Month: January 2017
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Children’s Books Rock!: 8 Band Names Inspired by Kid Lit
I love my job as a children’s librarian. Storytime is fabulous, ordering books is tons of fun, but I have to admit that shelving is not something I particularly enjoy. Recently, to pass the time while returning books to their homes, I looked at the titles and tried to decide which would make the best…
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Literary Linking: January 23 – 27
This week’s articles cover topics including: bibliomania, Merriam-Webster Dictionary trolling Trump, children’s book awards, and more! My favorite bookish links from the week of January 23 – 27: Sales of Orwell’s ‘1984’ Spike after Kellyanne Conway’s ‘Alternative Facts’ “While the phrase ‘alternative facts’ reminded many of the terms ‘falsehoods,’ ‘lies’ and ‘untruths,’ it reminded many…
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New Releases I Can’t Wait To Read in 2017
So many amazing books came out last year, and one of my goals for 2017 is to read the best of the best from 2016, but I am also eager to dig into this year’s new releases. Some of my absolute favorite authors have books coming out, and I will be waiting with baited…
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Literary Linking: January 16 – 20
This week’s articles cover topics including: exercising like your favorite author, the decline of library cats, John Lewis’ books selling out and more! My favorite bookish links from the week of January 16 – 20: Obama’s Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books “During [Barack Obama’s] eight years in the White House — in…
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Literary Linking: January 9 – 13
This week’s articles cover topics including: the novel in the age of Obama, a taxidermy library, a Harry-Potter themed pasta restaurant, classic literary obituaries, and more! My favorite bookish links from the week of January 9 – 13: Considering the Novel in the Age of Obama “What will we mean when someday we refer to…
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Cruising and Perusing: Reading at Sea Is Alive and Well
Every year, at least a few news articles come out lamenting the decline of reading for pleasure in America today. In August, the National Endowment for the Arts released a report stating that in 2015, only 43 percent of adults read at least one work of literature. This is down from 57 percent in 1982….
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Literary Linking: January 2 – 6
This week’s articles include yoga for book lovers, a preview of the best books to read in 2017, NYPL’s most popular checkouts last year, and more ! My favorite bookish links from the week of January 2 – 6: Yoga for Book Lovers Hot yoga is so over…this is the year of book yoga! Here…
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Put Down Your Phone!: 6 Ways To Turn Screen Time into Reading Time
2017 is here! One of my primary goals this year is to read more (yes, I’ll admit, this is a goal I have EVERY year 😄 ), but more specifically, I want to cut down on screen time to allow for more reading hours. Of course, this is easier said than done, so I brainstormed…