Teen Librarian Toolbox
April 29, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Call it fate. Call it kismet. Call it the stars aligning, the moon in ascendance, the converging of the planets, whatever you like. When I saw last week that there was a topic trending on Twitter called #WomenWriteFunny, started by Angie Manfredi, it was clear that the hour had come. For a long time a […]
April 28, 2015 by Betsy Bird
The Jumbies By Tracey Baptiste Algonquin Young Readers $15.95 ISBN: 9781616204143 Ages 9-12 On shelves now “All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” So sayeth Leo Tolstoy (at least in theory). Regardless of whether or not it’s actually true, it is fun […]
April 27, 2015 by Betsy Bird
So I’m sitting at my desk the other day, paging through some children’s books I was sent from who knows where (my records are spotty at best and comparable to what happens when a raccoon is set free in a paper factory at worst) when I stumble across this book Stories of the Saints by […]
April 24, 2015 by Betsy Bird
On the Shoulder of a Giant: An Inuit Folktale By Neil Christopher Illustrated by Jim Nelson Inhabit Media $16.95 ISBN: 978-1-77227-002-0 Ages 4-7 On shelves now My daughter is afraid of giants. She’s three so this isn’t exactly out of the norm. However, it does cut out a portion of her potential reading material. Not […]
April 23, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Yesterday was Earth Day, and I suspect a fair number of you librarians out there did some killer Earth Day displays of books for the kiddos, teachers, and parents out there. I love thematic book displays. But who says you need an official holiday to create one? Let us say, for the sake of argument, […]
April 22, 2015 by Betsy Bird
So you think you love Judy Blume? Prove it. As you know, each and every year The American Booksellers for Free Expression has a book art auction. It’s where people go to get really really good stuff. And this year, since the ABFE is celebrating Judy Blume, they’re not only looking for artists willing to […]
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April 21, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Mmm. Vanity straight up. So I never quite know how to post “me stuff” news when it’s particularly nice. On the one hand I could post the link with the typical “I’m not worthy” statement attached, but that always sounds as if I doth protest too much. Or, I could go the other route, and […]
April 19, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Hallo, folks! So today is the last day of National Library Week. In celebration, enjoy this delightful video from Common Craft for your average non-library literate layman. If you are a librarian, show this video to those members of your family who heard you had to get a Master’s degree and asked you, “What? So […]
April 17, 2015 by Betsy Bird
Howdy, folks. You may recall that in the past I’ve mentioned that there’s a lovely 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference coming to NYC this June. Well, for those of you with professional development credits to accrue, guess what? You can get one by attending. See below for more details: EDUCATOR LITERACY PROGRAM presented by 21st […]
April 16, 2015 by Betsy Bird
YES! It is time for yet another episode of Fuse #8 TV and today we have a doozy. A fair frolicsome, lithe and lovely episode wherein I take Are You My Mother? and destroy your ability to ever read it again. And if I fail to do even that, just read this version over at The […]
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
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