Month: March 2011

• antici….pation.

  Did I ever show these pictures to you, dear readers? Right before the Ugly Truth came out, we put give-away copies into our locked display case, to taunt entice the children to attend our release party. This was my manager’s idea, actually, and it’s one of my favorite displays my library has done. How do […]

  Miss Julie

  March 21, 2011

  authors, awesomeness, be the best you can be, books, J fiction, kids, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, library spaces, marketing

• book battles

  There are quite a few book battles going on right now, for practically every reading taste. SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ books is going strong, and focuses on children’s books from the past year, including chapter books, nonfiction, and graphic novels. I particularly enjoyed match 3, with judge Barry Lyga. My Two Barrys (Barries?)–I’d watch […]

  Miss Julie

  March 17, 2011

  authors, awesomeness, backlistbeauties, books, libraries now!, literacy, publishing, reader's advisory, reading

• new storytime favorites

  Preschool-2nd grade storytimes Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker I love cats. I love cats in boxes. I love weird books. So, it seemed inevitable that I would love Square Cat by Elizabeth Schoonmaker. Eula is the square cat of the title. She is, literally, square. She wishes she were round like her friends Patsy and […]

  Miss Julie

  March 12, 2011

  awesomeness, be the best you can be, kidlit, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, music, picture books, preschool, programming, reviews, storytime

• an open letter to Stephen King

  aka Uncle Stevie. Dear Mr. King, One cold, dark night in my twelfth year, I had nothing left to read. I’d read through all of my own books, all of my assigned reading for school, and all of my father’s back issues of Analog and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Desperate for a […]

  Miss Julie

  March 10, 2011

  authors, bibliotherapy, fantasy, OPINIONS!, personal experience, reading

• Picture Pages: a passel of programs

  Submitted here without editorial. If you’re curious about something, ask me about it!

  Miss Julie

  March 7, 2011

  awesomeness, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, literacy, picture books, programming, stories, storytime