This month I'm covering one of my favorite topics: early chapter books (aka transitional chapter books). It is that wonderful time when readers are transitioning out of those (often mind-numbing) early readers and finding fun, adventurous, and sometimes even...
It's almost gift-giving season (check out our extensive 2020 Holiday Gift Guide). Of course, as a librarian and huge bibliophile, my go-to gift is always books - easy to wrap, mail, and hide in the dresser or under the...
Join a Book Club to Make New Friends. The Book Club reality is it's just a big gabfest!
Joining or creating a book club sounds like you must love to read. That you want to inspect the inner recess of...
April of 2022 is National Poetry Month and no one loves a good rhyme as much as a kid! I have created a list of my favorite poetry picture books for you and your family to celebrate poetry month...
Imagine this scenario: you are at your local Seacoast library with your youngster: She slows down at the Mo Willems and Gerald and Piggie books (cue warm fuzzies) but makes a bee-line for . . . Captain Underpants? If...
Between typical Seacoast weather and Covid, we’re all facing more at-home time in the next few months. I am keeping that in mind when I buy presents for the kids on my list this holiday season. We will definitely...
I'm a Youth Librarian so I am a bit biased about what I love. But if you haven't tried Young Adult Fiction, you are missing out! The characters are immensely complicated and their experiences complex (because let's face it,...
Summer vacation is upon us and if you’re anything like me, you might be wondering what to do with your kids while school isn’t in session. Having over two months at home with my toddler and preschooler seemed daunting,...
I'm a librarian and last Sunday, our library closed because of the COVID-19 virus. Frankly IT. WAS. INSANE. It honestly felt like people were more worried about running out of books than milk or TP! Heartwarming, right? When we...
Happy New Year everyone! Did you make a resolution to read more this year? I used to set a reading goal (a book a month, for example) but that was not a successful project. So instead, I developed a...
In + Around Seacoast
5 Seacoast Peaks Your Kid Can Summit
When you think of the Seacoast, I’m assuming that mountains don’t readily come to mind. However, while the southeastern portion of New Hampshire and...
