Author Archives: Melissa

En Route to CALCON14

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Melissa

Tomorrow I will be driving at a ridiculous hour up I-25 to attend the Colorado Association of Libraries Conference! I’m pretty psyched because I haven’t attended the whole thing in several years–last year I just ran in and out to … Continue reading →

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Last Month for Bell Awards Nominations!

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Melissa

How did the year go by so fast? Fortunately it’s not quite over yet! There’s still one more month for you to nominate picture books for the 2015 CLEL Bell Awards for Early Literacy! The Bell Picture Book Awards are … Continue reading →

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I’m a Freshman at Storytime University!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Melissa

This summer, I enrolled in Storytime University, and I am having a lot of fun completing my homework! Storytime University is the brainchild of the fabulous joint chiefs at Storytime Underground. It was created as a way to recognize the … Continue reading →

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Early Literacy Storytime: Paintbrushes

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Melissa

It takes a lot of time to master all the marks and strokes we use when writing letters! When learning their writing strokes, children first scribble, then at 2-3 years work on first vertical (up and down) strokes, then horizontal … Continue reading →

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Brain Boxes

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Melissa

Looking for something new to offer your young families? Something ready-to-go and research-based to support early learning? Do you have a little money or grant funding? What about a Brain Box? In 2013, my library hosted Dr Jill Stamm, the … Continue reading →

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You’re Invited to the Bell Awards Goodreads Discussion Group!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Melissa

Do you love picture books? Are you hooked on early literacy? Do you love learning from other readers? Come join us at the brand-new Goodreads Discussion Group for the 2015 CLEL Bell Awards! If you’ve been reading Mel’s Desk for … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday: Lionni Mice

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Melissa

My contribution today is cribbed straight from Leo Lionni! These four adorable board books were re-released this year and I snapped them up for baby storytime. They are very simple, just one or two images on the page, lots of … Continue reading →

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Flannel Friday Round Up 9/26/14

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Melissa

Whoop! I get to host Flannel Friday again! Here’s our fabulous contributors today: Jennifer is joining us for the first time! HOORAY!!! She is now hooked on making flannels and shows us FIVE of her recent projects at her blog, … Continue reading →

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Research Link: [Some] Sources

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Melissa

Well, today actually it’s lots of links! On last month’s Research Link post, Brytani commented, “Do you search databases for this information or are you subscribed to journals?” Which I thought was serendipitous because just a few days before I … Continue reading →

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En Route to the ALSC Institute!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Melissa

Today I am sailing off to Oakland for the 2014 ALSC Institute! I went for the first time 2 years ago and feel super lucky to be going back. Compared with ALA or PLA, or even with our state library … Continue reading →

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