Eleven Philadelphia Libraries to be closed

I am a library lover, bookworm, and truly cuckoo for my library. When my marriage broke up, the library literally saved my life on more than one occasion*. As a proud nerd I am appalled that Mayor Michael Nutter is even considering closing libraries. As a library type I am worried. I don’t work in the city so [knock wood]…

Guest Blogger!

Hey all! I am the guest blogger for JLo‘s No-Ho. NO-HO stands for November Holidays, the site’s zany version of NaNoWriMo.Since I blog about obscure holidays anyway I thought what’s one more?Visit her blog.As I type, I see that I have two comments already!Yay me!-r

Today (November 14th) is…

…Young Readers Day! Who exactly is the Young Reader? Well, according to the library conference that I recently attended, FEMALE young readers will give anything a go however MALE young readers are almost non-existent choosing to skateboard and play video games and other non-reading booky type of stuff. My house is full of bibliophiles ($5 word!) and we loves our…

The bee

I worry about posting pics of my kid online. Too many whack jobs with too much time on their hands. But these are so stinking cute that I am tossing caution (and perhaps common sense) to the wind. Please to enjoy! -r

When storytime goes RIGHT

Say it Rah-shay By Nov 14, 2008 1 Comment

Some days you feel like a nut.Some days you don’t.Rachée was nuttier than a fruit cake today.The high I get from a new class, conference or workshop is so intense that I want to shout from the roof tops, bounce off the walls and spread the word. I guess this is the high the newly religious experience although I am…