Category Archives: Summer Reading
Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins!
As I was making the daily schedules this week for our children’s department, I wrote the phrase “Gird Your Loins: Summer Reading Begins” across the top. Highlighted in yellow. In our library, Summer Reading sign-up is no joke. It is … Continue reading
Kid blogger!
So, a couple of weeks ago my library launched our Summer Reading program and we have been pretty much swallowed up in a storm of sign ups, giveaways, and answering questions about how to win prizes, which are the best … Continue reading
Filed under Kid Stuff, Linktastic, Summer Reading
Summer Reading Party Planning, Or “The Road to BugStravaGanza”
In 6 days, 23 hours, and 16 minutes (approximate time at the writing of this post) over sixty children- ranging in ages toddler to tween- will desend on my library for two-and-a-half hours of crazy, silly, gross, potentially sticky, and definitely messy fun! … Continue reading
Filed under Children's Programs, Summer Reading
Hey, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Fans!
Today at 2:30pm, as part of the “Catch the Reading Bug” Summer Reading Program, author Jeff Kinney will be doing a live chat. Summer readers can log in starting 20 minutes before the chat begins. Wait- you’re not signed up … Continue reading
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“Is That the Reading Bug?”
So I’m back from my trip to Colorado and I was back at work almost (save for a delayed flight) immediately. I had my usual Tuesday afternoon storytime program. As the kids were settling in and I was chit-chatting with … Continue reading
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