This week's excuse for not posting on Thursday? It's been a long, full week. We had three programs this week at the library that I was fairly heavily involved in: CSI Teens on Wednesday, J. Courtney Sullivan visiting on Thursday, and the Boston Bruins Rookie Day Summer Reading Kickoff on Friday. Whew! It was a … Continue reading A full week
Tag: summer reading
How to annoy all of your library departments
. . . have a YA Scavenger Hunt! Whee! Ok, so maybe not all of my fellow librarians were annoyed but I think a few of them were. For my summer reading kickoff party this year, I created a scavenger hunt throughout the library and had the teens solve the clues. It took them all … Continue reading How to annoy all of your library departments
Grown-Up Summer Reading
I talk a lot about summer reading for my patrons on this blog, but today I'm wondering what you are reading this summer or looking forward to reading. Personally, once I'm done finding those elusive happy GLBTQ YA books, I'll finish The Little Friend. Then I hope to get my hands on Neil Gaiman's new … Continue reading Grown-Up Summer Reading
Teen Iron Chef
Last week I ran one of the best programs that I've ever done, at least in my opinion. And I took pictures, so you get to see all of it's glory. The program was 'Teen Iron Chef' which I had heard about but was nervous about actually presenting. It sounded like a lot of work: … Continue reading Teen Iron Chef
Don’t ask for your summer reading in March
A patron called the library this last Saturday about the summer reading list for a Catholic school in the area that my library serves. In my opinion, this particular school does a good job with their summer reading: there are three books on the list for all high school grades and if the students read … Continue reading Don’t ask for your summer reading in March
