I was pleasantly surprised by a box at my door this afternoon, and what was inside? MY BOOK! This is just a guidebook for librarians but it is the culmination of months of research, typing,[…]
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I didn't discover my favorite picture book until I became an adult
I’ve always been a book lover and like many American children, I grew up with an assortment of picture books. The Berenstain Bears, Little Critter, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, and more were part of my little[…]
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Toronto Public Library may be the finest library I’ve seen
I’m here in beautiful Toronto. It’s my first time since high school, so it’s my first really experiencing this city. Is it cold? Duh. But holy cow does this place a-shimmer with Christmas lights. First[…]
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Spring 2020 – The upcoming books that have me aquiver
Hello, everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Turkey Day (in our case, it was a goose day, since turkey is dry and joyless but goose is mouthwateringly tender). Before the holiday, I had the[…]
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Really, Macmillan…really?
I mean, really? REALLY? It’s not like I have anything to say that my library colleagues have already expressed elsewhere on the Internet, but really? You came to this conclusion after you spoke to library[…]
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Oh, that’s real nice, and just three weeks before Banned Books Week…
With Hurricane Dorian and the amazon still burning, you wouldn’t think there’d be enough room in the news for this, but here we are. I mean, you can’t say there have been any slow news[…]
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An obituary for my Nook
If you know me, you know I champion eBooks. Even though they have become an enormous headache for libraries and helped in the decline of Barnes & Noble, I still love them. My first eReader[…]
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Wizards United Friend Code
And just in time for ALA we have a new Harry Potter mobile game. I already let Niantic suck up much of my free time with Pokemon Go, but I’ll give this a shot. Here’s[…]
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