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Bibliotherapy for Teens
Over the past month or so, there has been a lot of talk about bibliotherapy for teens, specifically in an article published in School Library Journal, dealing with “tough” topics including depression, eating disorders, OCD, PTSD and more. It’s a wonderful way to connect kids to realistic characters that are dealing with these…
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Kid & Family Reading Report
Last week Scholastic provided a sneak peek of there Kid & Family Reading Report which is due out in January. The brief sneak peek shows information, that I feel. Makes sense about kids today,but I’m interested to see more when the actual report comes out. “70% of kids ages 6…
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Weeding – no, not the kind that happens with plants
We’re currently in the middle of a a large weeding project at my library because it’s one of those things that is (a) something that has to happen all the time, (b) desperately needing to be done in a number of areas, and (c) is something that takes time and…
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Book Review: Born Reading
Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms in the Digital Age – From Picture Books to eBooks and Everything in Between by Jason Boog is a great read for new and expecting parents that gives simple ways to encourage young children to learn to love books and reading. And I’m really enjoying…
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Paddington Bear Picnic
We held a Paddington Bear Picnic last night in honor of the new movie being released – Paddington coming to theatres this year. With 12 young kids, in grades Kindergarten – 2nd grade in attendance we had a great picnic! The kids also brought their own adorable teddies to share…
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How I Became a Librarian
I was recently reading the blog, Letters to a Young Librarian and came across a blog post about how the blogger became a librarian and realized I probably never shared my story on my blog. So without further ado, here it goes… I didn’t learn to read at an exceptionally…
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Busy, Busy, Busy
It was a busy holiday weekend with family and friends driving and flying from around the country and across the Atlantic. We had a wonderful time with extended family, but it’s now back to the daily grind. I’m working on my programs for this month including a teddy bear picnic (to promote…
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5 Thanksgiving Books
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Resource Sharing: Boston Children's Museum
Although I don’t live in Boston, I was enough trend to. The amazing resources available from the Boston Children’s Museum, specifically focused on STEM programs and kindergarten readiness programs that require very few materials that can be done in the library or at home! The “Let’s Get Ready for Kindergarten!”…
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Cruise Into Kindergarten
I’m currently on a steering committee to create an early literacy umbrella program for the state of Pennsylvania filled with resources for parents, educators, and librarians to use to prepare young children for school. This is is a really exciting program that will help children’s librarians by offering an umbrella…
