from the Biblio Files

I love doing Reader's Advisory.  I really enjoy talking with patrons about what they're reading and what else they might enjoy or...

Way back when in caveman days when I was a teacher, I learned how important it was to continue to improve myself and keep up-to-date on ...

I was recently scheduled to work our library's combined circ/reference desk for part of an afternoon.  One of my jobs at said desk is...

Libraries are filled with signs.  There are signs designating particular areas of the collection, signs describing upcoming events, signs...

Bird, Betsy. Wild Things! Acts of Mischief in Children's Literature . Candlewick Press, 2014. This book is the combined work of Bet...

I didn't make this exact one, but I made one just like it with different paper. My family's Christmas tree is covered in ornamen...

In addition to regular story times, movie nights, and crafts, my library also regularly has some sort of passive programming available.  Thi...

The holiday season is upon us, and has been since early September when I started seeing strings of Christmas lights and holiday wreaths b...

Those of you who have been following my blog know that I created a library bingo program for the middle school where I worked last wint...

Knudsen, Michelle. Evil Librarian . Candlewick Press, 2014. Cynthia's best friend, Annie, has a crush on the new librarian. But Cy...

When I was in library school, I took a class on adult readers' advisory. This class was actually really helpful in determining how to...

Hines, Jim. Libriomancer . DAW, 2012. From the Goodreads page on this book: "Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secre...

Spinelli, Jerry. The Library Card . New York: Scholastic Press, 1997. This book contains four shorter stories of kids whose lives are c...

Johnson, Marilyn. This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All . New York: Harper Collins, 2010. I was intrigued...