-
ALA Annual Conference
I’ve been learning a lot, connecting with other librarians, and getting some great new ARCs of some promising new books being published in the next few months. I’ll be heading home tonight and you’ll definitely see my musings about the annual conference in the coming week. And if you haven’t…
-
I’m leaving on a jet plane…
I’m making my way to Las Vegas this evening to spend the weekend at the ALA Annual Conference! If you can’t get the chance to get away this year, make sure you check out what’s happing on Twitter – #alaac14. I’ll also be live blogging for the ALSC blog, so…
-
Groundbeaking News… or maybe not!
There is an article in The New York Times today titled “Pediatrics Group to Recommend Reading Aloud to Children From Birth.” The American Academy of Pediatrics is officially weighing in about the importance of early literacy, announcing a new policy today that will encourage doctors to offer advice and become…
-
NetGalley
After seeing fellow librarians post about NetGalley, I have finally made up my own profile and requested my first digital galley to read. If you’re unfamiliar with NetGalley, it “provides digital review copies to professional readers, including booksellers, librarians, media, bloggers, reviewers and educators.” This is a great way to…
-
Summer Boredom
I just saw this post about kids in today’s society who don’t know how to keep themselves busy and have fun without having direction from adults. They start out on summer vacation sleeping in, doing fun things with mom, dad, or the babysitter and doing new things. After a few…
-
And so the craziness begins…
or Summer Reading has officially begun! Our decorations are up, signs have been hung and book lists have been copied. Because everyone knows that parents will always ask about a school booklist (even when it’s not required)! We’ve gotten about 210 sign-ups through our pre-registration at school and I hope this…
-
“Kids Don’t Read Books Because Parents Don’t Read Books”
There have been some really great articles coming out recently about the reported fact that children do not read books anymore. In “Kids Don’t Read Books Because Parents Don’t Read Books” in Forbes magazine, writer Jordan Shapiro argues that kids are not reading because they don’t see adults/parents making reading a…
-
48 Hour Book Challenge
Last year was the first time I heard about the 48 Hour Book Challenge and I haven’t had the chance to participate in it yet. My goal is that next year, I’ll set aside my weekend to try this out. The basic gist is that you said aside as much…
-
“The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth”
“The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth” is an awesome article written for NPR about a group of people, who in mind have always existed (I was one a number of years ago), but who now are driving the YA book market. As Linda Holmes, the author of the…
-
Audiobooks & Playaway Display
Our first summer display is up and will stick around for just about 2 weeks before our Summer Reading Program begins and the table display changes every week! I often like to acknowledge our audiobooks during the beginning of the summer to remind our families of the great resources we have…