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And the Winner is….
The book and media awards were announced yesterday and every year I am so excited to hear who the winners will be. The Newbery Award definitely caught me off guard this year. I was actually trying very hard to keep up with the Newbery buzz and reading a lot of…
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Slacking…
If anyone else is a children’s librarian then you know, summer reading sucks up all your time and you can be left reeling by August. Other than Summer Reading at my library, I had to fit in 4 weddings, a funeral, and a family vacation. Thankfully, summer is winding down…
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Summer Reading Programs
For years children’s librarians have known that summer reading programs are beneficial to students. Plenty of anecdotal information supports the same idea. Unfortunately there was no long-term study to back this viewpoint. Until the Dominican Study entitled “Public Library Summer Reading Programs Close the Reading Gap” was published in June…
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Welcome!
Welcome to my first ever blog! The main goal of this blog is to review children’s literature, learn about new ideas that include books and children, and stay up-to-date with new scholarly research and continuing education.