NYT The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I've read 10 and didn't really love those. Most I've never heard of before!
And only adult titles.
I am not a hoity toity reader apparently
#kidlitchat I wish I could remember who said it, but I also go back to this one piece of advice on middle grade vs. YA:
In middle grade, the hero is changed, but is able to return to a relitive safety, a home, if you will.
In YA, the hero can't go home again.
Today's summer adventure for this #LibraryTeacher is weeding my home collection. We are getting new carpet, which means everything must be moved, which means I am going through and trying to decide what to keep and what to donate. This is much harder than at school!
Best compliment I have ever received as a #SchoolLibrarian was this one. I gave my students a survey asking about how I did, how they felt about library, etc.
"The library teacher is very nice. She keeps everyone in control, there are good books, we get free time. I feel safe. "
Yesterday's read was Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus. I 💗 the first one. I was worried about BK 2 being set in HS and that the series would outgrow my #MGReaders.
It would still be great for them. Whew!
Summer reading. Catching up on titles my students love so I can talk to them about it and make recs. #SchoolLibrarian I can't keep these on the shelf during the school year. #MGGraphicNovels
#SchoolLibrarians How did I not know about sanding book pages before? I have so many books with grungy pages that I can't afford to replace. I might have to add a book a day to a new sanding station.
Yesterday a second grader exclaimed "Wait, you knew someone alive in the 80's? Like the 1980's? Are they still alive today?"
Dear Reader, It was me. I was alive in the 1980's and now I feel like I should turn to dust and
blow away.
I seldom DNF a book. I am prob going to on this one. I tell my students all the time it is okay if they aren't enjoying it, it's too hard, they don't have time, etc. They can always come back to it later.
I have a hard time following my own advice.
Currently listening to One and Only Bob narrated by Danny Divoto. If you have Sora amd haven't bought this yet put it on your list. #MGBooks#SchoolLibrarians. #SkyBrarians
Lol. If you ACTUALLY think about it, libraries are the backbone of nearly every (traditionally published) authors' sales. There are over 17K public libraries in the US, and 100k libraries of every kind. They *all* buy books. And sometimes buy more when the first set wear out! Libraries are AMAZING.
I once heard an author say that libraries were "government-sponsored piracy, if you really think about it" which convinced me to pay zero attention to that author going forward.
Thank you for supporting libraries.
I bought some clear bins for my picture books 📚. The kids seem to love them. I started with holidays, working on seasons and animals. My shelves aren't tall enough everywhere in my picture book section, so it will be a mix. #SchoolLibrarians
Today I just need to vent. 🧵 We have increased our population of Spanish speaking students over the past few years. I have a small collection of bilingual and Spanish books in the library that I have been trying to grow 1/1
Just finished The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett and I am going to need a few minutes to recover 😭 if you haven't added it to your library yet do so.
#SchoolLibrarians#MGBooks
Today in Makerspace my first graders set up a porcupine alarm system so no one can sneak in and steal books. Wanted:Ralfy Rabbit Book Burglar. #Skybrarians#SchoolLibrarians
