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Censorship or the Freedom to Read?
Public libraries have been fighting against censorship for decades. In fact, each year, public libraries celebrate the freedom to read by hosting Banned Book Week in September. In recent news, Representative Ben Baker of Missouri’s House of Representatives proposed the “Parental Oversights of Public Libraries Act” which directly attacks ALA’s…
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Just Read!
Synopsis: “Learning to read is a big accomplishment, and this exuberant picture book celebrates reading in its many forms. In lively rhyme, it follows a diverse group of word-loving children who grab the opportunity to read wherever and whenever they can. They read while waiting and while sliding or swinging; they…
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Slice of Life Day 24: Reading
I didn’t start reading at a ridiculously young age. I started reading in first grade (like most kids my age). But, I grew up in a house that enjoyed reading – both of my parents read to us at bedtime and as we grew up, my mom would take 15-20…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books to Movie Adaptations
This week was a freebie week for Top Ten Tuesday and since I’ve actually been posting regularly each week, I din’t have any topics to go back to and cover. So I decide to focus on (mostly) YA books that have movie adaptations out currently or that are coming out…
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AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Lunch At the Library
Program Name: Lunch at the Library What: We haven’t offered this program before, but I can see how it would be a really great way for libraries in urban and suburban communities to draw in a crowd during the week. Offer a program as often as you want – once a week,…
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#blogbookaday: Hug This Book!
Summary: “An energetic, heartfelt, and humorous ode to book love. You can spin and twirl and dance with this book. You can listen while someone else reads it. You can take your book to lunch. Just do not try to feed it.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: A book filled with all the…
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Trying Something New – Open House
We tried something new at our library this week – an open house for township employees. One of our major goals of late is to educate the public about everything the library has to offer – services, programs and resources. So, I got to thinking, how about we try to…
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Share the Love this Valentine’s Day with Book Giving
It’s a day of book love – it’s International Book Giving Day! For International Book Giving Day, it’s easy to participate – give someone a book as a gift or leave a book for a friend, drop off a book in a waiting room or lobby, or donate a book…
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Just When I Think…
Just when I think the kid lit world can’t get any better, Jason Reynolds is interviewed by Trevor Noah on The Daily Show and it’s everything I expected and more. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, watch it… NOW! (I’ll wait) http://www.cc.com/video-clips/avk8pe/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jason-reynolds—serving-young-readers-with–long-way-down- As he stated, Jason has written nine…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Resolutions
Read More Widely I’m a sucker for middle grade realistic fiction, but this year I’d really like to make sure I’m reading more widely with more focus on fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction, etc. 365 Picture Book Reviews I’m trying to do 365 picture book reviews on my blog this year,…
