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Once Again About Comics!
National Comic Book Day is September 25th! In recognition of this, I've taken over the display in our library this month to showcase some of the best and my favorite graphic novels I have on hand. I've...
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It's Roald Dahl Day!!!!
You may have thought that the only thing special about today is that it is Friday the 13th. Well, you are wrong, because September 13th is officially Roald Dahl Day!! If you are scratching your head...
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The Grease party for Teens was a success. I only had 6 people but they had so much fun!! We played a Grease Just Dance game, bobbed for apples, a dart game, knock the cups over, and ring toss. We also...
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Enter this imaginary world . . .
I realize that I have odd taste in books, but that's not going to stop me from nattering on about books that I love. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks is one such book. I've heard it...
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Who doesn't love a good scare!
I will read just about anything, but I especially love reading books that are scary! As a little girl, I would sit in my mother's walk in closet with a flashlight and read ghost stories. I don't sit in...
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Star Wars Reads Day at PDL
The library celebrated Star Wars Reads Day this past Saturday and the party was awesome! This was the second year for this geektastic, national event and our attendance more than doubled.I am such a...
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Teens will come in and do a gruesome makeover on a friend. Then we will watch a scary movie. So come to the Portland Library Oct. 19th at 12p.
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Scary for Kids
I wrote a post earlier this month about some of the adult horror books that I have enjoyed recently. Actually, I had only just started Dr. Sleep, Stephen King's sequel to The Shining. Just to fill you...
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Gameapalooza!
The leaves are falling off of the trees, frost covers the ground each morning, and Halloween is only one day away. What does all of this mean? Hooray!!! I am one of those strange people that actually...
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Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books 2014 kicked off tonight with an informational meeting for kids and their parents. After the Q & A teams could sign up and check out one the four battle books.Are you totally...
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November is Picture Book Month
November is not just about pilgrims and turkey. It is also the month to read, share, and celebrate picture books! Why do we need an entire month extolling the importance of picture books? In my mind,...
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School and Library Collaboration
So last week I attended a workshop on Public and School Librarian Collaboration (say that 10 times fast). Now you may be wondering why such a workshop is even needed. After all, children's/teen...
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At a recent staff meeting, we were putting to a vote whether or not to put our DVDs back into their cases. The vote had been 5-4 in favor of returning them to their cases. I, myself, was on the losing...
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Woolbur Picture Book Winner
Congratulations Rachel Kowalski for winning our Woolbur Picture book giveaway! We ran our contest for two weeks and had fourty-four entries and you are our lucky winner!
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Santa Claus Has Come to Town
Santa took some time out of his busy schedule to visit the library on Saturday. After sitting on Santa's lap and having their picture taken, kids made Christmas ornaments and enjoyed hot cocoa and...
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Holiday Fun Night
Holiday Fun Night was a huge success this past Wednesday! I think the whole town showed up for the festivities! As you can see from the pictures families enjoyed making Christmas crafts, indulging in...
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Books are great gifts too!
Nothing against e-readers, there are three nooks at my house, and the portability is wonderful. My family spent a week in the UP this past summer and if my daughter and I had packed books rather than...
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Author John Connolly is best known for a series of thrillers featuring a private detective named Charlie Parker. I've never read any of those books. However, I can't get enough of his Samuel Johnson...
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Feeling Sappy
Ages ago (or at least it seems like it was an age or two ago) I had intended to write a follow up post to "Books are Great Gifts Too". Well, that was before an ice storm knocked out my power for a...
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The Business of Reading
I've read my fair share of business books, and have found that they often don't fit the bill. How many times have I been lost in a sea of lingo, adrift in weird sayings that fit into the author's...
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