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The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Holly Black has a great imagination for all things fantasy, creepy, scary, and different. She is the co-author of The Spiderwick Chronicles series as well as the author of the recently published book, Doll Bones (which I felt was even creepier than this one!). Her most recent book, The Coldest…
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Public Libraries vs. Government Shutdown
This whole government shutdown, to me, is pretty ridiculous, but I am thankful that I am still able to work while all this is going on. I’m not one to argue politics on a regular basis, but when something this big happens, it’s hard to ignore. I’m not sure how…
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Story Time Theme: Eric Carle
This fall, I’ll be presenting story time for toddlers (ages 2 – 3.5 years old) as well as our very popular Yoga Story Time for children ages 2 – 5 years old. Rather than focusing on a specific theme, this six-week session, I plan on focusing on a different author…
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The First Drawing
All I can say is… where was this book during the Summer Reading Program, it would have been perfect for the theme! But nonetheless, this was a very interesting and accessible story about art history for young children. My brother is an archeologist and in my mind he’s Indiana Jones and I…
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Locomotive
For train-enthusiasts, Locomotive is a beautifully written and illustrated book about the early beginnings of the cross-country railroad. With beautifully illustrated pictures that really show the details of early trains, to the rhythmic text that reminds you of a train racing down the train tracks – this is the perfect…
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The Screaming Staircase
The Screaming Staircase, the first in a series called Lockwood & Co. is a must-read for older middle school students and young adults looking for a story filled with action, suspense, thrills and chills around the Halloween season. Lucy Carlyle has been employed by Anthony Lockwood and his colleague George to…
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Online Resources Available from the Library
For the past few weeks, I’ve been battling with our online resources making sure each link works correctly so that the teachers and librarians at the local schools have access to these amazing resources. Well, let me tell you, after testing, re-testing, sending out step-by-step directions, I’m exhausted but I think…
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Secret Pizza Party
If you love pizza, then you’ll love this book! Poor Raccoon, he loves pizza so much! But no one will give him even one little slice, so the narrator helps out by suggesting a secret pizza party where Raccoon can eat all the pizza he wants! The party involves Raccoon…
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Banned Books Week
America is celebrating the freedom to read during Banned Books Week, September 22 – 28, 2013. The top ten banned books of the past year include: Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey. Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie.…
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2013 National Book Festival
I had such a fun weekend, my boyfriend and I went down to Baltimore and DC stopping by the aquarium for a few hours on Saturday and on Sunday hitting up the International Spy Museum and the National Book Festival. It was one of those weekends that just works out…