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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Recent Additions to My Book Collection
I buy a lot of books! But, most of the books I buy are gifts for friends and family. And as a library director, I tend to read a lot of books that I borrow from the library. Most of the titles I purchase are actually books that I’ve read…
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Storytime Theme: Moose
When I decided to create a storytime theme around moose, I totally forgot that I had recently created a moose book list just a few months ago! So, this list includes even more moose books for my storytime theme: moose! Make sure to check both lists for lots of great…
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2022 Debut Picture Books
These are some of my most favorite posts! I love sharing brand-new books, especially from debut authors. Publishing a book is a HUGE accomplishment. And as a debut author and/or illustrator it can be hard to be heard through all the book news. In other words, there are thousands of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Most Anticipated Books for the First Half of 2022
This was such a hard list to pull together! There are so many amazing books being released in 2022, I had a hard time narrowing it down! Especially to my most anticipated books releasing in the first half of 2022. So, I chose authors’ whose work I’ve enjoyed in the…
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Homemade Egg Rolls
While many families are eating a pork roast to welcome in the New Year tomorrow, I’m going in a little bit of a different route! Did you know that you can make egg rolls at home? And honestly, they’re not super difficult! It would definitely be a fun family activity…
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2022 Blogging Goals
I’m not sure if I can even believe it, but I started blogging late in 2012. And I’ve been steadily blogging for the past nine years. With over 3,300 posts, I wanted to take a little bit of time at the end of this year to really think about where…
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2022 Word of the Year
So, I tried this last year with the word – “self-care” and I’ll be honest, it did not go well. Work kind of took over a lot of my life. We were so short-staffed, that I ended up working a lot of extra hours in the evenings and on weekends…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I Read in 2021
It’s been a very strange reading year for me. I’ve read only a fraction of the books I would typically read during the year. But, as I look back at another stressful year of managing a public library during a global pandemic, I’m accepting of what I was able to…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/27/2021
What I Read I’m ending 2021 with some great books! Not to mention, a list that looks more like what I typically read (pre-pandemic, of course). Honestly, the only reason I was able to get this much reading done was because of a long couple of days in D. C.…
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Bookish Quotes
I love quotations, from all sorts of people from all different walks of life. I especially love quotes about books and libraries, by great authors, in my favorite books! I’ve even blogged a number of times about some of my most favorite quotes that I’ve found. Top Ten Tuesday: Quotes…
