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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars written by John Green is one of those books you pick and you know that no matter what there will a point in the story that you will cry. Personally, I dislike sad books… I hate crying while I’m reading, but The Fault in Our…
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Outer Space Story Time
I’ve had so many things to post in the past couple weeks, I’ve neglected to start posting my story time agendas for the summer. I am in charge of toddler story time, which means for children ages 2 – 3 1/2 at our library. I usually have around 25 kids,…
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Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
I picked up Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs after hearing about it from a number of fellow librarians and friends. When I started reading it, I had no idea what it was about, but really enjoyed the book. There are fanatastical characters, a suspenseful plot, and historical references…
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Worst Master’s Degrees…(drum roll please)
Last month Forbes Magazine published an article titled The Best and Worst Master’s Degrees for Jobs. Not surprisingly, careers in the medical field are on the rise as are careers in computer science and engineering, economics, and physics. The worst master’s degree to have currently, according to Forbes…. you guessed…
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The Crowfield Curse
If the deepest secret has been spoken… can the deadliest curse be broken? So begins, The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh a medieval story about an orphan 14-year-old, William, and the abbey he serves. After finding a magical hobgoblin in the woods, in dire need of help, William learns that he…
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Book Review: Zombie Tag
If you’re looking for a new spin on zombies… this is the book for you. Written by Hannah Moskowitz (a young adult novelist) Zombie Tag is at times a heart-wrenching, hysterical, and scary middle grade story about a 12-year-old boy named Wil. As the story progresses you find out that…
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Book Review: Remarkable
First of all, Happy 4th of July to all my fellow Americans. I hope you got a chance to see some fireworks and have a cookout! I must say, coming back to work on a Thursday is a little weird, but it’s great that tomorrow is Friday already! Over the past…
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“Where are the good chapter books?”
As a reference librarian, I am guaranteed to get some people asking me the most interesting, weird, cute, and ridiculous questions known to mankind. Questions (by adults usually) like, “Can you help me find a book? I can’t remember the title or author, but I know the cover was blue and it was…
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Weathering the Storm
As I was trolling other blogs that I try to keep up with, I found this inforgraphic that I felt the need to share. It was very relevant to me, I just finished a summer course in Public Budgeting and Finance where I was required to write an 8 –…
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Book Review: Promise the Night
Over the weekend I read Promise the Night written by Michaela MacColl. It’s a historical fiction novel about Beryl Markham, the first pilot to fly solo from England to North America. I’ll be honest, before I read this book, I had never heard of her but, after reading about her life –…