• Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Food

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

  • Reviews

    Kids' Review: Bake Sale

    I’m going to try starting a new aspect of my blog with some of the kids I know at the library reviewing books they love (or don’t!).  My first reviewer is “S”, a coworker’s daughter who I’ve known for a number of years.  She’s in middle school now and is…

  • Activities

    Chocolate Party

    Tonight, we’re having a chocolate party for our middle school service group, Junior Friends.  We’re actually creating a two-part party, which means more chocolate for everyone!  I also think it’s a great time of year to have something like this (with Valentine’s Day right around the corner) and it doesn’t …

  • Activities

    Books & Cooks – Update

    So I posted earlier this week about providing a Books & Cooks Program for my middle school students and let me tell you – it was a smashing success!  I had 12 kids registered for the program, which would have been perfect – but I ended up with 18 kids! …