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Storytime Theme: Snow
It never fails that when I do a snow-themed storytime that it’s either raining or one of the warmest days in winter. This year? It’s both! It started off rainy this morning and will be almost 70 degrees by this afternoon – in December. But as they say in the…
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Activity Corner: National Llama Day
It’s National Llama Day! Last year I created an entire llama book list last year, so I’m definitely not going to repeat that. But, I thought I’d share the link again and offer you a few adorable crafts to go along with these fun books! What I love about llama…
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6 Books for Play Monopoly Day
It’s Play Monopoly Day! And I have to be honest, I don’t think I’ve ever played a full game of Monopoly in my life. Growing up, my siblings and I played a lot of board games, but often Monopoly ended with someone getting frustrated and the game board being flipped…
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Goodreads Choice Awards 2021
It’s the time of year when you start seeing “Best of” lists and “2021 Favorites” almost everywhere you turn! The National Book Award winners were announced last night. I don’t tend to read a lot of the National Book Awards as they focus primarily on books for adult readers. And…
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2021 Holiday Kids’ Book Gift Guide
I love sharing books as gifts! Partially, because I love books and reading, but also because books can be extremely personal gifts. I regularly gift books to readers in my life. Last year, all of my friends received books from me – titles that I thought they would enjoy based…
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World Kindness Day 2021
It’s November 13th and that can only mean one thing – it’s World Kindness Day 2021! And typically, I’d have a great big list of amazing books to share with you! But, apparently, I like talking about kindness because I have three other lists on my blog full of kindness…
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Storytime Theme: Pumpkins & Squash
I was looking for ways to do more fall-themed storytimes and decided to focus on pumpkins as pumpkins, not as jack’o’lanterns and Halloween. So today I’m sharing a Pumpkins & Squash focused storytime. And yes, I know that pumpkins are technically squash! These are some great books that would work…
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Storytime Theme: Monsters
Halloween is tomorrow! I’m not sure how it’s already Halloween? But, a monster-themed storytime is a fun program because it’s a not-so-scary storytime with some really great options! I’m super excited to read Looking for a Jumbie which shows many kids different types of monsters than the ones they’re used…
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National Cat Day Book List
It’s National Cat Day! As a librarian, you would assume I’m a cat person and don’t get me wrong I love cats, but I’m actually a dog person. Granted, as a kid, the only reason we had a cat was that I begged my parents long enough that we finally…
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Trying Something New and Solve a Problem
Have you ever seen someone do something that left you in complete awe? Or you look at something and say to yourself, “I could never do that!” That’s how I feel about a lot of things, including rock climbing. My partner started working out at a rock gym right before…
