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It's a Busy, Busy Day!
Today is a busy day for literature – it’s William Shakespeare’s birthday, World Book Day as designated by UNESCO and Adopt a Library Day! So where do I begin? William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, so many historians believe he would have been born a few days before,…
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Kutztown University Children's Literature Conference
I spent this past Saturday, as I had previously mentioned, at the Kutztown University Children’s Literature Conference. It’s a great place to hear from authors and illustrators about their writing process, how they became writers and their upcoming work. This year’s presenters included Mara Rockliff, William Low, Elisha Cooper, and…
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Book Reviews and Reviewers
I love books, it’s pretty simple and I love talking to other people who love books too, especially the same types of books – middle grade and young adult books. Every year, I attend the Kutztiwn Children’s Literature Conference held at Kutztown Univeristy. They bring in 3-4 authors and illustrators…
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Don't Let the Pigeon… Party
Yesterday we had a fun Pigeon party at the library for our young elementary school kids (Kindergarten – 2nd Grade)! Sadly we only ended up with 12 kids in attendance, but they definitely had fun! I made this program really easy by using the Pigeon’s 10th Birthday Celebration Activity Kit.…
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To Reference or Not To Reference?
Yesterday, I finally got back to a project that got pushed to the wayside last spring. It happens all the time, we start working on something full steam ahead and something else that is more important takes its place. We began working our way through the reference area in our…
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Children's Book Council Resources
“The Children’s Book Council (CBC) is the nonprofit trade association of children’s book publishers in North America, dedicated to supporting and informing the industry and fostering literacy.” I am currently an ALA intern serving a two-year term with the CBC meeting in New York twice a year to talk about…
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Then & Now
Last night I was watching Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist on television with my boyfriend. After one particular scene, where two of the characters are talking about the Beatles’ song, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (as they’re holding hands) a lesbian couple walks by holding hands as well and…
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Diversity Resources
There’s a lot of talk about diversity in children’s literature, but it may be difficult to actually find information. I’ve found a few valuable resources (I’m sure there are a bunch more!) that make finding information a whole lot easier! 1.) We Need Diverse Books An official campaign that began…
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Diversity Focus
I’ve posted before about the importance of diversity in children’s literature, but for the next few days, I’m going to focus specifically on diversity because it is so important in the library world. I grew up in a small town in western Pennsylvania home to a small (very) conservative college,…
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Super Bowl Sunday means…
Eating homemade pizza with friends and watching the commercials and halftime show. We’ve got the Susie’s for pepperoni, cheese, white and buffalo chicken pizza and I just might make some chocolate chip cookies as well! What I’m even more excited about is that the Youth Media Awards are being announced…
