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Thankful on Thanksgiving
Just a quick note before I head over to grandma’s to help cook dinner… I hope everyone has a safe and Happy Thanksgiving (and Hanukkah)! I’m thankful for so many things – my family, amazing boyfriend, great friends, and a job I love! I hope everyone has a safe and…
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Library Website Usability
So, because I have so much extra time on my hands (not!) and our library website is sorely in need of an update, I’ve decided over the next month or two to start renovating! In all actuality, the library tends to be a little quieter during the holiday season, so…
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Barbara Park & Junie B. Jones
Sadly, Barbara Park passed away over the weekend after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She is best well known for her beloved series, Junie B. Jones, but was also the author of a number of other chapter books including Mick Harte Was Here, the Skinnybones series, as well as…
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Scouts and Libraries
I’m not exactly sure what happened, but we had three different scout troops visit the library this weekend and I must say – we should be reaching out to these groups more often! On Monday, a group of 2nd grade Brownies came in, on Thursday – a group of 4th…
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Conference Take-Aways
Yesterday our library hosted the SEPLA Annual Conference with the keynote address given by Becky Spratford, author of the popular Reader’s Advisory Blog – RA For All. Becky gave a great speech filled with some amazing ideas about how to bridge the divide between the physical and virtual library worlds. …
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Exciting News…
It has been a couple of crazy weeks in October with programming, story times, new employees and more, but I received some very exciting news a few weeks ago and realized I hadn’t had a chance to share with you. I’ve been accepted to participate in the American Library Association’s (ALA) Emerging…
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PaLA Annual Conference
I was fortunate to spend Monday at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort for the Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference. I find conferences invigorating, exciting, and fun! I love to learn about new ideas, programs, and concepts and seeing so many of my fellow librarians excited about what they do, excites…
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Author Talk – A.S. King
PaLA’s Annual Conference is happening this week at the beautiful Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Although I was only able to stay for just one day, I learned a lot of great new ideas and am excited for the new possibilities these ideas represent. I was also able…
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Neil Gaiman on Libraries
Neil Gaiman, popular author of Coraline, recently had a lecture published on the importance imagination, public libraries and daydreaming is vital to our future. Definitely take the time to read the full lecture, posted on The Guardian’s website. This lecture that Gaiman presented, is in essence, a love letter to…
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Public Libraries vs. Government Shutdown
This whole government shutdown, to me, is pretty ridiculous, but I am thankful that I am still able to work while all this is going on. I’m not one to argue politics on a regular basis, but when something this big happens, it’s hard to ignore. I’m not sure how…