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Good morning! Today I’m over at the ALSC Blog talking about how I’m using Evernote to keep track of my storytime files. Have a great weekend!

I started library school in 1993. My class was the last to be taught cataloging for both MARC and cards; online research meant carefully crafted, exquisitely timed search strategies performed in dial-up paid-for-by-the-minute databases; and we wrote out http://www like … Continue reading →

Go ahead, be jealous that your 14-year-old daughter didn’t make a Cat in the Hat Hat-with-Fish-Bowl out of duct tape for YOU.

I’m just pointing you to two cool projects today: Flannel Friday will be celebrating our 2nd anniversary in March! SPECIAL ROUND UP MARCH 8 Sharon at Rain Makes Applesauce has a special invitation: write a blog post to answer the … Continue reading →

When you get discouraged, when your list is too long, when storytime is a disaster, when no one shows up for an awesome program, how do you recharge? There are lots of ways to give yourself a boost, but one … Continue reading →

Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! I’ve been a little becalmed here on Mel’s Desk–I wound up needing a few weeks off while getting acclimated to my girls’ new school years and prepping for the ALSC Institute, where my boss … Continue reading →

There is something super satisfying about making a flannelboard set out of felt and having it come out JUST the way you envisioned it! Here are the five felt sets that make me smile every time I pull them out…whether … Continue reading →

Most often I share flannelboard ideas, but from time to time I post ideas for storytime props…either a single item for the storytime provider to hold, or sets to hand out to all the kids. Here’s the list so far! … Continue reading →

When children understand that stories have a beginning, a middle, and an end, it gives them a way to anticipate what’s going to happen next when they are reading their first stories. Reading is hard work, and children need to … Continue reading →