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“The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth”
“The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth” is an awesome article written for NPR about a group of people, who in mind have always existed (I was one a number of years ago), but who now are driving the YA book market. As Linda Holmes, the author of the…
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The 5th Wave
I’m going to stray from my program idea postings today to let you know about a 2013 book that I just finally got the chance to read – The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. My co-worker came it talking about the book and how she couldn’t put it down all…
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Preschool Dance Party
Yesterday I blogged about my Toddler Dance Party, well today I wanted to quickly share my song list for my Preschool Dance Party I held yesterday afternoon. It was very well attended, but I did notice that many more of the preschoolers needed more direction than the toddlers – they…
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Toddler Dance Party
So I just finished my first Toddler Dance Party and I’m happy to say it was a HUGE success and parents are already asking about having a second party. We had over 25 kids, their parents/guardians and even a few babies. It’s so interesting to see how kids interact and…
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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…