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Book Reviews: Tinyville Town
I was given the first three board books and the first picture book in the series by Abrams Appleseed to review and these darling books are going to be very popular! The board book series focuses on community helpers – I’m a Librarian, I’m a Firefighter and I’m a Veterinarian. Each of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Spring TBR
I’m so glad Top Ten Tuesday is back and I’m so looking forward to these new middle grade and young adult titles published during the first half of 2017! Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan Scar Island by Dan Gemienhart The Warden’s Daughter by Jerry Spinelli The Last Boy at St.…
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"I Wish You More"
I was shocked just a week ago after reading “You May Want to Marry My Husband” that Amy Krouse Rosenthal was diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer and again today, although not surprised, saddened to find that she passed away. It was interesting to see her article go viral as it swept…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/13/17
I’ve had little to no time to read this week, but I did get a chance to crack open Carmer and Grit: The Wingsnatchers by Sarah Jean Horowitz which I’m enjoying already (but haven’t gotten too far into yet!). It’s about a faerie with one wing and a magician’s apprentice in…
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30 Chapter Books Featuring Black Protagonists
I started this just as a middle grade list, but didn’t want to ignore the littles who are just starting out in the chapter books world, so I featured books for kids from about 1st/2nd grade to 8th grade. Of course, you don’t have to be in elementary or middle school…
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Director's Thoughts #7
Today, yesterday, and the day before that, and the day before that and the weeks leading up to this point were spent getting our system ready to migrate to the cloud. And not just my library, but our whole consortium, so you can imagine the amount of work that goes…
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Warm & Fuzzies & Frustration
It’s storytime folks, so get comfortable and read on about this experience I had recently that is probably not at all shocking for other librarians, but may be eye-opening for non-librarian readers. Two older gentlemen came up to the desk the other day and I happened to be able to…
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International Women's Day
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Children's & Teen Choice Book Awards
The 2017 Children’ & Teen Choice Book Awards are ready to be voted on from March 3 – May 7. This is the only national book award that is voted on only by kids and teens. A number of schools and states have their own awards, but this is the…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/6/17
I read two amazing young adult books this week. I finished up The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig – and fell completely in love with the story, the characters, the plot, absolutely everything. I definitely want to spend more time talking about this book, so I’ll be writing up a…