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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2021 To-read List
I haven’t been reading a ton of middle grade fiction over the past few months. Apparently, I need more of an escape which means YA fantasy and contemporary romance? I’m reading, and honestly, that’s the most important part. But, as I was perusing the fall releases on the Reading Middle…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/20/2021
What I Read I finally read Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo and I honestly don’t know why it took me so long! It’s currently on the long list for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. I loved how the story moved between characters and…
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Activity Corner – Owls
I love owls, especially ones found in picture books. I’m honestly not sure why because I’m not a huge fan of birds, to begin with, but I really like owls! A quick side note, for about a year and a half, I mistakenly thought my brother’s then-girlfriend (now wife) loved…
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9 Middle Grade Books featuring Dragons
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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Director’s Thoughts – 9/15/2021
I survived summer reading! But, there isn’t really a better way to say it. We’ve run out of space! We moved into our current space in the late 1980s after vacating a much smaller location. In 2007-08 a feasibility study showed that we had in essence run out of space.…
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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
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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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/13/2021
What I Read In the past two weeks, I’ve only read two books. It’s been super busy at work. Our ILS had an upgrade and data migration going on for about a week and that wasn’t too bad. But, coming out of that, there were so many issues with data…
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Storytime Theme: Sticky & Slimy
Since kids are constantly sticky and slimy themselves, I thought this would be an adorable storytime theme! Surprisingly, it took me a little bit of time to find a few options for sticky and slimy picture books. But, with stories about honey, octopus arms, slug trails, gum, and sticky frog…
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Author Spotlight: Cale Atkinson
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…
