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Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello
I don’t know if it’s Adele’s new song, but I decided to try out a Family Storytime Theme: Say Hello this morning and it was awesome! I really liked all the books (and so did the families) as well as all the fun activities I chose as transitions and fillers. The…
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Fun Friday: 3-D Art Sculptures
I took a lesson plan that I created for my summer camp visit and used it again for my Fun Friday groups last week. I had all the supplies left over from camp, so I just grabbed some fun picture books to read aloud and let the kids spend the…
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Zentangle at the Library
Last night I offered a Zentangle Beginner’s Class at the library as part of our de-stress December events for adults. The Zentangle class was also offered to tweens and teens and although I was a little nervous about leading an adult class, it went very well with a decent crowd.…
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The New Classics
I wast thinking about what to write and came across “The New Classics” by Kelly Gallagher-Mack on the Nerdy Book Club site and thought it was such a great topic! Kelly is only a few years older than myself and many of the classics she read in school I did…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (12/14/15)
I was so excited to spend a little time reading middle grade fiction this weekend! I’ve been so focused on nonfiction reading for the CYBILS and it was such a nice break for me to read something different. This book is heartbreaking and real and funny and so many feelings.…
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DIY Spa & Game Night
We had our holiday/end-of-the-semester party for our middle school students this week and the kids have been asking for another spa and game night, so that’s what we did! We brought out a bunch of board games, card games and activities and provided a few stations for a spa night.…
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Resource Sharing: Let's Get Busy Podcast
I’m convinced that there are certain people in the kid lit world that have either learned how to stop time… or they just don’t sleep! I’m talking about people like Mr. Schu, Colby Sharp, the Joint Chiefs over at Storytime Underground and I’m officially adding to the list Matthew Winner.…
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NPR's Book Concierge
I was excited to see that NPR published their 2015 Book Concierge, but on taking a closer look there were some genres, themes, and concepts that were glaringly missing, in my opinion. Now, I can’t talk for the entire list, I merely focused on the kids books and of the…
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Job Competencies
I walked into the library expecting a very different day and was surprised that I had an all-day workshop about Job Competencies in the library. Needless to say, I ended up in an all day meeting, but not all was lost. I learned a lot about a specific library’s model…
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AAP Book Buzz
I spent my day off at the AAP Book Buzz at the Free Library in Philadelphia. I was talking with my mom over the weekend an explained that publishers get the chance to highlight upcoming titles for the next season. And she asked, “Isn’t that boring?” At the same time…
