We've been saving egg-cartons for a few months now in preparation for the Summer Reading Program. As I was studying spray paint selections and pondering which colors would make the best egg-carton bugs, I thought … [Read more...] about Radical Recyclables
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I was busily laminating and cutting letters to spell out "Catch the Reading Bug" in preparation for the Summer Reading Program when I was approached by a young patron who had some books to check out. The letters to the phrase each had a bug on them. For example, the 'C' featured a caterpillar and the 'A' featured an ant. The 'T' featured what looked to be a beetle of some kind, … [Read more...] about Good Advice
Secrets of Dripping Fang
It's gross! Giant ants collect nasal drippings and stinky-foot odor to feed their ant larvae. It's absurd! For example, a professor is married to a giant spider. It's hilarious! The children are orphaned in part because of an unfortunate port-a-potty incident. And sometimes it's a bit … [Read more...] about Secrets of Dripping Fang
Reading Makes You Smart!
Recently, an adult came in to the children's department and selected a number of juvenile non-fiction titles. Before she left, I asked her if she had found everything she needed. She replied that she had found what she was looking for and added, "I like to read about a lot of subjects, and I prefer to read the children's books because they are … [Read more...] about Reading Makes You Smart!
“Isth a disthasther!” or The case of the missing teeth
One of my assistants has spent the better part of a week digging around in her basement, rummaging through boxes of flotsam and jetsam in search of a missing set of dentures. Why? Because I mentioned that I was doing a story-time about teeth and would be reading a story about a grandfather who awakens one morning to discover … [Read more...] about “Isth a disthasther!” or The case of the missing teeth