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Eew! Really?
Some summertime silliness - As much as I love Jim Arnosky’s wonderful books, my popular copy of All About Turtles was looking pretty shabby, so I stamped it for the discard pile. Before discarding it...
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Ode to an Old Brown Sheet
On Fridays, many poetry fans across the KidLitosphere take part in Poetry Friday. Here, today, I offer my first contribution to the weekly meme in honor of my favorite prop, an old brown sheet. “Ode...
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Shall I Share my Book?
Your opinion, please… Last week, I received a great new book, Who’s Looking at You? by Stéphane Frattini. (Sterling, 2012). It’s a collection of 18 stunningly photographed eyeballs on lift-the-flap...
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Where’s Dick?
Here’s some Friday Fun … In the last session of ALSC Online courses, I took “The Caldecott Medal: Understanding Distinguished Art in Picture Books.” K.T. Horning’s expertise, combined with that of...
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Nobody does it better
Steets and homes were tossed like confetti during Hurricane Sandy, damage in Ortley Beach, N.J. on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 (Governor’s Office/Tim Larsen) Hurricane Sandy damage in Ortley Beach, N.J. on...
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If the world were a children’s novel …
If the World Were a Village (Kids Can Press 2011) is a favorite book of mine. It offers Western children an opportunity to view the world from a much larger vantage point than their own backyards. But...
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You know you’re a children’s librarian when …
You know you’re a children’s librarian when … you don’t mind being seen in public reading Captain Underpants! ”Tra la la!” Bonus points if you do the “flip-o-rama”, too! If you read nothing else from...
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Celebrate Women’s History Month!
Each March, in addition to working, blogging here at ALSC and at Shelf-employed, I host KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month! along with fellow librarian and blogger, Margo Tanenbaum. Active only...
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Google Reader is dead – Long live RSS
When Google officially announced the impending retirement of Google Reader, there was much discussion at work, with librarians debating alternatives and favorite readers. Personally, I never relied...
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Why you need to get out of your library
Because I went out and looked about … With budgets tight and staffing levels low, many librarians are foregoing customary trips to conferences, forums, and seminars. Chats, webinars, and listservs can...
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A Public Librarian’s Summer
A Public Librarian’s Summer Conferences, expos, and school visits too. It’s June and I’m already tired – Phew! It’s Summer Reading. The kids come in droves, more all the time, like proverbial loaves. A...
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Great Websites for Kids – Spring 2013 additions
Great Websites for Kids – new sites just added! This past year, I’ve been serving on ALSC’s Great Websites for Kids Committee. The committee’s is charge is: to administer and evaluate ALSC’s great...
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Yup! There’s a book for that! Or is there?
It’s no wonder that library patrons often ask for help in choosing a picture book, especially when entertaining grandchildren or visiting students as a “guest reader” in school. Woe to the harried...
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Librarian laughs
A patron asked the librarian why Tales of Robin Hood had been withdrawn from the children’s collection. The librarian replied, “Too much Saxon violence.” (adapted from...
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In tune with my patrons: a small success story
Has an ALSC blog post every spurred you to action? Spawned a great new idea? Opened up a new opportunity? We all hope that these daily posts help advance the cause of librarianship to children –...
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You know you’re a children’s librarian when …
You know you’re a children’s librarian when … you know the release date of every major upcoming children’s book and movie right off the top of your head, but if a patron asks you about the latest or...
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The best unread books of the year
It’s December – the time to ponder the best books of 2013, and to wonder which ones will receive the coveted awards of January. It’s also time to come clean and admit the books still languishing on...
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Oh, no! It’s the biography assignment!
Yes, it’s that time of year again in my town – time for the annual biography assignment. Rather than vent, as I have in years past (here, here, and here), this year, I decided to Venn. In any case,...
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We’re more important than they think!
Ask a children’s librarian about her department’s place in the hierarchy of her school, library, or system, and you may hear, “at the bottom.” If you feel this is true in your situation, it’s time to...
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You know you’re a children’s librarian when …
You know you’re a children’s librarian when … you sing the words to fingerplays while driving to work – just to be sure you’ve got them memorized before morning storytime. DAYS OF THE WEEK (Stand up...
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