-
Storytime Theme: Perspective
Perspective may not be an easy concept to teach toddlers and preschoolers, but what better audience? Toddlers and preschoolers have their own unique perspective based on where they are developmentally, they’re view of the world from how tall they are, it’s all perspective. So when I was having trouble gaining…
-
Top Ten Tuesday: Opening Lines
Sometimes an opening line will grab you right away, while others fade into the distance as you are sucked up by the setting, the characters, and the plot. Here are some opening lines I love from the books that surround me in my home office. Enjoy! Top Ten Tuesday: Opening…
-
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/25/2020
Last Week I’m a reading machine right now! At the beginning of the pandemic, I was having trouble focusing on any books and now it’s like books are as important to me as breathing! Alright, maybe not that important, but without being as social, books have become my escape from…
-
Memorial Day Weekend
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and for me that usually means I’m heading to my parents’ home for the long weekend to visit family. This year, my sister was planning to come out to my parents’ for a few extra days to do some wedding planning, but with everything closed it’s…
-
Virtual Programming: Book Talks
While we’re working from home, my children’s librarian and I have been sharing book talks for elementary and middle grade readers. This is an great program on a couple of fronts: we don’t have to worry about copyright issues it’s easy to do, especially if you’re a big reader if…
-
Storytime Theme: Water
I wanted to do a little something unexpected, so I decided to go with a water theme for storytime! It’s just getting warm enough to be playing with water outside and I loved these stories, so I wanted to share. My first book, All the Water in the World is…
-
Director’s Thoughts – 05/20/2020
It’s been a few months since I posted about our staff training day back in February. And so much has changed! Our library has been closed to the public since March 13 and it will be a bit longer before we can even begin to bring our staff into the…
-
Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why I Love Kid Lit
This week’s theme is one that I absolutely adore! Reasons why I love fill-in-the-blank could go in any number of ways and I know that other bloggers will find amazing things they love to share too! But, my thoughts immediately went to the KidLit world. It’s an amazing space and…
-
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/18/2020
Last Week Before the coronavirus hit, my partner and I had planned a few home improvement projects that we’re now finally able to start working on (with contractors being allowed to work again). Besides a new roof (and gutters) and a fence for the dog, we’ve been looking at getting…
-
Breakfast for Dinner: Vanilla Dutch Baby
I love a good breakfast for dinner situation! And the coronavirus has definitely upped my game as so many breakfast dishes are perfect for using ingredients from your pantry. This week we tried a Vanilla Dutch Baby from the Food Network website. It was super simple to make and absolutely…
