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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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And the Winner Is…
The winner of the amazing Halloween giveaway from Workman Publishing is: Kenna S. Kenna, I hope you enjoy these amazing books!
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 8/15/16
It was one of those weeks where books started gathering dust at my house. We were finishing up summer reading with a HUGE backyard games program, I was working with our current director to get caught up as I take over that position, and unfortunately, I had to attend a…
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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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ARCs, What Are They and What Do You Do With Them?
ARCs have been discussed on Twitter over the past few days because a blogger grabbed an over-abundance of ARCs at a conference (multiple copies of each title) and are now trying to send them to people for $20 and up. The cost to send books through media mail is under…
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10 Books to Celebrate America’s Birthday
One Nation: America By the Numbers by Devin Scillian A is for America: An American Alphabet by Devin Scillian Grandma Drove the Garbage Truck by Katie Clark This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie The Night Before the Fourth of July by Natasha Wing Hats Off for the Fourth of…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Quotations
It’s a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie week, so I headed back into the archives to see what great topics I missed in the past and this one jumped out at me! I love book quotations and picked just a few of my favorites! Enjoy! Top Ten Tuesday is an original…
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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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Building a Home Library
Check out the Children’s Book Council’s 2016 Building a Home Library booklist created by the ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee and the ALA-Children’s Book Council (CBC) Joint Committee, of which I am a part of. These booklists are created every other year and include not only classic stories, but newly published material…
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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…