• Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Things Getting in the Way of Reading

    Top Ten Tuesday

    There are so many things getting in the way of reading! Some of which I love to do and wouldn’t change my daily schedule for, while others are must-dos like work, chores, etc. These things I do begrudgingly and would 100% prefer to be reading! And of course, there are…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Recommend to Others

    Top Ten Tuesday

    I wanted to highlight some YA titles that I really enjoyed for today’s prompt. And as you can see, my YA reading tastes are kind of all over the place. From historical fiction to fantasy and everything in between, I tend to read a little bit of everything. I love…

  • Activities

    Storytime Theme: Favorites

    kids playing

    Today’s post – Storytime Theme: Favorites could have easily been named Storytime Theme: Oldies, but Goodies! When I was doing storytime regularly as a children’s librarian, these titles were some of my tried-and-true, must-have books. They would work every time, no matter the crowd! So today, I thought I’d pull…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Words

    Top Ten Tuesday

    I love all sorts of words and phrases. I don’t think that’s surprising that I might have favorite words as a big reader! Typically, my partner laughs at a lot of what I say because he thinks it sounds “old fashioned.” I don’t often use swear words, so I have…