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ALA Youth Media Awards 2016
Wow! I’m not even sure where to start. I got up extra early, skipped my gym workout and got to work by about 7:15 so I could listen to SLJ’s pre-game show before the live webcast of the Youth Media Awards at 8:00am.It was so worth it. I know everyone…
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ALA Midwinter Conference & Youth Media Awards
I’m super jealous of all my library friends who are spending a fantastic weekend in Boston at the ALA Midwinter conference. I’m going to be following the #ALAMW16 hashtag to see what’s happening and the #alaleftbehind hashtag to commiserate with other librarians stuck at home.The conference is very early this…
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Book Display: Show Books Some Love
We’ve been very busy weeding books throughout our department, but we had found a lot of books in our picture book area that are beautiful, relatively new books that haven’t circulated well, so we’re hoping we can save them! I’ve seen a lot of libraries offer book displays for books…
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Library Leadership
I saw this article on Library Lost & Found as I was scanning my Feedly checking to see what others are talking about on the (many) blogs I follow and it caught my eye! The title – 9 Ways to Become an Even Awesomer Library Leader in 2016 by Megan Hartline. I…
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Top 10 Tuesday: Resolutions I Have For 2016
I have ten resolutions and now am slightly overwhelmed, but many are attainable and I’m really excited to start 2016 off on the right foot! Overall, I resolve to rock. Check out my Top Ten Tuesday: Resolutions I Have For 2016. Blog Goals Grow a larger readership. I have a lot of…
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Bout of Books
It’s a new year and I’m ready for some new challenges! So, that being said, I’m going to jump right in! I’m participating in the Bout of Books 15 from January 4 – January 10. As of right now, I’m just trying to get myself signed-up and participate in the…
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2016 Ambassador for Young People’s Literature
If you haven’t heard, the kid lit world is blowing up with the news that Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese and Boxers and Saints is the 2016 Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He follows a long line of BIG names in the field including Kate DiCamillo, Walter Dean Myers and…
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Book Review: In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
I think having New Year’s Eve fall on a Thursday is absolutely genius! The library was closed yesterday (Friday) and I don’t have to work this weekend allowing me to begin 2016 in the right way – with lots of reading! I read In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph…
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Readers! “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful and don’t forget to make some art – write or draw or build or sing or live as only…
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2015 Nerdies
The 2015 Nerdies have officially been announced! Take a look at all the amazing titles from each category: Fiction Picture Books Nonfiction Picture Books Early Reader and Chapter Books Graphic Novels Poetry and Novels in Verse Nonfiction Middle Grade Fiction Young Adult Fiction (Part One) Young Adult Fiction (Part Two) The…