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Library Website Usability
So, because I have so much extra time on my hands (not!) and our library website is sorely in need of an update, I’ve decided over the next month or two to start renovating! In all actuality, the library tends to be a little quieter during the holiday season, so…
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Ghost Hawk
I’ve been captivated by historical fictin since I was young and I especially loved The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare and Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. I read Ghost Hawk this week and what a perfect time of year, the book takes place around…
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Barbara Park & Junie B. Jones
Sadly, Barbara Park passed away over the weekend after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She is best well known for her beloved series, Junie B. Jones, but was also the author of a number of other chapter books including Mick Harte Was Here, the Skinnybones series, as well as…
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Storytime Theme: Imagination Station
This is the second Saturday storytime I’ve tried this fall and it’s great to see some regular faces, but also some new faces who can’t come in during the week! I had about 20 kids show up which worked really well and before we began I explained to parents the…
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Scouts and Libraries
I’m not exactly sure what happened, but we had three different scout troops visit the library this weekend and I must say – we should be reaching out to these groups more often! On Monday, a group of 2nd grade Brownies came in, on Thursday – a group of 4th…
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The Real Boy
There’s been a lot of chatter about The Real Boy by Anne Ursu in the past few months and I was curious myself to find out what the story was all about. A glittering city called Asteri was saved from the plague by the magic of the island and the…
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Conference Take-Aways
Yesterday our library hosted the SEPLA Annual Conference with the keynote address given by Becky Spratford, author of the popular Reader’s Advisory Blog – RA For All. Becky gave a great speech filled with some amazing ideas about how to bridge the divide between the physical and virtual library worlds. …
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National Origami Day
Yesterday was National Origami Day and we were able to provide a program for 20 children in grades 2 – 4 for an hour in the evening. I first shared the story, The Origami Master written by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer and illustrated by Aki Sogabe. It’s a relatively short story about…
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Enchanted Library 2013
Rub-a-Dub, Dub Our 5th Annual Enchanted Library program took place on Friday, and I’m happy to report that everything went very well! A quick overview of the program for those who haven’t read previous blog posts about it… The Enchanted Library is a two-fold program. The first is a program…
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Story Time Theme: Mo Willems
This week was probably one of my favorites – Mo Willems Week for story time! Willems is an amazing author/illustrator in the children’s literature world and his books are geared perfectly to my crowd of 2 – 3.5 year olds. We shared Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus with…
