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Mr. Lemoncello’s Great Library Escape
This week we offered a scavenger hunt as one piece to our three-part series culminating in a Skype visit with Chris Grabenstein. The best part? We used the Mr. Lemoncello’s Great Library Escape on...
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October is… Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Today I’m wearing purple in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, it’s not a big thing, but hopefully it brings people’s awareness to an issue that affects so many people. So, as I’m wearing...
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Enchanted Library – 2015 edition (superheroes)
Every year, we create an Enchanted Library program (the largest program our library offers all year around). We found the idea in a Library Sparks magazine a number of years ago and adapted the...
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Middle School Crafting – Arm Knitting
Last night we hosted an arm knitting class for middle school students (grades 5 – 8). I learned how to do this from a Michael’s Youtube video last fall and gave a few scarves out to friends and family...
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DIY Spa & Game Night
We had our holiday/end-of-the-semester party for our middle school students this week and the kids have been asking for another spa and game night, so that’s what we did! We brought out a bunch of...
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Norse Mythology for Tweens
With the popularity of Rick Riordan’s books, I was sure that the new series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard would be a HUGE hit, but I think I jumped the gun a little too quickly because most of...
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School Visits… Or Why I No Longer Have a Voice
School visits invariably exhaust me and crack me up! We don’t get into the schools as often as I’d like, but we are able to see the kids for about 30 minutes in May to promote the summer’s upcoming...
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 5/30/16
I’m so proud of myself this week! I read all three books that were on my list from last week. Nothing But Trouble by Jacqueline Davies is a fun story about two girls who couldn’t be more opposite and...
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Maker Monday: Coding
Our first Maker Monday was a lot of fun! Our program is geared toward children entering 3rd – 6th grade in the fall. We only register 20 kids for the program because we only have 10 iPads and with...
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Middle Grade Gets Real – 25 Titles About Tough Topics
There are arguments that kids shouldn’t read about tough topics – topics that include death, adoption/foster care, childhood illness, substance abuse, disability and more. But, how do kids learn about...
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Book Review: The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade
I’ve enjoyed a number of Jordan Sonnenblick’s books in the past and he even visited our library for an author visit program, so I had high hopes for The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade, but honestly,...
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(Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Back to School
There are probably hundreds, if not thousands of “Back to School” and school-themed kids books. Here are a few of my favorite back to school stories to share with your kids! If you have other titles...
View ArticleIt’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/12/18
I’m getting back into my reading after a slow week from #24in48 recovery! This week I managed to read a good amount and now I’m planning on returning what was left in that pile – I’m not going to get...
View ArticleIt’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/19/18
I feel like my to-read pile keeps shifting on me as books that I placed on hold over a month ago, pop up on my desk at work and then I shift everything I’m planning to read to fit in this one book!...
View ArticleIt’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/26/18
I definitely need to spend some more time reading as a couple of late nights and an all day work event on Saturday tied up most of my reading time! Sadly, I didn’t get a chance to read much at all and...
View ArticleIt’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/5/18
Well, I had every intention of spending most of my weekend reading, I was able to read during the week and felt great going into the weekend and then we got hit by the nor’easter on Friday leaving us...
View ArticleAtoZ Blogging Challenge – Junior Friends
Program Name: Junior Friends of the Library What: We’ve had a lot of success with this program and I can’t take the credit as it’s been in existence longer than I’ve been working at the library. Our...
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Book Talking 45+ Books in 45 Minutes
How do you learn about all the amazing books being published every year? It’s not easy, even for people in the industry! I use a mixture of review journals, social media, talking with colleagues,...
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25 Books To Get Your Tween Talking
If you’ve ever wanted to reach past the one-word answers in response to your questions to tweens, try books! Books are a great way to open up a discussion about interesting or difficult topics. With...
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Virtual Programming: Book Talks
While we’re working from home, my children’s librarian and I have been sharing book talks for elementary and middle grade readers. This is an great program on a couple of fronts: we don’t have to...
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