May 2008
1 post
“This is a book-checker-outer-thing. That’s the technical name for it.”
– Mother humorously explaining the self-check machine to her children
April 2008
1 post
“Are we going to ‘pooter?”
– Child asking their parent an important question (via Cathy)
March 2008
1 post
Teacher Book Wizard →
“Allows users to search a database of more than 50,000 titles according to various criteria, from reading level and subject to genre. Want to find a good read based on a title that your student already enjoys? The unique BookAlike feature lets you do just that.” From Schoool Library Journal March 2008.
January 2008
3 posts
“This is a pretty sweet library.”
– Girl showing off library to other kids
Porn?
Patron: Are there more movies upstairs?
Dylan: Yes, the adult movies are upstairs.
Patron: Oh. I didn't want to ask it like that, because it sounds like I'm looking for porn.
September 2007
2 posts
What Should I Read Next? →
Enter a book you like and the site will analyze our database of real readers’ favorite books (over 32,000 and growing) to suggest what you could read next. (Via Erin)
August 2007
1 post
July 2007
2 posts
“I just had a talk with the librarian.”
– Four-year-old to mother as they leave (via Cathy)
June 2007
11 posts
“If a bad guy came in here, we could use that as a ladder!”
– Boy pointing out an unorthodox use of the DVD display unit to his mother
Emily's Posts: The quest for the perfect grilled... →
Kendra’s Kids in the Kitchen program was featured in the Idaho Statesman. Also, check out the tasty video!
Anti-Princess Reading List →
A book list described as “a collection of picture books that feature strong girls in lead roles”. Via Anti-Princess Reading List (Kids Lit).
“Yes, I’m getting all those, because I read to escape my children.”
– Mom responding tongue-in-cheek to her child who asked if she really was going to get a stack of books
“Have people been walking on the wall?”
– Child to parent (via Cathy)
“You guys should have a Wii hanging up there!”
– Boy excitedly suggesting a “cool toy” for the Summer Reading Program
Boston Public Library Book Lists →
A wide-variety of book lists for kids, with everything from Dance Fever (books to get your dancing) to Where’s Waldo readalikes. Via Book: Summer reading lists for kids (Lifehacker).
“Three year old asked me if he could read a page to me. And he did! He can sound...”
– Cathy (via email)
May 2007
11 posts
“We’re not leaving! We’re not leaving!”
– Boy’s anguished cries as his mother carries him upstairs
“Mom! I can eat my hair!”
– Girl proudly demonstrating the length of her hair
“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.”
– Walt Disney
“I’ll push the outside and you push the inside.”
– Child carefully explaining to their mother which elevator buttons each of them will press (via Cathy)
“May I bring my broom in to storytime?”
– Preschooler wondering about her Glenda the Witch costume (via Cathy)
“Couldn’t you just hear their souls creak?”
– Father admonishing his teenage daughter for letting one of her library books fall
“Where are your state books? Like China and Japan?”
– Girl slightly confused about her research on Asian countries
April 2007
49 posts
“ Come on, Mom! I want to get home and start reading.”
– Girl cradling a stack of picture books impatiently walking towards the stairs
The Scoop Youth Services Newletter →
“The Scoop is a bi-monthly e-mail newsletter containing fun, inspiring, and innovative ideas for library youth services. It is published by Read to Me, a service of the Idaho Commission for Libraries for school and public library staff who are interested in improving services to children and young adults.”
2007 Young Reader's Choice Award Winners
Junior: Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke Intermediate: Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer Senior: Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett Complete List of 2007 Nominees Complete List of 2008 Nominees
“Regardless of other activities, the best predictor of summer loss or summer gain...”
– “Studies suggest that children who read as few as six books over the summer maintain the level of reading skills they achieved during the preceding school year.” Via Bridging the Summer Reading Gap (Scholastic Instructor). Submitted by Cathy.
Meebo →
Meebo “is a website for instant messaging from absolutely anywhere.” A great alternative for IM if you don’t have Windows Messenger installed.
“Could you type this for me? ‘Cause I’m not a very fast typer.”
– Boy asking Cathy to do his homework for him
“Society has determined what the library of the past has been, and it is society...”
– Jesse Shera, The Foundations of Education for Librarianship. Via The Social Library (Tame the Web).
Kneebouncers →
“Kneebouncers is a whole lotta fun. Games and activities to stimulate your baby or toddler. Colorful animated graphics combined with great sound effects, excite and entertain the ittiest of the bittiest.”
“It’s not garbage! It’s a book! We don’t throw books away!”
– Mother chasing her book-toting toddler who is making a beeline for the trash can
“…these planks of wood that you subject children to sit on.”
– Volunteer remarking on the YS Internet computer “chairs”
“Every library has at least one librarian who is a graphic novel enthusiast. This...”
– Graphic novels, Embracing (A Librarian’s Guide to Etiquette)