(Note: This picture doesn't really have anything to do with reading but I did take it a few summers ago on Cape Cod. Right after I took this picture I got in the water and Paul, Ang, and I decided to play that game where you dive to the bottom and grab something interesting. Paul … Continue reading Musings on Summer Reading
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I read the news today, oh boy
To start, a dialogue: NEW PERSON/STRANGER: So, what do you do? ANNA: I'm a librarian. NEW PERSON/STRANGER: Oh cool! So you just get paid to sit around all day and read, right? ANNA: Umm, not quite. Let me tell you . . . (Scene fades out to black while ANNA elaborates over the course of … Continue reading I read the news today, oh boy
A librarian’s prayer (or this librarian’s prayer)
Dear God, Please let me get through summer reading without getting bodily dismembered by rabid middle schoolers - especially on those days when I have to address 300 of them at once on the last hour of the day on a Friday in June. Please. Thanks, Anna P.S. Ok, this isn't really a P.S. to … Continue reading A librarian’s prayer (or this librarian’s prayer)
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
Blog Fail (and book reviews)
Oh gosh. It's been almost three weeks since I've posted. Sorry, folks. I can't even really claim Battlestar Galactica as my excuse this time because I finished a few weeks or so ago. Amazing. If you haven't watched it you need to so we can remain friends (cough cough, brother-in-law, cough cough)! I've also been … Continue reading Blog Fail (and book reviews)
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