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The Nerdy Book Club
I love seeing blog posts from The Nerdy Book Club – always insightful little tidbits from school teachers and librarians about books, kids and more. Today’s post ponders the question “What are you reading?” and why such a simple question can open the doors to a full-fledged conversation with youngsters.…
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Director’s Thoughts #1
Yesterday, I spent a few hours trying to get my office organized… my previous director had been in the position for 37 years let me repeat that – 37 years! So needless to say, the office could use a little refreshing and some spring late summer cleaning. Thankfully our building…
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Reading Diversely
I am, primarily, a reference librarian in the children’s department which means that I’m sitting at a desk for most of the day answering questions about the computers, looking for books to use for school reports and endlessly answering, “(Insert child’s name here) has read all The Diary of a Wimpy…
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Mini-Vacation
It’s been a crazy summer so far and we still have a few weeks left of summer reading, so I’m taking a little break “down the shore” (as they say in the Philly-area) this weekend! Hopefully to get some reading done! See you Monday!
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Reading and Other Passions
I love to read and if given the choice when I have a little extra time, that is likely how you’ll find me – nose in a book and probably so engaged I’m no longer paying attention to what’s going on around me. I’m constantly carrying a book around, always…
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Audiobooks at the Gym
Penguin Random House Audio is advertising in an ingenious place, if you ask me. This postcard was in a rack outside the women’s locker room and they’ve had ads running on the gym’s television channel for at least a few weeks now. That’s a captive audience and one that can…
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Gaming, is it so different from books?
I am the first to admit that I am not a gamer. I prefer to spend what little free time I have on reading. But, as my gamer boyfriend points out, gaming and reading are very similar. Video games often build expansive worlds, creates rich characters with backstories and have…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Assassin's Creed)
Each Thursday this summer, I’ll be posting a video game and corresponding book list. This is just a fun, personal project that was actually the brainchild of my boyfriend who thought that A) it sounded awesome and B) that there are a lot of parents who would love to have…
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Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Reasons I Love the Book World
I love books, that’s easy enough. I love my job. I wanted to be a librarian from the first time I visited a library when I was little. Even those days when I go home and pour myself a glass of wine because it’s been one of those days, I wouldn’t have it…
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Level Up: Pairing Video Games with Children’s and YA Books (Minecraft)
Minecraft (Everyone 10+) Minecraft is considered a sandbox video game which means that players have freedom to choose what they do and where they do it with no specific goals that must be accomplished. Its main focus is on building with blocks mined in-game and interacting with creatures within the…