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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Thank You to Future Librarian Superhero!
Last fall 5 children’s library bloggers generously donated their time and blogs to help promote the new Bell Awards by talking about books they liked for each of the five Bell Award categories. This week I’m finally posting my belated … Continue reading
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Thank You to Jbrary!
Last fall 5 children’s library bloggers generously donated their time and blogs to help promote the new Bell Awards by talking about books they liked for each of the five Bell Award categories. This week I’m finally posting my belated … Continue reading
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Thank You to LibLaura5!
Last fall 5 children’s library bloggers generously donated their time and blogs to help promote the new Bell Awards by talking about books they liked for each of the five Bell Award categories. This week I’m finally posting my belated … Continue reading
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Thank You to Great Kid Books!
Last fall 5 children’s library bloggers generously donated their time and blogs to help promote the new Bell Awards by talking about books they liked for each of the five Bell Award categories. This week I’m finally posting my belated … Continue reading
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Thank You to the Show Me Librarian!
Last fall 5 children’s library bloggers generously donated their time and blogs to help promote the new Bell Awards by talking about books they liked for each of the five Bell Award categories. I was in the middle of my … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday Round Up 1/24/14
How about a little serendipity, right here? When I volunteered for a winter round up spot I did not know the date I’d get would be almost 3 years to the day from my original Flannel Friday post (Friday, January … Continue reading
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(Not a) Flannel Friday: Letters & Mailbox
OK, it’s been MONTHS since I had a Flannel Friday post and now that I do it isn’t even a flannelboard. And it’s something that I’ve been working on for a looooong time (like, years) because, busy. But here you … Continue reading
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So Many Blogs! Aren’t We LUCKY?
Well, it turns out I’m kind of not doing one post a week like I said I was going to but I *did* say things would be a little cattywampus while I geared up again, so there you go. This … Continue reading
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Your 2 Cents Are Worth a Million Bucks
Anne wrote a post on developing a Professional Learning Network for Storytime Underground that brought tears to my eyes. Partly because I am so gratified to have had the opportunity to play even a small part in her journey as … Continue reading
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CLEL Bell Picture Book Awards Shortlists!!!
I have been working with a phenomenal group of librarians this year, launching the brand-new Bell Picture Book Awards. Our very first annual awards will be announced February 5, 2014, and we’re getting pretty excited. We will announce one book … Continue reading