According to space.com, this year, the full moons of October, November and December all take place when the moon is at its closest point of approach in its orbit around Earth — a so-called Supermoon. A Supermoon happens when a Full Moon or New Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth; also called perigee. […]
Five New YA Titles From Book Buzz Philadelphia 2016
[social_share style=”circle” align=”horizontal” heading_align=”inline” text=”” heading=”” facebook=”1″ twitter=”1″ google_plus=”1″ linkedin=”1″ pinterest=”1″ link=”” /] The Free Library of Philadelphia hosted the annual Book Buzz on Friday, November 4th and The Librarian and I attended. I arrived a bit late due to a scheduling conflict but I was still able to get the buzz on some new […]
Five Picture Books to Share with Your Favorite Little Monster!
October means my birthday (woot) but more importantly it also means another excuse for storytimes featuring monster books! Since not everyone celebrates Halloween in my community I try not to offer that as a theme during this month. However I do love me a good monster book and any excuse to growl, snarl and stomp around makes for […]
West Philadelphia Alliance for Children Needs You
This fact blows my mind: While each of Pennsylvania’s state prisons is required to have a librarian with a Master’s degree, a collection of 5,000 books, subscriptions to 20 periodicals, and seating space for 20, no such requirements exist for our schools. Dig it; our children, our future, often do not have access to […]
Book Review: Melissa Leapman’s Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters
It’s no secret that I have abandoned my crochet hooks for knitting needles. I had all but given up on crochet because I wasn’t feeling as excited about my creations but with the addition of Melissa Leapman’s Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters to my collection I have dusted off my hooks to give some of these stitches […]
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