Book Review: Great Job, Dad! and Great Job, Mom! by Holman Wang

Great Job, Dad! and Great Job, Mom! by Holman Wang I am a sucker for miniatures. I always have been. My favorite childhood toys were Polly Pockets and Micro Machines. So it was inevitable that I fell in love with these two books when they rolled in on our new book cart last month. Wang's … Continue reading Book Review: Great Job, Dad! and Great Job, Mom! by Holman Wang →

Weekly Nibble: October 4, 2019

I don't always recap programs in the Nibble, but this week, I felt like I was back on the horse with my regular school year programs and wanted to share! While I was gone to ARSL last month, I missed my very first Book Worms program of the fall (which Kip was kind enough to … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: October 4, 2019 →

Weekly Nibble: September 27, 2019

Usually by now, I'm knee-deep in Thrill the World practices, but sadly, we could not make it work with our schedule this year. In lieu of those events, Youth, Teen, and Adult Services have teamed up to offer an after-hours Haunted Library Scavenger Hunt for ages 10 and up. We've had a pretty explosive response … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 27, 2019 →

Weekly Nibble: September 20, 2019

If you follow the Much Hamsters Instagram, you know that I mentioned starting a brand new program series this week. When I first took over school age programming, the book club structure had been the same for a while. The staff person running the book clubs would select one chapter book that the kids would … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 20, 2019 →

Battle of the Books: A March Madness Style Bracket that Works Year Round!

This post was originally published at Bryce Don't Play. Edits have been made to the original post. Outdated/irrelevant information has been struck through. New information has been added in red. Age Range: 2nd-4th or 5th gradeTime: 1 hour each week over the course of 15-17 weeksProgram Type: Outreach; Cumulative Series One of my favorite things about … Continue reading Battle of the Books: A March Madness Style Bracket that Works Year Round! →

Weekly Nibble: September 13, 2019

This week's post is going to be the update you should have had last week. I do apologize for the hastiness of last week's Nibble. I don't like to skip a week because I feel it's important to keep in the habit of writing something, but amidst all the travel, it was hard to have … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 13, 2019 →

Weekly Nibble: September 6, 2019

So last week when I was like, "Check back next week and I'll update you on the conference," I forgot that my presentation is actually tomorrow! So watch Instagram for updates! I had hoped to share lots of fun pictures of our trip to Vermont for the ARSL conference in this Nibble, but to be … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: September 6, 2019 →

Book Recommendations: Studio Ghibli Read-Alikes

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a bit of a Hayao Miyazaki fangirl. His brand of storytelling and animation (coupled with the gorgeous soundtracks provided by composer Joe Hisaishi) are absolutely wonderful. Most people know Miyazaki because of his work with Studio Ghibli and its association with Disney. Films like My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's … Continue reading Book Recommendations: Studio Ghibli Read-Alikes →

Weekly Nibble: August 30, 2019

Anyone else find it hard to get back into the swing of things after a week off? That was definitely the case this week. Luckily, due to our downtime for planning in August, I'm pretty much caught up on everything and it didn't take long to make up for my vacation. Next week is our … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: August 30, 2019 →

Weekly Nibble: August 23, 2019

My vacation hasn't been very eventful, but I'm certainly glad for a week away. I've actually never taken a week after summer reading before, preferring to take my days around the winter holidays and spring break. But I think it's good to recharge after as busy a summer as we had this year, and even … Continue reading Weekly Nibble: August 23, 2019 →