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Building a Home Library
Check out the Children’s Book Council’s 2016 Building a Home Library booklist created by the ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee and the ALA-Children’s Book Council (CBC) Joint Committee, of which I am a part of. These booklists are created every other year and include not only classic stories, but newly published material…
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2015 Nerdies
The 2015 Nerdies have officially been announced! Take a look at all the amazing titles from each category: Fiction Picture Books Nonfiction Picture Books Early Reader and Chapter Books Graphic Novels Poetry and Novels in Verse Nonfiction Middle Grade Fiction Young Adult Fiction (Part One) Young Adult Fiction (Part Two) The…
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Thrive Thursday: Fun Friday
We offer a lot of programming at our library and I’m lucky enough to plan and implement much of it! One of our most popular program is called “Fun Friday” which I’ve talked about often on my blog. Fun Friday is offered once a month on the Friday that the…
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NYPL's 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014
I’m currently working my way through the New York Public Library’s Children’s Books 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 2014. I’ve read a number of the books already, but I figured it would be a great start to the new year to work towards these 100 books. I’m almost finished…
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Story Time Theme: Yellow
We are continuing our color-themed story times this week with the color yellow! With only eight kids in attendance, I thought we’d be able to whiz through a lot of things, but the kids were very squirmy! Even so, I was able finally to use the nursery rhyme cube, but…
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National Poetry Day
Contrary to what I believed (Poetry Month being April), National Poetry Day is on October 2nd. Upon further research (because that’s what I do)… it’s National Poetry Day in England! That being said, I’m going to share a few of my favorite poetry books that are accessible to all ages.…
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What the Heart Knows
What the Heart Knows: Chants, Charms & Blessings by Joyce Sidman is a beautiful collection of poetry that touched me in many ways and I think that is what good poetry should be able to do – touch your soul. I don’t often go out of my way to read…
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The 14 Fibs of Gregory K.
I began The 14 Fibs of Gregory K. without too much information about the book, I normally have read a few reviews, read the flap on the inside cover, or had someone mention it to me, but none of this happened. I saw the cover, was intrigued, and began reading. I…
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Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building by Christy Hale is a wonderful book to use in connection with a building program. This book combines poetry, children playing, and architectural works that span the globe. There is no better thing for a child to do than participate in creative and imaginative…
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Fun Friday Program – Haikus
I have been remiss in blogging about last Friday’s Fun Friday program at the library. As many of you know, it is National Poetry Month and as such, our porgram centered around haikus. I began the program discussing the master haiku poet, Matsuo Basho, a Japanese man from the 17th…