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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Reflections
I can’t believe it’s May already and that I’ve completed my tenth year of the Blogging A to Z Challenge! My theme this year – Fact Finders Club: Nonfiction for Curious Kids was a lot of fun to put together and I felt more on top of all the posting…
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Book Adaptations on Streaming Services
Looking for a fun new way to spend time together as a family? Why not try a family book club and then watch an adaptation of the book on one of the popular streaming services! Reading aloud doesn’t have to stop when kids start reading on their own. Some of…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: Zoology
Alright, we’ve made it to the letter Z! 26 letters later, we’re finally here at the end of the alpahbet and this year, I’m really excited about this final list – zoology! Here are 12 books to pour over all about animals. I love learning about animals – I’ve always…
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Storytime Theme: Fire Safety
Fire Safety Week occurs each October and it’s important to make sure your kids have the information they need in case of an emergency. Things like how to dial 9-1-1, or what your address is, or your meeting spot outside the house in case of fire. And while you hope…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: You Do It
This was such a fun list to put together! And surprisingly easy for the letter Y! This list includes all sorts of how-to books – science experiments, crafts, cooking, baking, engineering, building, doodling, and so much more! It’s honestly a great list of titles to reference as we move into…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books With the Word Library In the Title
I don’t think it’s surprising that a librarian would choose to create a book list with the word library in the title! And that’s what I did! I did create a list of books from picture books to adult fiction (and nonfiction) all about libraries from the fantastical to the…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: X-Ray
We’re nearing the end of the alphabet and every year I dread the letter X – it’s so hard to find a word that works for my theme and then can translate into a book list. But this year, I went with x-ray and while it’s a go-to word for…
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Storytime Theme: Inventions
This was a little trickier of a storytime lesson plan, but I think it’s worth it! Teaching kids about inventing things encourages creativity, imagination, deduction and reasoning and so much more. Plus, it teaches kids that sometimes failing at something the first or (hundredth) time you try something is okay.…
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2025 Blogging A to Z Challenge: World Wide
There aren’t too many letters left of this alphabet challenge! But, before we end, let’s take a trip around the world to discover the cultures, celebrations, traditions, and festivals of people around the globe. These twelve books are sure to show kids that while we might go to school in…
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Director’s Thoughts – 4/25/25
Let’s talk meetings. I feel like the higher up you go in an organizational structure, the more time you spend in meetings! And right now, I feel like the majority of time I’m spending at work is in meetings. Whether they’re all productive is something we’ll get into. For example,…
