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Blogging Challenges
I’ve been struggling lately with my blog – it started out as a suggestion from my boyfriend a few years ago and at the time I thought, “Who would ever want to read anything I wrote?” and since, I’ve come to enjoy sharing my programs, discussing issues and connecting with…
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15 Picture Books to Celebrate Armed Forces Day
H is for Honor: A Military Family Alphabet by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Victor Juhasz Alpha, Bravo, Charlie: The Military Alphabet by Chris L. Demarest Memorial Day Surprise by Theresa Martin Golding, illustrated by Alexandra Artigas Night Catch by Brenda Ehrmantraut, illustrated by Vicki Wehrman Our Daddy Is Invincible! by Shannon Maxwell, illustrated by Liza…
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The Big Nate Effect
This is something that has been going on for at least the past two years and it’s a phenomenon that my children’s librarian and I can’t figure out. We have at least two copies of every single Big Nate book written by Lincoln Peirce. And there aren’t only a couple books…
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Book Review: Here We Are
I received Here We Are: 44 Voices Writes, Draw and Speak About Feminism for the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen from Algonquin Young Readers to review as an ARC (advanced reader copy), with a post-it note that simply stated, “The! Best!” which I’m entitled to agree with. The premise of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Great Middle Grade Moms (or at least ones that try really hard)
This was a really difficult list to create – apparently I don’t pay close attention to the adults in middle grade fiction (when they exist, which is a whole other issue). And then when I was creating the list, I wanted to come up with a diverse list of families…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/15/17
This weekend was all about gardening and Mother’s Day! I took Friday off, which resulted in me gardening for most of the day – not just putting in new plants, but pulling out old plants, taking garden waste down to the park and then planting the new plants and re-doing…
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My perfect plans for a rainy day (like today)!
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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…