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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Ancestry
Program Name: Trace Your Roots What: We have offered a few sessions on using the library edition of Ancestry.com to trace a person’s family lineage. This program consists of learning what Ancestry.com has available, other resources that may be of some assistance and a short time ensuring that patrons understand how to…
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#blogbookaday: Islandborn
Summary: “From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola’s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola’s teacher asks the students to…
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#blogbookaday: Away
Summary: “Love shines through in the sticky notes shared between a mother and daughter in this picture book about making time for family in the midst of our busy lives. Between work and school, homework and housework, a mother and daughter don’t always get to spend as much time together as…
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#blogbookaday: The Perfect Pillow
Summary: “In his strange new room on his big new bed, Brody tosses and turns, holding his stuffed dragon named Horst. His parents can’t help him fall asleep, so he has no choice to go out and search for a better bed. Is it a squirrel’s nest? A cloud? A rowboat…
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Blogging From A to Z Challenge
This is my third year participating in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge and I’m so happy I am finally writing this post – just under the wire as the AtoZ Challenge begins April 1st. Take a look at my first year’s theme – Storytime Plans from A to…
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#blogbookaday: The Rabbit Listened
Summary: “With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss. When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn’t know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The chicken wants to talk it out, but Taylor doesn’t feel like chatting. The bear…
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Middle Grade ARCs I Picked Up At PLA
I talked yesterday about the awesome experience I had at PLA this past weekend. What I didn’t get to finish talking about is that I picked up so many great ARCs that I’m having a hard time deciding what to start reading first. If you’re unfamiliar with a large library…
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#blogbookaday: Pen Pals
Summary: “An octopus and an ant are paired up to write letters for a school project in this charming picture book in the tradition of Dear Mr. Blueberry. For an entire school year, Oscar the ant and Bill the octopus send letters to each other as part of a school project. Oscar…
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PLA Recap
It was an interesting PLA to say the least. It started with Philadelphia’s fourth nor’ easter in three weeks on Wednesday, which led to me watching the opening session with Sally Yates online from home as the library was closed and we ended up with at least eight inches of…
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#blogbookaday: World Pizza
Summary: “When Momma spots a wishing star, she starts to ask for world peace—but a sneeze changes “peace” into “peace-AH-AH-AH–choo!” World PIZZA! Suddenly, yummy pies of every kind come drifting down from the sky. That’s not exactly what Momma hoped for . . . or is it? With humor, warmth, and…