• Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Ruby’s Chinese New Year

    Summary:  “In this picture book celebrating Chinese New Year, animals from the Chinese zodiac help a little girl deliver a gift to her grandmother. Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother for Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother’s house to deliver it? Will…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: When’s My Birthday?

    Summary:  “In this enthusiastic celebration of all things BIRTHDAY, acclaimed author Julie Fogliano and award-winning illustrator Christian Robinson bring you the perfect birthday book! Join our excited narrator as she lists all the things that will make her birthday the BEST birthday. when’s my birthday? where’s my birthday? how many days…

  • Lists

    Happy Kwanzaa

    I created this list last year and if you’d like to print the titles and authors, see my blog post for more information!

  • Activities

    Multi-Cultural Night

    This is one of my favorite programs we put together at our library – we’ve done this a few times. What makes it absolutely amazing is that we ask our patrons to share their culture which means we get an authentic look into a variety of cultures in just one…

  • Lifestyle

    Children's Book Week

    Before I let another day go by, I want everyone to know that it’s Children’s Book Week from May 1-7! This week celebrates children’s books and reading and has been since 1919. It is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country, which in my opinion, makes this a pretty…

  • Lists

    10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day

    10 Titles for St. Patrick’s Day Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger A Fine St. Patrick’s Day by Susan Wojciechowski, illustrated by Tom Curry The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever by Teddy Slater, illustrated by Ethan Long Fiona’s Luck by Teresa Bateman, illustrated by Kelly Murphy Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk: An…

  • Activities

    1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Celebration

    Last night we celebrated 26 kids (and their families) who completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.  I like to create a program that is extra special for these kids and all they have accomplished.  Last night we started off the program with a read aloud of Barry the Fish with…

  • Lifestyle

    It's a Busy, Busy Day!

    Today is a busy day for literature – it’s William Shakespeare’s birthday, World Book Day as designated by UNESCO and Adopt a Library Day!  So where do I begin? William Shakespeare was baptized on April 26, 1564, so many historians believe he would have been born a few days before,…