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PaLA Annual Conference
From Sunday to Wednesday, I get the chance to hang out at the Pennsylvania Library Association’s Annual Conference – networking with librarians across the state, learn about programs, resources and getting re-energized about being a librarian. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE being a children’s librarian, but its amazing…
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Youth Services or What I Do at Work
I came across this blog post today and wholeheartedly agree with JustintheLibrarian. He explains that children’s librarians need to simplify how they create programs and I believe that in doing so, we actually provide even stronger programs. We’re less stressed, we have the supplies and the resources, and our community…
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Butterfly STEAM Event
Today is an exciting day in our library! We are hosting a butterfly pavilion where children as young as two can experience real-live monarch butterflies. We’re hosting a story time this morning and an afternoon program for elementary school children this afternoon. Throughout the day, the pavilion will be open…
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We Need Diverse Books
I was talking with a patron who was telling me a story of their 4-year old daughter. The little girls is Black, Hispanic and White, but sadly doesn’t see many others in her small community that look like her. She has begun asking her mom questions about the way she looks after…
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"Why Kids Should Choose Their Own Books to Read in School"
This is one of those articles that I read and said to myself… “well, duh!” Sadly, that’s now how this issue is looked at by many in the education field. As the writer states, I grew up in a time where Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) was something that happened regularly…
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100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
A new list popped up on Amazon from the book editors about the 100 Children’s Books to Read in a Lifetime of the 100 books on the list, I’ve actually read 80 and many of the ones that I haven’t had the chance to read yet are actually classics that…
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Shiver Me Timbers…
It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day! And with that being said, here’s my (condensed) list of must-read pirate books! I could have gone on forever, but I’ll hold back and list only ten. Dirty Joe the Pirate: A Tue Story by Bill Harley You can’t go wrong when it…
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Enchanted Library or So It Begins…
This year marks our sixth year transforming our library into a magical place for families to visit. Each November we close the library early on a Friday night and transform it with twinkle lights and backgrounds and props into a tour filled with characters from children’s books. Each year’s theme…
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Banned Books Week Display
Banned Books Week (September 21 – 27, 2014) is something every library should highlight because there are so many people unaware that this is something that occurs regularly across the country. Books get banned for any number of reason, usually because they are “unsuited for the age group” due to content.…
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Preschool Dance Party
I only ended up with six kids for this afternoon’s program (19 were registered), but we had a great time! The kids were super energetic, ready to dance and didn’t stop for over 30 minutes. We took one reading break and with only six kids we spent a lot of time…