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Strategic Plan Involvement
You may or may not know that our library is currently in the midst of developing a strategic plan. As a new director, this was my first goal for our library, creating a roadmap for the future, that can be adjusted as times changes, but provides us with a guide…
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Importance of Reading to Babies
As a former children’s librarian, I know the importance of reading aloud from birth. But, it’s nice to see that science backs up this knowledge with a new long-term study by the New York University School of Medicine. 250 mother-child pairs were monitored from when the babies were 6-months to…
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Ten Amazing Teachers from Middle Grade Fiction
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, so take a few minutes out of your day to reach out to a teacher that had an impact on you! And if you’re looking for an amazing teacher in children’s literature, look no further than these great middle grade fiction titles! Share your favorite literary…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Things On Our Reading Wishlist
Disabilities (other than Autism Spectrum) There are so many titles with characters on the Autism Spectrum, which I think is valuable, but there are so many other disabilities that can be portrayed and these books are not always easy to find. “Lighter” teen fiction I was the “good kid” in…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/8/17
I got a good amount of reading done this week, that is until I left my current book at the gym on Thursday… and although they found it, the person who picked it up, wasn’t back in until today, which means hopefully I can pick it up tonight or tomorrow…
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Baby Shower Books – Version 2.0
I’m headed to, Jamie, my friend and fellow blogger’s baby shower today! If you’ve never checked out The Perpetual Page-Turner, go there now, I’ll wait. Also, check out The Broke & the Bookish, where Jamie is the creator and a contributor! Before I get into board books, I have to…
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20 Titles for National Foster Care Month
I’m always looking for ways to create book lists that I think are needed by people around the world, so when I saw that May is National Foster Care Month, I knew it would be a great time to gather some titles that show kids in foster care. I tried…
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Book Review: Be True To Me
A summer filled with a house on a private island, lazy days laying out in the sun and sundresses for dinner at the club is exactly what Jean’s summer has been for every year as long as she can remember, but this year it was going to be different, her…
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Children's Book Week
Before I let another day go by, I want everyone to know that it’s Children’s Book Week from May 1-7! This week celebrates children’s books and reading and has been since 1919. It is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, which in my opinion, makes this a pretty…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Middle Grade Novels with Turquoise Covers
Since today is a cover freebie for our Top Ten Tuesday, I decided to showcase covers that were filled with my all-time favorite color – turquoise. The first five titles are on my TBR list and the remaining titles are ones I read and enjoyed. Hope you find something you…