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Interview Introspection
As many of you know, I just got a new job within my library as the, wait for it, library director! This comes as no bigger shock to me as I have a number of years of library experience, but little to no supervisor experience, budgeting experience, etc. I was…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Middle Grade Books Guaranteed to Make You Ugly Cry
I have one young lady who I have known since I started at the library eight years ago, she LOVED to read funny picture books for years, even as she grew up and was perfectly capable of reading chapter books – she LOVED funny picture books, so much so, that…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/8/16
This week I read a couple nonfiction stories – I love what authors are doing with informational text for middle grade and young adult readers. It’s so interesting and I truly believe that if they could incorporate some of these stories into the curriculum, it may excite more students to…
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Exciting News!!!
I can finally, (after a few weeks of not being able to tell anyone!), announce that I’m the new director for my library starting on August 15th. I’ve been looking forward to new challenges and opportunities and I was so excited to be offered this position and am even more…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Just Dance)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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Storytime Theme: Ice Cream
Who doesn’t love ice cream? This is a perfect storytime to share during the hot summer months when nothing tastes better than cool, creamy ice cream! Enjoy! Check out my extensive list of storytime themes and fun books to share with PreK kids. Opening & Closing Opening: “Put Your Hands…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’d Buy Right This Second If Someone Handed Me a Fully Loaded Gift Card
There would be so many books I would buy if I didn’t have to worry about how much they cost. Usually I am very specific about what is added to my personal library at home – I have to have already read it and liked it enough to be added…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/1/16
Eventually (I hope), my life will slow down just a little and I’ll be able to read more. I don’t see that happening any time soon, but one can hope. I didn’t get a lot of reading time this week as I had something happening after work every night this…
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Mini-Vacation
It’s been a crazy summer so far and we still have a few weeks left of summer reading, so I’m taking a little break “down the shore” (as they say in the Philly-area) this weekend! Hopefully to get some reading done! See you Monday!
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Gotta Catch ‘Em All! 14 Books for Kids Obsessed with Pokémon Go
Hi everyone! I’m over at Brightly today with a great list of books for your Pokémon Go fans from picture books to young adult! Go check ’em out! Check out some of my other video game-inspired lists! Video Game Booklists Assassin’s Creed Call of Duty Destiny Disney Infinity Fallout Grand Theft…