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2023 Blogging A to Z: Active
It’s officially day one of the 2023 Blogging A to Z Challenge! If you missed my theme reveal, make sure to go back and check it out! The official theme that I chose is “Books for Every Reader.” And for each letter of the alphabet, I’m selecting an adjective that…
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15 Picture Book Biographies About Musicians
Picture book biographies are certainly having their heyday right now. There are a number of titles being published monthly – and often of people that I am unfamiliar with. Today’s post started out just highlighting some of the great picture book biographies, but I soon realized I needed to narrow…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books for People Who Like Victoria Jamieson
There are many past posts in which I state graphic novels are not my favorite format. And honestly, they’re not. And that’s not because I think graphic novels are any less than prose, it’s more of what works best for me as a reader. But, I can’t argue with the…
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9 Books for World Theater Day
Today is World Theater Day as a way to celebrate the art form and to call to action the support of the arts. World Theater Day was created in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute. I love live theater and in high school I even worked backstage on a few…
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Storytime Theme: Preschool
I love this sweet storytime about getting ready for preschool! Most kids are a little nervous when trying something new and as parents and caregivers it’s our job to prepare them for what’s coming! These are the perfect books to use as kids transition into preschool with a bunch of…
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Director’s Thoughts – 3/23/2023
It’s all about staff training! And at a time when public libraries are actively under attack with book challenges, staff training has never been more important. Due to COVID, our usual staff training was put on the back burner. But I felt like this year, we were finally able to…
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Top Ten Tuesday: TTT Rewind
Today is a fun Top Ten Tuesday theme: TTT Rewind. Today I’m taking an old theme – Top Ten Books For Every X To Read and recreating it for today! Today, my theme is Top Ten Books for Every Nonfiction Tween to Read. I really enjoy reading young reader’s editions…
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Celebrate Very Hungry Caterpillar Day
March 20th is the day to celebrate the iconic Very Hungry Caterpillar written and illustrated by Eric Carle. This timeless picture book tells the story of a brand new caterpillar. He eats his way through the days of the week, builds a cocoon, and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly!…
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Storytime Theme: Kindness
Today’s storytime is of the utmost importance as society today seems to have forgotten the basic tenet. With stories about how to be kind in different types of ways, plus some adorable activities this storytime lesson plan can be aged up or down depending on the age of your kiddos.…
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2023 Blogging A to Z: Theme Reveal
Can you believe April is around the corner already?!?!?! I love April primarily because Spring is on its way with beautiful blooms and flowers everywhere you turn. I also love April for another reason and that’s because it’s the Blogging A to Z Challenge month! This is actually my 8th…
