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The Loopy Librarian

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Radical Recyclables

March 19, 2008 by Allie

We've been saving egg-cartons for a few months now in preparation for the Summer Reading Program.  As I was studying spray paint selections and pondering which colors would make the best egg-carton bugs, I thought … [Read more...] about Radical Recyclables

Good Advice

March 14, 2008 by Allie

I was busily laminating and cutting letters to spell out "Catch the Reading Bug" in preparation for the Summer Reading Program when I was approached by a young patron who had some books to check out. The letters to the phrase each had a bug on them. For example, the 'C' featured a caterpillar and the 'A' featured an ant. The 'T' featured what looked to be a beetle of some kind, … [Read more...] about Good Advice

Reading Makes You Smart!

March 10, 2008 by Allie

Recently, an adult came in to the children's department and selected a number of juvenile non-fiction titles. Before she left, I asked her if she had found everything she needed. She replied that she had found what she was looking for and added, "I like to read about a lot of subjects, and I prefer to read the children's books because they are … [Read more...] about Reading Makes You Smart!

“Isth a disthasther!” or The case of the missing teeth

March 6, 2008 by Allie

One of my assistants has spent the better part of a week digging around in her basement, rummaging through boxes of flotsam and jetsam in search of a missing set of dentures. Why? Because I mentioned that I was doing a story-time about teeth and would be reading a story about a grandfather who awakens one morning to discover … [Read more...] about “Isth a disthasther!” or The case of the missing teeth

What’s in the bag?

February 8, 2008 by Allie

My boss tells the following story from her days as a reference librarian.  One day a patron approached her and asked for a book about snakes, particularly snakes in that region of Florida.  After she had retrieved some snake books, her eyes fell on the paper bag that the patron had placed on the counter.  "What's in the bag?" she asked.  … [Read more...] about What’s in the bag?

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