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How do children find their way?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

The ways that parents shape the lives of their kids is a topic that fascinates me. I feel that in my own life, I found a career that matched my interests and talents–I love kids, I love writing, I love … Continue reading →

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Storyhour mistakes

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

1:15 yesterday. I am just sitting down to eat my lunch after a busy morning helping the Director prepare for the evening Board of Trustees meeting. I have been working on the strategic plan, on compiling a spreadsheet and chasing … Continue reading →

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More creative bookmark slogans from the kids!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Every year, my library holds a bookmark contest where the winner from each grade gets their bookmark professionally printed and distributed during National Library Week. We always get several hundred entries, and it’s a challenge to judge them. This year, … Continue reading →

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New Kinds of Learning at the Library

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Lately, like many people working in public libraries, I’ve been thinking about makerspaces–creating room in your library where people can make things, build things, DO things. I went to a great program on the topic that talked about using 3-D … Continue reading →

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The Day Between Big Days

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

Yesterday was a big day.  The Saturday of  ALA Midwinter  is when the youth award groups make their decisions. After a year of reading/viewing/listening to submissions, it is time to make a final choice. Some committees (the ones with fewer … Continue reading →

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The Garden of Your Mind: My Hero, Mister Rogers

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

Probably lots of you have already seen this video, a auto-tune remix of quotes from Mister Rogers turned into a really lovely piece. If you haven’t seen it already, go ahead and watch now–if you aren’t a confirmed Mister Rogers … Continue reading →

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Getting through the sorrow and the horror

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

When I was a little girl in the sixties, I remember seeing on television that people were setting their city on fire. It was baffling and terrifying to me. I remember standing out in the backyard, feeling the sunshine and … Continue reading →

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Hey, carrot toes! Please reissue Soup for Supper!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

  To tell you the truth, I had a little bit of a wild group at storytime today. One of the two new boys was the kind that my dear friend Jan would recognize. She always told the story about … Continue reading →

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Big Kids, Battles, and Vets @ my library

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

At my library, I get to do storytime with the big kids. “Big kids” in that sentence means four and up, and that might not sound that big to you, but that is because you are a grown-up. When you … Continue reading →

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Spoiler alert: I believe in spoilers!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

There is something incredibly un-cool about caring about spoilers. It feels almost childish somehow, or overly emotional, to care that you have accidentally found out about a plot twist or surprise. Cool people love to wear the shirt that lists … Continue reading →

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