• Activities

    Storytime Theme: New Year’s

    Happy New Year

    New Year’s is a great big celebration for so many people! It may be celebrated at different times of the year (Lunar New Year or Rosh Hashanah), but it’s all about a fresh start and new beginnings. Teach kids about New Year’s Eve with both fiction and nonfiction titles with…

  • Lifestyle

    Happy New Year! 2020 Resolutions

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    Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful time celebrating New Year’s Eve with family and friends. My partner and I spent the evening with friends at a local bar listening to a live band. What made it even more fun was that we know a few members of…

  • Activities

    AtoZ Blogging Challenge – Noon Year's Eve Party

    Program Name: Noon Year’s Eve Countdown What: This is an adorable idea I borrowed from another library as a way for families to celebrate the New Year at a countdown at noon instead of midnight so that the little ones could be awake to celebrate. We’ve done this a couple of times…

  • Lists

    Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Resolutions

    Read More Widely I’m a sucker for middle grade realistic fiction, but this year I’d really like to make sure I’m reading more widely with more focus on fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction, etc. 365 Picture Book Reviews I’m trying to do 365 picture book reviews on my blog this year,…

  • Reviews

    Picture Book Month Theme: Holidays

    You’ll be seeing a lot of picture books on my blog throughout the month of November as we celebrate Picture Book Month.  You’ll definitely want to check out the website as picture book authors and illustrators will be posting an essay each day about the importance of picture books!  Check…

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    Countdown to Noon Party

    Well, that was a success!  We ended up with about 75 people for our first ever Countdown to Noon Party.  It was a little chaotic, but I think the families really appreciated it.  It probably could have been even busier, but we capped the kid count at 55 to ensure…