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November 2012

Outstanding!

Every month, we’ll post an annotated bibliography of books that were rated ‘Outstanding’ and nominated for our Distinguished List at our previous month’s meeting. Members can see full reviews of these books and many more [continue reading]

Published on Nov 7, 2012
Posted by: hayleybeale
Categories: Outstanding Books of the Month
Tags: outstanding

Libraries Need Help – Hurricane Sandy

Libraries in NY were damaged during Hurricane Sandy.  Urban Librarians Unite has started a campaign to collect children’s books and raise money to replace books damaged by the storm.  Here’s the link: Urban Librarians Unite [continue reading]

Published on Nov 5, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Categories: News
Tags: Hurricane Sandy

Read-Alike

Roald Dahl Read-Alikes

Roald Dahl Read-Alikes (whimsical fantasy): Aardagh, Philip. A House Called Awful End  (series). Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Cosmic. Brittain, Bill. The Wish Giver. Broach, Elise. Masterpiece. Carroll, Lewis. Alice [continue reading]

Published on Nov 4, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Tags: classics, fantasy, Matilda, Roald Dahl, The BFG, The Twits, The Witches

Storytime

Apples Storytime Ideas

A crowd favorite is the song “Apples and Bananas,” by Raffi, which can be sung at storytime. For a craft project, the children can make simple torn paper apple collages, or paper plate apples shown [continue reading]

Published on Nov 1, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
Storytime Categories: Everyday things
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Storytime

Television Storytime Ideas

A fun library program to encourage making time for reading involves using some of the following books on reducing the time families spend in front of the television. These books are not overly preachy – [continue reading]

Published on Nov 1, 2012
Posted by: mersteiner
Storytime Categories: Everyday things
Storytime Ages: Toddler/Preschool

Read-Alike

Chasing Vermeer Read-Alikes

Abbott, Tony. The Postcard. Abrahams, Peter. Echo Falls Mystery series. Anderson, M.T. The Game of Sunken Places. Barrett, Tracy. The 100-Year-Old Secret. Beil, Michael. The Vanishing Violin. Berlin, Eric. The Puzzling World of Winston Breen [continue reading]

Published on Nov 1, 2012
Posted by: pennypeck
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