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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – (Book) Discussions
Program Name: Page Turners What: You don’t think I could go through the whole alphabet without talking about book discussions, do you? We’ve offered book discussions for all ages from 3rd grade through adults. I think book discussions work really well because you can create different book discussions for different interests or…
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#blogbookaday: Ready, Set, Sail!
Summary: “Join these sailors as they explore the sea during a fun day of sailing in this follow-up to Ready, Set, Build! Shout your orders loud and fast. “Hoist the mainsail up the mast!” Grab your life vest, hold on to your compass, and get ready for a day full of sailing…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Choose Kind
Program Name: Choose Kind – Card Making for Seniors, Students, Police, Fire, Military What: We’ve offered this program a number of time in the past – a passive program that is great for any age group, any time of year. We set up a station with some basic craft supplies – paper,…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Characters in MG Fantasy Books (not my favorite genre)
The Dad in Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman Meggie in Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Roz in The Wild Robot by Peter Brown Seraphina in Seraphina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty Fyrian in The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Chantel in Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood…
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#blogbookaday: Hello Door
Summary: “In Hello, Door, kids can follow a thieving fox as he greets everything he sees in a home that isn’t his. Hello, door. Hello, house. Hello, mat. …
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Bullet Journaling
Program Name: Not Your 13-year-old Self’s Journal What: I tried to bullet journal a little bit last year and unfortunately I just didn’t keep up with it, but I’ve been wanting to offer a how-to bullet journal program at the library for a couple of months now. I think this would be…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/2/18
I had a great weekend, the library was closed on Friday, so I got to spend a (scheduled) day off getting stuff done, which felt awesome. I also started working on a new project for my blog and am really happy with how it’s looking (more on that at a…
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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…
