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Programming Times Three
I don’t have kids of my own, but I am so proud of one of our library kids that I just had to share. I have known M. since I began working at the library almost seven years ago. I’ve seen her grow from an awkward tween (aren’t they all?!?!)…
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Preschool Story Time – Themeless & Fun!
I don’t have a huge group of kids for my preschool storytime, but they thought Chengdu was so silly and loved when he fell asleep on his brother. Some were familiar with The Little Mouse and really giggled when the mouse tried to disguise the strawberry with glasses and a mustache…
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Toddler Storytime – Themeless and Fun!
I don’t know what was going on this morning, but my kids were absolutely amazing in storytime! They loved Mighty Dads (we created hand movements for each type of truck), loved saying “hello” to the pizza man and really boogied with Shake, Rattle, & Roll. Overall, the kids just did a great…
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Book Shaming
I was just recently thinking about this issue, specifically when I was at a doctor’s appointment last week and my doctor noticed what I was reading and mentioned that she only likes to read “chick lit” at home – light, easy to read, you already know there’s a happy ending…
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It's Monday, What Are You Reading? 4/27/15
I buckled down last week and got a lot of reading done! I read Rutabaga: The Adventure Chef by Eric Colossal, I’m excited to see the published copy as the ARC was not in full color. It was a super cute idea and I loved the recipes at the end of the…
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Summer is Comin'… (insert Jaws theme song here!)
It’s getting to that point in the year where I have to seriously start thinking about summer reading, not that it hasn’t been happening for months now already. We had our first school visit yesterday – at the middle school, after the kids have spent the last week and a…
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It's a Busy, Busy Day!
Today is a busy day for literature – it’s William Shakespeare’s birthday, World Book Day as designated by UNESCO and Adopt a Library Day! So where do I begin? William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, so many historians believe he would have been born a few days before,…
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Kutztown University Children's Literature Conference
I spent this past Saturday, as I had previously mentioned, at the Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference. It’s a great place to hear from authors and illustrators about their writing process, how they became writers and their upcoming work. This year’s presenters included Mara Rockliff, William Low, Elisha Cooper, and…
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Toddler Storytime – Tap the Magic Tree (Earth Day)
We’re in a spring mood here (finally!) It’s been raining a lot, the trees are flowering, leaves are beginning to show and I’m ready for the nice weather of spring! My first group of kids were really into Tap the Magic Tree, but other than that were very fidgety and excited and…
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Book Reviews and Reviewers
I love books, it’s pretty simple and I love talking to other people who love books too, especially the same types of books – middle grade and young adult books. Every year, I attend the Kutztiwn Children’s Literature Conference held at Kutztown Univeristy. They bring in 3-4 authors and illustrators…
