Lately, I’ve been struggling with something I think many of us librarians can relate to — getting students truly excited to read. Not just ...

This post documents one of my original I Survived library programs created several years ago. Since then, I’ve revisited and reimagined thi...

  Originally posted in 2015 – updated in 2025! If you work with school-aged kids, you know the I Survived series continues to be wildly pop...

Blood Will Tell  By: April Henry  The Story  This story follows three different perspectives Nick, Ruby, and Alexis. All thre...

How to Train Your Dragon Program Fabulous Fridays: How to Train Your Dragon The Program After receiving frequent requests for H...

Tweens Read Thursdays Goodreads Synopsis: Welcome to the Amazing Automated Inn, home of twelve-year-old inventor Wally Kennewick...

The Great Trouble : A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel  By: Deborah Hopkinson Age Range- 10 & up...

The other day, I had a patron come up to me and ask me for manga, comic, and graphic novel suggestions. They liked the series  Amulet, a...

Tweens Read Thursdays Goodreads Synopsis Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents' bookstore, where dreams are secre...

Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library  By Chris Grabenstein  Age Range:  8 - 12 years          Grade Level:  3 - 7    Pa...