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    9 Middle Grade Books featuring Dragons

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    I’ve got dragons on the brain! Back in August we planned much of our programming and displays for the children’s department of the library and we decided to focus on the fantasy genre for September. We have an adorable fire-breathing dragon craft as a grab-and-go activity this month and we’re…

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    6 Books for Yom Kippur

    Yom Kippur begins this evening at sunset. While many non-Jewish people put an emphasis on Hanukkah, Yom Kippur is one of the most important holidays of the Jewish faith. Although I’ve created a book list for Rosh Hashanah, twice! I’ve never created a book list for Yom Kippur. So today’s…

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    Top Ten Tuesday: Books With Numbers In the Title

    Top Ten Tuesday

    I had a lot of fun pulling this list together! Since I focused on picture books last week when we shared books that make us smile, I wanted to focus on a different age group – young adults! I started this list and then quickly realized that I could actually…

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    Author Spotlight: Cale Atkinson

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    I fell in love with the illustrations of To the Sea with its bold, rich colors and its beautiful story about friendship. Since then, I’m always excited to see what new projects Cale Atkinson has been working on. I haven’t shared an author spotlight in a while, but I love…

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    9 Picture Books About Napping

    After a rough night with very little sleep, I’m already daydreaming about a nap today! When the opportunity presents itself, I love being able to take a nap! But my mom claims that I’ve always loved napping. She used to say if she hadn’t seen me for a while, she’d…

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    20 Titles to Honor the 20th Anniversary of Sept. 11

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    Then I was sixteen years old, in Physics class when we found out that there had been a terrorist attack in New York City. Like many people old enough, I can remember exactly where I was and who I was with when the news was shared. It became even more…

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    Spruce Up Your Wardrobe

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    I love bookish t-shirts, mugs, bags, you name it! I love promoting my bookish lifestyle and there are some absolutely amazing stores you can shop from – Out of Print, Blissfully Bookish, but today I’m sharing a wonderful new shop and I’m so excited! Jarrett Lerner has been creating really…

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    9 Titles All About Tornadoes

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    It’s been a little crazy weather-wise in my neck of the woods in the past few weeks. Although we live over two hours from the ocean, we’re getting a lot of rain and tornado watches and warnings. In the past two weeks, we’ve spent a good amount of time in…

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    9 Picture Books that Celebrate Hair

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    My hair is probably the longest it’s been since I was five or six years old. It’s only this long for two reasons, one – my sister’s wedding in June (it’s so much easier to style when you have more to style) and two – COVID. I’ve been trying to…