This time of the year is a little crazy: summer reading is beginning, the fiscal year is ending (budgets! kill me!), new displays that need making (I'm stealing your ideas, Mary Kay!), people going on vacations - see above - and at least in here in MA today, it's unbelievably hot. Like 98 degrees and … Continue reading Busy bee, that’s me
Category: Libraries
A week of challenges
It seems like it has been a long June and it's not even half over. It's been busy at the library: school visits, finishing up promotions for summer reading, students coming in to get their summer reading books, packing for a trip to Colorado. That's right, I'm going to Colorado for a few days in … Continue reading A week of challenges
My first time at a library conference
(I just read the the title of this post and realized it could be misinterpreted in a mildly humorous manner. For the record, I meant that it was my first time attending a library conference not my first time doing x at a library conference. Moving on.) Wednesday was my very first time going to … Continue reading My first time at a library conference
Why I love the library, by Anna
If you haven't heard, it's National Library Week, so let's all collectively cheer for libraries from our desks/couches. (I'm on the couch! Yes!) Ok? Thanks! I thought in honor of this week, I'd thought I'll list my reasons why I love libraries, other than the fact that they give me a job. And student loan … Continue reading Why I love the library, by Anna
YAs in the news, or Joel Stein is a meanie
Young adult literature - and young adult books, which is what I call the Gossip Girl novels - have been in the news a lot lately. There's the Hunger Games, Twilight, 50 Shades of Grey (I'll explain how this bondage/erotica trilogy is related to YA lit in a minute), and more movie adaptations are being … Continue reading YAs in the news, or Joel Stein is a meanie
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