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Here are some pine trees straight from the Colorado mountains! A winter version with pine cones: And a Christmas version with a star and lights: What can you do with these trees? Well, when I started brainstorming for this post … Continue reading →

Here we go! I get to host the FF Holiday Extravaganza! Leave a message in the comments with your link & I will gather them and add them to the Round Up tomorrow; I won’t publish the comments but I … Continue reading →

It’s been a difficult week for thanksgiving. The injustices of this world are so acute, so present, and so painful that–even shielded as I am from most of them–it has been a struggle to open my heart and be wholly … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

My library is just completing phase one of our own picture book reorganization! Piloted by the Darien Library, a picture book reorganization project sorts your picture book collection into broad subject categories instead of alphabetizing by the author’s last name. … Continue reading →

In January, I ran a reader’s survey, asking among other things for feedback from you on what Mel’s Desk content is most valuable. As it happens, an unexpected opportunity to step into a supervisory role at my library seriously derailed … Continue reading →

A few years ago I decided I wanted to tell “Three Little Fishes and the Big Bad Shark” by Ken Geist for summer reading school visits. In this version of The Three Little Pigs, the fishies take refuge in a … Continue reading →

1) Starting a new job as a supervisor 2) Scheduling a 13-person team 3) Going to meetings 4) Answering email at work during the day 5) Revising the schedule 6) Talking with other supervisors 7) Attending training sessions 8) Planning … Continue reading →