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Continue reading →: calendar based summer reading log
Due to popular demand, here’s a pdf copy of the prereader, calendar based log that my library used this summer (with identifying information removed). The 1st-5th grade log was the same, except with the programs for those ages listed. Please comment with any questions or discussion! calendarlogprereader
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Continue reading →: and in the end
Oh, summer, I hardly knew ye. When you weren’t hot as [redacted] you were raining cats and dogs/men/to beat the band. Only recently has the weather been nice, here at the middle of August, and the kids start school next week and the dollar store already has Halloween items out…
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Continue reading →: shoo, fly storytime
In honor of the end of summer I presented a fly themed storytime for a visiting camp group today. Tiny Little Fly by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Kevin Waldron This book is absolutely gorgeous. I love the shapes and expressions of the animals, the colors, and the textures used throughout.…
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Continue reading →: the ethical librarian
I started writing this post in October of 2010, and it’s an issue that still bothers me today. On a listserve recently there was a pretty brutal backlash against a teen librarian who essentially said he was burning out and that (I paraphrase) “So many teens suck these days and…
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Continue reading →: reader feed round-up
Here’s some blogs that I’ve been enjoying recently: Teacher Tom, a blog about early childhood and how kids learn and explore. Maria’s Movers, a very niche blog about incorporating literacy in movement and vice-versa; a great resource for anyone who presents a program similar to my Mini Movers. Found via…
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Continue reading →: Book Expo America: Disneyworld for BookNerdsI once likened ALA as to being summer camp for book nerds (because at camp, you’re sort of supposed to WORK and edumacate yourself and stuff). Now I shall assert that Book Expo America is like Disneyland for book nerds. I wasn’t able to attend BEA this year * but…
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Continue reading →: Book Review: Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet, by R.J. Anderson. Once upon a time there was a girl who was special. This is not her story. Unless you count the part where I killed her. Sixteen-year-old Alison has been sectioned in a mental institute for teens, having murdered the most perfect and popular girl at school.…
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Continue reading →: staff in-services
The beginning of any good staff in-service should include a way of breaking up departmental cliques, much like the way the “Dance at the Gym” from West Side Story begins with the MC trying to integrate the Sharks and the Jets, with about just as much success. These vain attempts…
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Continue reading →: you might not be doing it wrong, but you could certainly do it better.
Part One: Education I’ve been reading Steve’s posts over at Go Librarians about the changing role of reference librarians and degree relevance and I actually started leaving a comment on one of them when I realized it was going to be a huge chunk of text, and decided it deserved…
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I’m Julie
I’ve worked with children and their families for over twenty years. I’m a storyteller, librarian, musician, and advocate. I’m passionate about early childhood education, inclusion, and ethical leadership. These are my stories.
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