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Audiobooks & Playaway Display
Our first summer display is up and will stick around for just about 2 weeks before our Summer Reading Program begins and the table display changes every week! I often like to acknowledge our audiobooks during the beginning of the summer to remind our families of the great resources we have…
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Making a Difference
I’ve worked in my current position for almost six years and I’ll tell you that I’m not a children’s librarian because I’m making the big bucks; I’m a children’s librarian because I want to make a difference in children’s lives. And I think that’s what’s so great about the field…
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Making & Doing This Summer
I read a great article in The New York Times yesterday about allowing kids to make and do things this summer that they don’t normally get the chance to make and do! And I loved the author of the article because her first idea was visit the library! She points…
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Under the Egg
“In the tradition of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Franweiler and Chasing Vermeer comes a mystery that will introduce readers to the secret world of are – and make their next museum visit a whole lot more interesting”.” – inside front cover That’s all I needed to…
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Summer Reading School Visits
Every year (like many other public libraries) we visit each of the schools in our service area to let kids know about our upcoming summer reading program. For the past few years we’ve used a trivia game that I’ve created using PowerPoint slides that corresponds to the summer’s theme and…
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Story Time Planning
I’m not one to fish for compliments, but I really enjoy when a parent in my story time truly enjoys the 30 minutes we spend together. Because, contrary to what I feel some believe, I actually spend a considerable amount of time planning my story times “lessons.” I’m a “theme…
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Children’s Book Discussions
I have been working for the past few weeks on getting many of my book discussions finished before the onslaught of summer reading is upon us. I’ve found that if I have everything ready to go, all I need to do is print out the questions, review the story and…
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Summer Reading Prep…
or ” How to Try and Organize My Life for the Next 3 Months” All of our major spring programming has wrapped up, which is awesome, but after a short reprieve, I am now facing the summer reading kick-off countdown. And I have WAY too much to do in the…
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High School Literacy Night
Last night I got the distinct pleasure to be part of a new annual event hosted at the local high school recognizing students who excel and enjoy both reading and writing. The high school English department and school librarian put together an amazing evening filled with great activities, speakers and…
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“A Market-Driven Solution to the Need for Diverse Books”
First Book (an organization that provides access to books for children in need) announced today that they aren’t just supporting the need for more diverse books in the publishing world for children and teens, but they’re also “putting our money where our mouth is and pledging to purchase 10,000 copies…