Meet Marla because our bernese mountain dog wasn't quite big enough....
Banned Books Week
Here's this year's Teen Banned Books display. I used the same board from last year but updated the display books with quotes on the covers to show why they were banned or challenged. Also, I took some old books from the book sale room (ones that were headed for the dumpster anyways) and re-purposed them … Continue reading Banned Books Week
Brotherly Love….
This was from a few weeks ago. I was sitting in the story time room having lunch and I happened to look over at our flannel/dry erase board and this side was facing the wall.... In case you can't read this because of the glare, it says "I farted on my brothers fase!!!!" lol. I … Continue reading Brotherly Love….
YA Fiction Review
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed Kristin Cashore's third book in the - well, I'm not sure exactly what to call it. Realm Trilogy? I don't know. Regardless, it was good! It made me want to re-read Graceling and Fire to remember some of the history of the … Continue reading YA Fiction Review
YA Fiction Review
The Diviners by Libba Bray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Loved reading Libba's newest novel. I loved the Gemma Doyle trilogy, and The Diviners is along the same vein. The fun and excitement of the 1920's time period made an interesting contrast to the frightening plot. Characters are well-developed and the story kept me … Continue reading YA Fiction Review
Eric Carle Signing & Meeting Oliver Jeffers!
I have been completely delinquent about posting - ugh. And I still haven't posted about my trip to BEA! Planning my summer reading program combined with changing over to a new catalog and circulation system = zero extra time. However - I did have an amazing day at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book … Continue reading Eric Carle Signing & Meeting Oliver Jeffers!
Times Square, NYC
BEA is Almost Here!
Super excited to be traveling to NYC to attend BEA (BookExpo America) bright and early Tuesday morning! Unfortunately, I will not be able to see Stephen Colbert at the Tuesday Author Breakfast (boo) but I have tickets to the Wednesday Children's Author Breakfast (with 2 of my favorite authors: John Green and Lois Lowry!) and … Continue reading BEA is Almost Here!
LEGO Club!
HOW IT STARTED There are many libraries that now host a Lego Club for kids and I wanted to jump on the bandwagon! I had a conversation with a patron who was talking about her son and how he wasn't really into sports and was very quiet. I told her I was thinking about starting … Continue reading LEGO Club!
YA Fiction Review
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed this one - better than the first one. I ran into a YA Book Blogger who told me she heard that people who read the Infernal Devices series first tend to like that one better than this and vice versa. I … Continue reading YA Fiction Review