• Lifestyle

    Literacious Etsy Shop Now LIVE

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    It’s been a long time coming, but the Literacious Etsy Shop is now live! I wanted to take a little time to share what I’m offering, why I decided this is my next chapter for Literacious, and how excited I am to send this new idea out into the world!…

  • Activities

    AtoZ Blogging Challenge Recap

      I made it! 26 posts about library program during the month of April! A big thank you to everyone who stopped by, liked my posts and left comments! If you’re looking for any specific posts, I’ve created this list for easy access to all 26 program ideas. A- Ancestry…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Read the Book, Lemmings!

    Summary:  “The team behind the New York Times bestselling Wolfie the Bunnyand Horrible Bear! is back with with new Arctic characters in this hilarious learning-to-read adventure! Aboard the S.S. Cliff, First Mate Foxy reads an interesting fact: “Lemmings don’t jump off cliffs.” But Foxy can’t get the lemmings on the Cliff to read his book, too. They’re too busy jumping off.…

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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…

  • Lifestyle

    Today Is… Books with Barbers Day!

    If you haven’t heard about this awesome way to share literacy with kids, check it out! Books with Barbers works “works with barber shops to close the literacy gap for young African American males. Our goal is to fully equip local barbershops with reading libraries that attract the interest of…

  • 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…

  • Activities

    High School Literacy Night

    Last night I got the distinct pleasure to be part of a new annual event hosted at the local high school recognizing students who excel and enjoy both reading and writing.  The high school English department and school librarian put together an amazing evening filled with great activities, speakers and…