More Transitional Chapter Books

I got a note from Jill Patchin from Eau Claire today, saying if she’d known I would accept books in series for last month’s reading goals, she would have had lots to recommend.  Jill runs My First Book Club, for kids just starting to read chapter...

ALSC Summer Reading Lists

The Association for Library Service to Children (of the American Library Association) has produced recommended reading lists for kids to enjoy over the summer.  They come as part of 3 brochures–divided by age group, which they invite libraries to print...

Librarians and Resilience

I attended a conference put on by the Eau Claire Brain Team yesterday, and one of the sessions was about ACEs–Adverse Childhood Experiences–and the long-term health effects ACEs can have.  But also about ways to help mitigate their effects by helping...