• Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: New to Me Authors in 2017

    I started reviewing what I had read in 2017 and realized that I was already familiar with many of the authors I read, but there were a number of really amazing debut novels this year, so I focused my Top Ten list on those authors – new to me (and…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want My Future Children to Read

    There are so many amazing books available to kids in this day and age. It was hard to pick just ten, but I focused on ten titles that show a wide diversity in terms of culture, gender, race, ability, socioeconomic status and more. It’s important for kids to see all…

  • 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…

  • Lists

    10 Picture Books for Lunar New Year

    I know that Lunar New Year is celebrated in more than just the Chinese culture, unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to find titles for Lunar New Year celebrations in other Asian countries (although I did find one). I will also note that some of these titles are most likely not…

  • Lists

    Happy Kwanzaa! 10 Read Aloud Titles for Kwanzaa

    That aren’t too many Kwanzaa children’s picture books out there, so here’s a list of just a few titles that I could find.  If you  have any other suggestions, please let me know!  Enjoy! Booklist Kwanzaa Kids by Joan Holub Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa by Donna L. Washington The Gifts of…

  • Lifestyle

    Diversity Resources

    There’s a lot of talk about diversity in children’s literature, but it may be difficult to actually find information.  I’ve found a few valuable resources (I’m sure there are a bunch more!) that make finding information a whole lot easier! 1.) We Need Diverse Books An official campaign that began…