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September 16, 2022

Jayne’s Childrens’ Book List

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Readsanimals / cats / children's book / Library / mouse / New York City / picture books / pig / zoo2 Comments

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Baker and Taylor: The Mystery of the Library Cats by Candy Rodo This is the first title in a newly independent reader series that combines fun storylines featuring two bookish cats, with factoids throughout to create an immersive reading experience for bibliophiles, cat-lovers, and learners of regional history and culture ... more >

June 10, 2022

REVIEW: Overdue Reckoning with the Public Library by Amanda Oliver

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / librarian / Library / mental health / non-fiction / PTSD9 Comments

When Amanda Oliver began work as a school librarian, fueled by a lifelong love of books and a desire to help, she felt qualified for the job. What she learned was that librarians are expected to serve as mediators and mental-health-crisis support professionals, customer service reps and administrators of overdose ... more >

November 1, 2019

News Bits: Books and more books

JayneMisc / Publishing Newsarranged-marriage / childrens-books / Library / Oklahoma / South-Asian1 Comments

A human chain to move books – How do you get a lot of children’s books from here to there? By hand, of course. Well, they could have been transferred by the boring method of boxes and trucks but thousands of citizens of Norman, Oklahoma turned out on a Sunday ... more >

April 30, 2019

REVIEW: The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's fiction / Fantasy / fantasy adventure / fantasy/scifi / Library / middle grade / Science FictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Library of Ever by Zeno Alexander

The Library of Ever is an instant classic for middle grade readers and book lovers everywhere—an adventure across time and space, as a young girl becomes a warrior for the forces of knowledge. With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secret doorway ... more >

March 1, 2019

REVIEW: Madeline Finn and the Library Dog by Lisa Papp

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbooks and reading / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / dog / Library / picture books / reading strategies2 Comments

Recommended Read

Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star from her teacher. But, stars are for good readers. Stars are for understanding words, and for saying them out loud. Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn’t so bad; ... more >

December 13, 2018

Thursday News: Reading

JayneMiscLibrary / reading4 Comments

LA County Libraries let young patrons read off their late fees – Have you racked up late fees and are under 21? Now you can read them off. “We’re not really concentrating on what they’re reading so long as they’re reading,” LA County Library Director Skye Patrick said. He said ... more >

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