MORE 'ARTICLES' POSTS

Top 10 Circulated Nonfiction Books of the ’25-’26 School Year

Travis Jonker, June 15, 2026 | Articles

Here are the nonfiction books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.

Read Post »

Name That LEGO Book Cover! (#75)

Travis Jonker, June 12, 2026 | Articles

Can you name these 3 books by their LEGO-fied covers?

Read Post »

Top 10 Circulated Picture Books of the ’25-’26 School Year

Travis Jonker, June 8, 2026 | Articles

Here are the picture books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.

Read Post »

Top 10 Circulated Biographies of the ’25-’26 School Year

Travis Jonker, June 2, 2026 | Articles

Here are the biography books that our K-3rd grade students checked out the most this school year.

Read Post »

Notes on May 2026

Travis Jonker, June 1, 2026 | Articles

3 of my favorite posts from the past month!

Read Post »

America’s 10 Best Children’s Bookstores

Travis Jonker, May 29, 2026 | Articles

Fodor's has released their list of the ten best children's bookstores in America.

Read Post »

The Great Shelving Debate: Dav Pilkey

Travis Jonker, May 28, 2026 | Articles

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 […]

Read Post »

Should a Book Stay ‘Of the Era’, or Should it Get an Update?

Travis Jonker, May 27, 2026 | Articles

There’s an interesting article up at the New York Times right now about updating older books to fit modern times. Click here to read the gift link. This has famously been the case with Judy Blume for a while. Some argue it gives the updated books new life, but to some it’s become a negative […]

Read Post »