I love watching television. As a library chick I admit this with some guilt; I feel like I should be reading more but let me tell you, the seduction of the television wins and before I even know what happens I’ve lost hours flipping away through the channels. My mornings start with Gayle, Nora and Charlie as they share the…
While many people share stories of excitement about their summer, summers are crazy busy for me. Working in a public library I am swamped with the summer reading program, questions about books needed for school reading lists and the increased volume of people who visit the library on a daily basis. I find myself grimacing more than I’d like…
Looking for a cool read this weekend and need some suggestions? Here are a few books that I’ve recently read that may catch your attention. Addendum: I originally had this book set in China. It is set in Singapore. Crazy Rich Asians When Nicholas Young brings his girlfriend Rachel Chu home to Singapore for a close friend’s wedding. Rachel, excited…
Upper Darby Township is pleased to announce the third National Night Out celebration. On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 from 5 PM to 8 PM join Township representatives at Upper Darby High School to learn about ways to make your community safer. The introduction of National Night Out, “America’s Night Out Against Crime,” began in 1984 as an effort to promote involvement in crime prevention…
A few weeks ago I saw a post for the Hungry Bear ABC game and created one to use at the library. Our theme for the summer is “Dig Into Reading” and I thought the idea of a bear in a cave looking for food was really cute. To create a station of our own we gathered these…
