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Vacation/Blogging Retreat Begins Now
About six weeks ago my aunt texted me a crazy proposition. She and my uncle are visiting one of my cousins for the week and were in need of a dog/house sitter as their usual one was unavailable. She offered to fly me down to Florida for a vacation and…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My TBR I’m Avoiding Reading
I always have way too many books on my TBR – I’m never, ever going to get to read them all, but still, I add to my list! This week on Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My TBR I’m Avoiding Reading, I’m including middle grade titles that I want to…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/9/19
Last Week Although I didn’t necessarily read what I had planned, I did end up getting a lot of reading done. This week, I managed to read: More to the Story by Hena Khan The Friendship Lie by Rebecca Donnelly Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen by Niki Lenz Mighty Meg and…
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9 Picture Books All About Artists
I’m spending the day exploring an art museum that I’ve never been to – Woodmere Art Museum. I’m so excited because this particular museum focuses solely on the art and artists of Philadelphia. So what better way to share that experience than with this list: 9 Picture Books All About…
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6 Picture Books to Celebrate National Tailgating Day
Today I’m sharing 6 Picture Books to Celebrate National Tailgating Day! National Tailgating Day is the first Saturday in September (who knew!). And regardless of my own personal opinions on professional sport, player salaries, and my major concern about the health of athletes I wanted to share some books for…
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Giveaway & Book Review: My Grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin
Synopsis: “In a true tale of a young girl in Iran and her grandmother, this beautiful ode to family celebrates small moments of love that become lifelong memories. In this big universe full of many moons, I have traveled and seen many wonders, but I have never loved anything or…
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Director’s Thoughts – 9/5/19
I talked about outreach a few months ago in a director’s thoughts post, but I’m coming back around to it again. Clearly it’s something that I really enjoy doing. Most of my day is spent putting out little fires, talking with staff and going to meetings (so many meetings). So…
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Pyrography – a cool new hobby with an even cooler name
If the whole library thing doesn’t work out, I think I’ve found an alternative – pyrography, a cool new hobby with an even cooler name Over the weekend, while at my parents’ house, my friends and I tried our hand at wood burning or pyrography. You might be familiar with…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone
Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Enjoyed That Are Outside of My Comfort Zone was another difficult list as I tend to enjoy most things I read and have a pretty good idea of what to pick up that I’ll enjoy reading. My favorite genre is realistic, contemporary fiction for middle…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 9/2/19
Last Week As I suspected, its been a slow reading week. Getting ready for a long weekend away from home and then actually traveling took up a lot of my time. I did pick up Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide and was fascinated by the historical fiction title…
