The Clueless Librarian

#oct11 #2011 #Halloween #reading #crafting

"A library is many things. It’s a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It’s a place to go if you want to sit and think. But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books… A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your questions answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times, for books are people — people who have managed to stay alive by hiding between the covers of a book."

26 years ago today, the world lost E. B. White – remember him with his poetic letter to children on the love of libraries.

(via excessivebookshelf)

#books #literature #quotes #libraries #E.B. White #reading

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dixiechicken:

liveinrainbow:

fatvirginsuicide:

joy-joyous:

Badass motherfucker of the century.

THIS KID GIVES ME HOPE.

I never thought I’d be giving huge props to someone named Nekochan, but if that’s the environment she’s in, even having a mild catgirl interest in Japanese culture is kind of a success.

You go, Neko. ^5

#sept11 #2011 #books #banned books #reading

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Hearts weigh quite a lot. That is why it takes so long to grow one. But, as in their reading and arithmetic and drawing, different children proceed at different speeds. (It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.)

from The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland on a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

Hearts weigh quite a lot. That is why it takes so long to grow one. But, as in their reading and arithmetic and drawing, different children proceed at different speeds. (It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.)

from The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland on a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente

#july11 #2011 #kidlit #book quotes #books #reading

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My friend E got this reading frog for Christmas. If only we could all enjoy reading in the cool, fresh outdoors as casually and easily as this froggy.

#dec10 #2010 #reading

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Notes Meeting Readers Where They Are: Mapping the intersection of research and practice

teachingliteracy:

The reading patterns and habits of young and old are changing as reading migrates from the printed page to the computer screen. Now, new forms of expression such as remixes and mash-ups are emerging from interactive digital environments. How can school librarians help students read with understanding in dynamic digital environments? How can they anticipate the help young people need to successfully negotiate new forms of reading?

(via librarianista)

#nov10 #2010 #kidlit #reading #literacy #library

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This is me sometimes … my husband would argue that this is me most of the time.

(via bookshelfporn)

#nov10 #2010 #reading

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Donkey: What do you have there?
Monkey: It’s a book.
Donkey: How do you scroll down?
Monkey: I turn the page. It’s a book.
Donkey: Does it come with apps?
Monkey: No, it’s a book.
Donkey: Does it come with Wi-Fi?
Monkey: No … it’s a book.

from Lane Smith’s It’s a Book, available August 31, 2010.
[via the American Library Association Store]

Donkey: What do you have there?

Monkey: It’s a book.

Donkey: How do you scroll down?

Monkey: I turn the page. It’s a book.

Donkey: Does it come with apps?

Monkey: No, it’s a book.

Donkey: Does it come with Wi-Fi?

Monkey: No … it’s a book.

from Lane Smith’s It’s a Book, available August 31, 2010.

[via the American Library Association Store]

#aug10 #2010 #book-related shopping #book #reading #Illustration

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Notes Summer reading log download