On Friday, September 25th I spent the day at the Temple Public Library in Temple, TX for the Connecting Texas Libraries Statewide Membership Meeting. Our afternoon workshop was a Technology Petting Zoo where we showcased some of the latest gadgets being used in libraries. I was asked to bring in some of our Bots & Books… Continue reading Showing off our Bots & Books Robots at the Temple Public Library
First it was the poster debacle. Now come all of the complaints about the point of celebrating Banned Books Week. I just finished reading an article on Slate called Banned Books Week Is A Crock and I had some thoughts I wanted to share. I do cringe a little bit as this week approaches. There are some… Continue reading Banned Books Week: All Controversy All The Time
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson My rating: 4 of 5 stars “My name is Kamala Kahn. And I’m here to take out the trash.” Kamala is a pretty kick ass character. Like so many teenage girls, she is struggling with anonymity from her overbearing, traditional family and what face to… Continue reading Book Review: Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson
George by Alex Gino My rating: 5 of 5 stars To everyone, George is a boy. But George likes to think of herself as Melissa. As if middle school wasn’t difficult enough, Melissa is a very brave girl who is dealing with the complications of revealing herself to the rest of the world. We see… Continue reading Book Review: George by Alex Gino
The White Book: A Minibombo Book by Silvia Borando My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a very cute book about a little boy who paints a wall different colors revealing a series of images of animals. Birds, fish, dinosaurs, an elephant, giraffes, an anteater, and finally, a puppy appear as white lines in… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: The White Book by Silvia Borando
The Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an unusual review because I haven’t ever actually seen this book. And no I didn’t get a digital ARC. Tonight I got to hear it read aloud by Don and Audrey Wood on their tour stop at… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Full Moon at the Napping House by Audrey Wood
The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group picturebook A follow up to The Day the Crayons Quit, Came Home is told similarly in the form of letters to a little boy named Duncan from his lost and… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
The Diviners by Libba Bray My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Little, Brown & Company YA, suspense, horror, historical fantasy It is the Roaring ’20s and Evie is a typical 17 year old flapper. She loves to drink gin, dance, and be the center of attention in her cloche hat and string of pearls.… Continue reading Book Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray
Our new grant fiscal year started September 1st and I have been really busy getting the second year of the Bots & Books grant up and running! This grant allows CTLS to provide the equipment and training to help get public libraries all over Texas started with robotics programming for youth patrons. STEM library programs… Continue reading Bots & Books, Year 2!
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood My rating: 3 of 5 stars Publisher: Bloomsbury dystopia, science fiction This was a very strange and interesting book. I don’t know that I have ever encountered so much fetish sex and slapstick comedy in one book. Stan and Charmaine are living in a car, trying to survive… Continue reading Book Review: The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
