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Preschool Expo
A preschool expo works really well in a community like mine that has a number of preschool and childcare options available for parents and caregivers. This is the second time we’ve provided this program to area residents and it’s a big hit! We partner with the Mom’s Club in our…
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Event
There’s not much to say about the phenomenon of The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Jeff Kinney has created a series of books that kids are dying to read; epseically boys and that’s awesome! We decided to host an event at this time of the year because the last…
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Storytime Theme: Shapes
Identifying shapes is so important to a child’s development, it’s the beginning of understanding letters and words and an important early literacy skill. My first storytime of the session focused on shapes, but in a much more abstract way than identifying squares, circles, triangles, and more. The kids did a…
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2014 Youth Media Awards
I was going to take a break today from my blog to reflect on my conference experience and decide what I wanted to share, but I couldn’t miss this HUGE event that happened this morning…. the Youth Media Awards were announced! Now, for many of my friends, this epic event…
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Guerrilla Storytime at ALA Midwinter
The best program I went to during this conference, In regards to learning something that I can immediately apply had to have been the Guerrilla Storytime program hosted by Storytime Underground, a grassroots advocacy group to show the world that storytime is not just about reading books out loud; it’s…
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Arthur Curley Lecture: Ishmael Beah
I had the great pleasure of attending the Arthur Curley Lecture featuring Ishmael Beah yesterday afternoon. For those unfamiliar with Ishmael Beah, he was born and raised in Sierra Leone and at the age of 12 became a child soldier, but was later adopted and moved to America where he…
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Not So Alone
Library conferences (across the board) always make me so happy. And for one very particular reason – during those few short days at the conference, I’m surrounded by people who have a passion as strong as mine for reading, literacy, and books. I LOVE being around my colleagues, coworkers, friends,…
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ALA Midwinter Conference
So many ARCs (advanced reader’s copies)… I was trying to be really good this year and only pick up a handful for the whole conference, now I have wayyyyyy more than a handful, just this evening! If you’re not familiar with the process, at library conferences publishers come and give…
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Summer Reading Lists
Yep, even though it’s only 20 degrees outside with a 13 inches of snow, we’re already thinking about the summer time, here in my library. And one of the first projects on my to-do list is to update our in-house summer reading suggestions for grade levels. Our school librarians do…
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Midwinterblood
Seven short stories are intertwined across time in this spectacular novel about the ultimate sacrifice for love. The story begins with Eric, a journalist who travels to the mysterious Blessed Island to try and learn the secrets and confront the rumors of the island. But as he learns more about…