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Books on Film: The Librarian Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada/Library mashup we didn't even know we needed.
Top 10 Circulated Picture Books of the ’25-’26 School Year
Here are the picture books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.
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Exclusive Cover Reveal: THIS IS A THEATER by John Schu, illustrated by Jaime Kim
A first look at the cover for THIS IS A THEATER by John Schu and Jaime Kim.
One Star Review, Guess Who? (#231)
Can you guess the children’s book by its scathing one-star review on Goodreads? What a horrible book! How is abusive parenting supposed to be funny? How is it supposed to be appropriate to read to children?!? Terrible, terrible, terrible book. Click here for the answer. Why do I share these? Click here. Join 2000+ librarians […]
Over on the Yarn: Nancy Hugins and N. West Moss
It's debut month at The Yarn podcast . . .
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Top 10 Circulated Biographies of the ’25-’26 School Year
Here are the biography books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.
Notes on May 2026
3 of my favorite posts from the past month!
America’s 10 Best Children’s Bookstores
Fodor's has released their list of the ten best children's bookstores in America.
The Great Shelving Debate: Dav Pilkey
You never know how crazy your library opinions are until you share them, so that’s what I’m doing today. Do you keep all your Dav Pilkey books (not including picture books) together in the fiction section? Or do you put the chapter books (Captain Underpants, Ricky Ricotta) in the fiction section and the comics (Dog […]
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