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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the OLDEST LIBRARIAN
On September 15, Martha Smith of Vinland, Kansas, celebrated her 103rd birthday! Congratulations to Ms. Smith, who according to the American Library Association, is the oldest librarian. Ms. Smith has...
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National Gaming Day at Your Library
This Saturday libraries across the United States are sponsoring a NATIONAL GAMING DAY. Of course, we all know how much fun it can be to visit a library on a regular day–with all the books, magazines,...
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This has been a busy week. It’s NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, so I certainly hope you’ve visited your local library at least once this week. I’m reading Elise Broach’s fun mystery story for middle grade...
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Summer Reading, Websites, and Recipes for Kids
Holly and I took a field trip to the dog park today. There we met Joey and his mom and their beautiful and friendly Irish Setter, Flash. After Holly showed Joey all the cool tricks she can do, we...
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Find the Perfect Book Match for Your Summer Reading
I’m so excited to tell you about this great opportunity–just a click away. How many times during the summer when your mom or dad suggests you do some reading, you say, “But I don’t have any good...
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Raising a Reader
It is always a mission of mine to stress the importance of reading to, with, and by children to help them be successful in school and in life. RAISING A READER is a national nonprofit organization...
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An Alligator at Story Time
A very courageous librarian in Whitestone, New York–Susan Scatena at the Queens Library–promised eager summer readers that if they read at least 4,000 books she would read to a real life alligator....
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Webster Groves Library Author Event
I hope you can join me this Friday evening at the first annual Missouri Author Expo at the Webster Groves Public Library. This event is designed for readers of all ages with authors of both adult and...
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April News
April has been a busy, crazy, fun, busy, poetical, busy, bunny business month–and it’s not over yet.So before it gets any crazier, I’ll share what I’ve been reading, doing, writing… Who says libraries...
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An Evening with Author/Illustrator DAV PILKEY
TRA-LA-LAAAA! How does an evening with children’s author Dav Pilkey begin? (well,after waiting in a looooong line wrapping all the way around Headquarters library…) Waiting for Captain Underpants With,...
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