Ideas for how youth service librarians can use CSLP's theme of "Build a Better World" to try new things and engage the community in 2017.

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Jarrett Krosoczka, a Northampton children’s book author and illustrator, was visiting his old elementary school in Worcester a few years ago when he bumped into a woman named Jean Cariglia, who used to be his lunch lady.

The Australian Children’s Book Week theme for 2017 is ‘Escape to Everywhere’. It sparks lots of ideas for me. It  invites wonder about the world and the wide variety of humans who live here. The theme also captures why I read – to escape – to live inside someone else’s mind for a while and to see and feel what they do. That’s why they say reading makes you more compassionate and empathetic (see articles in Time, The Guardian and Better Reading on this). And we need that now more than ever. Children’s Book Week runs from 18-25 August and here are…

Poster 2017 The official 2017 Children’s Book Week poster designed by Christian Robinson! Download Poster (Front) Download Poster(Back, plus activities) This year’s poster is designed by Christian Robinson, the artist behind such beloved picture books as Gaston by Kelly DiPucchio and Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, for which he received … Continue reading "Poster 2017"

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of December 3rd, 2017.  I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very very many of them.  Today is the second day of my list.  Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading.  Enjoy…

Here is a list of some of the new releases for the week of September 3rd, 2017.  I am going to divide the list into 4 days because there are so very many of them.  Today is the first day of my list.  Hope you find some selections for your weekly reading.  Enjoy and…

Classical Music in NYC This Week || Classical Music in NYC This Week By DAVID ALLEN Continue reading the main story Photo The countertenor Anthony Roth Constanzo and members of the International Contemporary Ensemble in a 2016 version of Suzanne Farrin’s “La Dolce Morte.” See listing below. Credit Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera. ‘LA DOLCE MORTE’ at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/07/arts/music/classical-music-in-nyc-this-week.html?utm_campaign=crowdfire&utm_content=crowdfire&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest

I came upon a few reading challenges for this year. Last year, I think I joined about 2 reading challenges. This 2017, I will try to join as many as I can to put more diversity in my reading. I am more into mystery, suspense and thriller books. In 2016, I have read books from different genre and from a lot of new authors. I will continue to do the same and meet more new authors. Earlier this week, I posted about joining A Wild Goose Challenge. This time, I am going to try my hand at the POPSugar Reading Challenge. I came upon this challenge through J. Rose Allister's newsletter. Just click on the link and you will be directed to the popsugar's site. There is also a Goodreads Group which you can join. 2017 Reading Challenge ☐ A book recommended by a librarian     The Give by Lois Lowry ☐ A book that's been on your TBR for too long     Iliad by Homer ☐ A book by a person of color     Teenage Temptation and Personal Honor by Meena Jelks ☐ A book with one of the four seasons on the title     Autumn's Dance by Sara Gai ☐ A book that is a story within a story     The Murdered Messiah by Len Lemensdorf ☐ A book with multiple authors    War Hawk by James Rollins and Grant Blackwood  ☐ An espionage thriller   B.U.G (Charlie Jones #1) by TJ Slee ☐ A book with a cat on the cover     A Hiss-story of Magic by Harper Lin ☐ A book by an author who uses a pseudonym   Wild Poppy (Wildflowers #4) Vivian Winslow ☐ A bestseller from a genre you don't usually read     I haven' read a lot of poetry books-- Lullabies by Lang Leav ☐ A book by or about a person who has a disability    Les Miserables by Victor Hugo ☐ A book involving travel   The Magnificent Glass Globe by N. R. Bergeson ☐ A book with a subtitle   Condemn Me Not: Accused of Witchcraft by Heather B. Moore ☐ A book that's published in 2017   God of the Sun (Stella and Sol #1) by Kimberly Loth ☐ A book involving a mythical creature    Heir to the Lamp by Michelle Lowery Combs ☐ A book that you've read before that never fails to make you smile    A Ghostly Mortality (Ghostly Southern Mysteries #6) by Tonya Kappes ☐ A book about food    Sugar and Other Luxuries by Everly Scott ☐ A book with career advice    Yes, Please by Amy Pohler ☐ A book from a nonhuman perspective     The Adventures of Sherlock Bones: Doggone by Lauren Baratz-Logsted ☐ A steampunk novel     Along Came a Wolf by Adam Reece ☐ A book with a red spine    Grimm Woods by D. Melhoof ☐ A book set in the wilderness    Chengli and the Silk Road Caravan by Hildi Kang  ☐ A book you loved as a child    Aesop's Fables ☐ A book by an author from a country you've never visited     Living in Italy: The Real Deal by Stef Smulders ☐ A book with a title that's a character's name     Waiting for Rio by Marie Cole   ☐ A novel set during wartime     Catch-22 by Joseph Heller ☐ A book with an unreliable narrator     The Trembling Leaf by T. L. Kole   ☐ A book with pictures     Worth More Dead and Other True Cases by Ann Rule ☐ A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you   The Midnight Sea by Kat Ross ☐ A book about an interesting woman    Girl in Disguise by Greer McAllister ☐ A book set in two different time periods   Love and Gravity by Samantha Sotto ☐ A book with a month or day of the week in the title    The Tribulations of August Barton by  Jennifer LeBlanc ☐ A book set in a hotel     The Shining by Stephen King ☐ A book written by someone you admire    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou ☐ A book that's becoming a movie in 2017     Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon ☐ A book set around a holiday other than Christmas  ☐ The first book in the series you haven't read before   Sparks (Sparks Saga #1) by RS McCoy ☐ A book you bought on a trip     The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure by Adam Williams ☐ A book of letters    Revelations by T. Marie Alexander ☐ An audiobook   Country Heaven by Vicki Green Advanced ☐ A book recommended by an author you love     J.K. Rowling recommended Emma by Jane Austen ☐ A bestseller in 2016     A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman     ☐ A book with a family-member term in the title   Sister Pact by Stacie Ramey ☐ A book that takes place over a character's life span    The Murdered Messiah by Len Lemensdorf ☐ A book about an immigrant or a refugee    All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ☐ A book about a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of     Ergodic Literature which comes from the Greek word "ergo" meaning work and "hodos" meaning path. It requires nontrivial effort from the reader to traverse the text. An example is House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, where a reader must actively participate in the construction of the text. ☐ A book with an eccentric character    Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #2) by Ransom Riggs ☐ A book that's more than 800 pages    A Dance with Dragons (Song of Fire and Ice #5) by George R. R. Martin ☐ A book you've got from a used book sale    Help the Poor Struggler by Martha Grimes ☐ A book that's been mentioned in another book   Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte ☐ A book about a difficult topic     Aftermath by Clara Kensie   ☐ A book based on mythology      Rune Hunter by Amelia Wilson

W e love short stories around here. We publish one every week in Recommended Reading, and our highest-traffic piece this year was an essay about a short story (more on this later, when we go through Electric Lit’s top stories of 2017!). And we’re not alone in this, either—after all, this is the year that, […]

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I never forgot the walk past the huge lampposts, up the stairs, and through the massive doors. I remember stepping into the foyer and feeling like I was floating across the oversized room, as if I was sitting on Aladdin's carpet. Walking further into an enormous area designated as the children's room, I was immediately mesmerized by long rows and shelves of endless books. I knew then there was something magical and sacred about the library.  To this day, I never forgot the smell of the books and the feel of my fingers running across the covers. I was a young child with little background knowledge about places outside of my neighborhood and downtown Syracuse but in this haven of knowledge, I was whomever I wanted to be. Books carried me to places I never knew about and those I wanted to explore. Postcard from the Onondaga Historical Society Onondaga Public Library, Syracuse, NY In my formative years, I understood  that reading could transport me. I became a voracious reader, encouraged by my teachers and my family. My love for reading grew with each classic novel and nonfiction book I read. I cherished reading about historical figures and fictionalized characters whom I wanted to emulate. Books became my friends over the years. At the end of college, I took a circuitous route back to my roots and became a reading teacher to pass on my passion for reading to young minds. I hoped that I would impact students' lives to encourage them to become lifelong readers. To this day, I am book lover, spreading the message that Reading Matters. Happy National Library Week 2017  "Libraries Transform" They transformed my life. How about yours? It's Tuesday so the slicers are serving up their Slice of Life pieces at Two Writing Teachers. Join me as I travel there. March Slice of Life Story Challenge

The Story of River 365 days ago today (Aug 29, 2017), James called me and said, “I’m going to get the 10-week old puppy”. It was a Tuesday, I was working. We had visited a litter of puppies only a week or so old the day before. I’d never met a german shorthaired pointer (GSP) … Continue reading "Top 5 Tips to Survive the Puppy Years with a German Shorthaired Pointer"

Minivans are minivans right? They are soccer mom vehicles, often shunned by the general public who lust after more stylish and powerful SUVs. What if an automaker turned “what makes a minivan, a minivan” on its head? You would get the stylish 2017 Chrysler Pacifica – a real challenge to your notion of what a minivan is. Or rather, what a minivan can be! My notions and deeply held beliefs on minivans were challenged during my week of driving my press loan of a 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. This minivan definitely felt more like an SUV with the added bonus of kid ... Keep reading

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