Reading to Children
Yesterday I posted about reading Fox in Socks for our library’s Seussathon. (I also read The Sneetches and Other Stories, Horton Hatches an Egg, Green Eggs and Ham, and Mr.…
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Correction
Turns out … the Egret is not an egret. He (or she) is a Great Blue Heron. And the story about them mating for life is not true. This is…
Christmas Letter 2012
Merry Christmas! It’s been a good year! As the years go by, I’m losing physical addresses, so I like to post my Christmas letter on the web to send to…
Top Ten Ways You Know You’re a Youth Services Librarian at Heart
Every year, I like to make a Top Ten list that summarizes my year. All of these have shown up in my life this year. Top Ten Ways You Know…
2010 Printz Awards
The final day of ALA Annual Conference — June 28, 2010 — was an exhausting frenzy of acquiring books! I did go to some sessions: One on Research and Statistics…
The 2010 Newbery/Caldecott Banquet
Sunday, June 27, 2010. I drove back into DC for the Newbery/Caldecott Banquet and experienced the highlight of my whole year. I went three years ago, sat in the back,…
NaNoWriMo & Newberys, Headaches & Hassles
I’m thinking about life. November isn’t turning out like I expected when I decided to try NaNoWriMo after all. It’s Day 10, and so far, I’ve written 4,214 words on…
My Summer Vacation
Summer vacation is drawing to a close, and ever since June, I’ve been meaning to write about my travels, even though they were much less than when I lived…
A Happy Birthday!
My verse for my birthday this year was Psalm 142:7b Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. I chose the verse in the morning,…
Sondra Lisa Reading
Today we had some silly fun at the Library. (It was my boss’s idea!) Our theme this year is “Master the Art of Reading.” So we took a poster of…