“After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?” — Russell Hoban
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QOTD: Russell Hoban
March 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on QOTD: Russell Hoban · Author! Author!, Quote of the Day
in honor of Beverly Cleary, who is alive and well and living in Carmel, Calif.
March 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on in honor of Beverly Cleary, who is alive and well and living in Carmel, Calif. · Author! Author!, Book Geek
Announcement, annoucement! The 2011-2012 Beverly Cleary Children’s Choice Award Nominees are (drum roll, please): “Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet,” by Graham Salisbury “Flight of the Phoenix (Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist, Book 1),” by R. L. LaFevers “How Oliver Olson Changed the World,” by Claudia Mills “Judy Moody and Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt,” by […]
Winter 2010/2011: Reading, Film and Writing
December 1st, 2010 · Comments Off on Winter 2010/2011: Reading, Film and Writing · Author! Author!, Contests & Prizes
It will be a lively winter for artists, writers and book lovers in and around the Portland area. Have fun! Best, Ms. Nancy Teen Short Film Contest open to all Multnomah Co. 6-12th graders: Create a short film (no more than 6 minutes) about libraries and/or reading. Post the film to YouTube.com and submit an […]
From our friends at RIF:
August 13th, 2010 · Comments Off on From our friends at RIF: · Author! Author!, Book Geek
10 Tips for Choosing Books for Children of All Ages Source: Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Family of Readers Advisor’s Guide Ages: 5-8, 9-12, 13+ * Have children choose their own books as soon as they start showing a preference for one over another. * Find the children’s section of your local library. Get to know […]
book of the day
July 16th, 2010 · Comments Off on book of the day · Author! Author!
JULY “In July I’ll take a peep into the cool and fishy deep where chicken soup is selling cheap. Selling once selling twice selling chicken soup with rice.” “Chicken Soup with Rice,” by Maurice Sendak
Summer Reading Programs and Websites
July 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on Summer Reading Programs and Websites · Author! Author!, Book Geek, Contests & Prizes, Educational Web Sites
Hello, all you readers, I know, I know. You’re probably too busy out running around, swimming, or sleeping in late to look at this library blog. But just in case you’re ready to take a break from brushing up on your math skills… Maybe you’d like to do a bit of reading? Or practice your […]
QOTD: Emily Dickinson & what we’re reading this week…
May 30th, 2010 · Comments Off on QOTD: Emily Dickinson & what we’re reading this week… · Art, Author! Author!, Book Geek
“A word is dead / When it is said, / Some say. / I say it just / Begins to live / That day.” — Emily Dickinson, poet (1830-1886) I love that the New York Botanical Garden has put up an exhibit based on Dickinson’s gardens. Talk about bringing poetry (through flowers) to life. I’ve […]
“Luck,” by Langston Hughes, and the first meeting of the Mother-Daughter Book Club
May 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Author! Author!, Book Geek
“Sometimes a crumb falls From the tables of joy, Sometimes a bone Is flung. To some people Love is given, To others Only heaven.” — Langston Hughes (1902-1967) I love that poem, it thrills me every time I read it. We had the first meeting today of the brand-new Mother-Daughter Book Club that my 10-year-old […]
April is National Poetry Month
March 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Author! Author!, Poetry
“I have never started a poem whose end I knew. Writing the poem is discovering.” —Robert Frost, New York Times (7 Nov. 1955) Hello from the Library Girl! April is National Poetry Month, and they’re celebrating over at Poets.org. Scholastic Teachers has loads of info to share (for teachers, staff and parents, too). Wikipedia has […]
This Week’s Theme: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Legends
January 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Author! Author!, Weekly theme
Private note to the second-grade boys: Fairy tales are not just for girls. Sometimes they’re gory, or creepy, or have really, really bad endings. You’ll like them. Just sayin’. Library Motto of the Week: Don’t judge a book by its cover. Private note to the eighth-grade students: You’ll be in high school soon enough. Let’s […]