Month: February 2011

• storytime specials

  One of my favorite programs to present are the Storytime Specials. Currently these specials are for children 3 years-1st grade, and the primary attendance is the 3-5 year old range. The program runs 45 minutes, and includes a storytime (replete with songs and fingerplays), a craft or a game, and a treat. Sometimes the themes […]

  Miss Julie

  February 12, 2011

  awesomeness, be the best you can be, early childhood, early literacy, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, professional development, programming, storytime

• Beginning Reader Storytime

  I get bored easily. I think that’s why I work well with toddlers and teenagers– we all have a similar hunger for new experiences and pushing boundaries. I was tired of doing the same old preschool storytime. I mean, I loved it, but like I said, I get bored easily. I want to try new […]

  Miss Julie

  February 8, 2011

  awesomeness, be the best you can be, beginningreaderstorytime, early childhood, early literacy, kids, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, literacy, marketing, personal experience, picture books, preschool, programming, storytime, Uncategorized

• Tales of the Madman Underground: a love letter

  I fall in love with books the same way I fall in love with people– deeply, unabashedly and without any pretense of dignity. This post is a love letter, and like the gushing of any girl newly in love, it may ramble here and there, but I hope you’ll indulge me. One book that I […]

  Miss Julie

  February 7, 2011

  authors, bibliotherapy, books, censorship, ethics, fantasy, historical fiction, OPINIONS!, personal experience, reading, reviews, stories, ya lit