This week is Banned Books Week, and once again we are surprised and dismayed to see the lists of books that have been challenged and banned. We’d love to stop celebrating Banned Books Week – if only there were no … Continue reading
Category Archives: Libraries & Librarians
Very exciting morning watching the announcements of the ALA’s Youth Media Awards. Laurina was present at the announcements (only fitting for a former Newbery committee-person) and I tuned in to the ALA’s webcast. Congratulations to all of the winners! Just … Continue reading
Most of our work entails sitting in front of a laptop screen or walking around with a cell phone pressed to our head or, in my case, staring into space waiting for some bit of creative inspiration to light … Continue reading
Last week I went to my very first Babytime. Different from the traditional storytimes which are standard fare at libraries, Babytime focuses on emergent literacy activities rather than listening to stories read aloud. There’s generally music, rhymes, and movement led … Continue reading
I found this image at the bookstore when we visited the Chautauqua Institution in New York state earlier this summer. On the back of the postcard: Melvil Dewey, at extreme right, who helped found the Chautauqua Library School in 1901, … Continue reading