experience…
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Early Literacy Messages In Action
As children’s librarians we all know how important early literacy is to children’s development, but how we portray the significance to the parents and ardians in our community is just as important. Jbrary.com is placing this important message in the forefront of children’s librarians this week with a round up…