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39 Clues Scavenger Hunt
As a children’s librarian it is my job to come up with new and exciting programs for kids from kindergarten through 8th grade. Not such an easy task, but probably one of my favorites! I decided to host a 39 Clues party that is inspired by the hit series the…
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Moon Over Manifest
I finally got my hands on the 2001 Newbery Award Winner – The Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. The story is set during the Great Depression in a small town called Manifest, Missouri. It is here that the reader meets Abilene, a 12-year-old girl searching for herself. Interwoven throughout Abilene’s…
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Summer Reading Programs
For years children’s librarians have known that summer reading programs are beneficial to students. Plenty of anecdotal information supports the same idea. Unfortunately there was no long-term study to back this viewpoint. Until the Dominican Study entitled “Public Library Summer Reading Programs Close the Reading Gap” was published in June…
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Welcome!
Welcome to my first ever blog! The main goal of this blog is to review children’s literature, learn about new ideas that include books and children, and stay up-to-date with new scholarly research and continuing education.