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7 min read 2020-12-18 00:46:33

How to Run a Virtual Fortnite Program for Tweens

Fortnite: the unstoppable tween phenomenon that libraries can’t ignore. From the never ending conversations with kids about llamas and boogie

1 min read 2020-12-18 00:46:33

Fortnite: the unstoppable tween phenomenon that libraries can’t ignore. From the never ending conversations with kids about llamas and boogie

2 min read 2020-12-09 23:14:20

The Project by Courtney Summers (February 2, 2021) Aspiring journalist and nineteen-year-old Lo works as an assistant for a prestigious news outlet.

3 min read 2020-08-14 03:48:53

This board brings bold colours, fun textures, and a bright message to the children’s section, and I’m pretty pleased with it. In this space

4 min read 2020-08-06 23:06:36

When COVID-19 hit, librarians around the world started offering virtual storytimes: some prerecorded, and some live. Many of us who opted for

5 min read 2020-08-02 23:43:11

I recently had the pleasure of speaking on Middle Ground Book Fest‘s panel on Engaging Reluctant Readers. One of the questions was about strategies

3 min read 2020-07-30 21:14:59

Bloom by Kenneth Oppel What if the biggest threat to humanity wasn’t climate, disease, war, or monsters… but plants? Thick, seemingly

3 min read 2020-07-24 22:17:59

A brand new virtual festival whose goal is to create lifelong readers?! Teachers, librarians, and readers take note: the first ever Middle Ground

10 min read 2020-05-28 21:48:22

Any children’s librarian can attest: one of the most common questions we get is “My kid loved Dog Man. What else can they read?” See: Dog Man

1 min read 2020-05-07 02:15:29

Six years ago I wrote a blog post. 10 Poems That Teenagers Might Actually Love. I was fresh out of an English Literature undergrad and midway

7 min read 2020-04-20 22:47:49

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you know that I am always hyping books I’ve read before they are published. One of the most common

11 min read 2020-03-31 02:39:46

Virtual Storytimes are hugely popular right now, and for good reason. But a lot of librarians are new to video creation and don’t know where to

3 min read 2020-03-04 23:55:44

A new month means it’s time to swap out the book bin displays! In February I promoted “I Read Canadian Day” for kids, and “Romance…with a

3 min read 2020-02-02 04:27:31

Eye-catching? Instills a love of reading? Fun, relatable tone? I love the new February display board. This is a great one because multiple people

5 min read 2020-01-10 21:57:42

Does Dog Man’s popularity have no end? Are there even kids out there who have yet to become fans?! That’s what it feels like everyday at the