The first quarter of the year is OVER! And I am OVER IT, lol. Honestly, the past three months have flown by, and I feel like I am kind of wildly off-track…but I also know I’m not THAT off-track.  Checking in on my GOALS for the year: I whoopsied on  the “no book buying” rule…

Somehow, the month passed, and some books were read and now that my award committee work for 2024 is really kicking off..this is probably my last month of low numbers. I’m not disappointed in myself for my low-reading levels this month, because I felt like this month beat me up in general, but I KNOW…

We’re back! Another month of new books coming out, and another month of me being overwhelmed by trying to stay on top of everything! Let’s dive into NINE books I am excited for this month. This is my third month of the year not buying new books…so let’s pray my holds come in at the…

In January, the Youth Media Awards held us all by the throat, and so many new award winners were announced and celebrated. An award that I was particularly jazzed about was the GEISEL award. I got really into the Geisel Award last year when I was working on updating some book lists for work. Every…

Another year full of reading goals I am trying very hard to keep, but yet here we are, one month down, and I’m like “did I read anything at all?” Well, luckily for me, the spreadsheet system I built out last year persists, and while I still have to make some Excel Formula Magic, I…

I have been a bit MIA from blogging this month, because I’m enjoying my time off between award committees, but I also am adjusting to a major change in life. At the beginning of January, I quit my job as a children’s librarian at the public library and have moved to be a school librarian…

It’s time for the 2023 Geisel Guide! Check out our first Geisel Guide (covering the 2020 winners) for more information on the award. Today we’re spotlight 2023 winners, that is books that were published in 2022 and awarded the Geisel Medal or Honors in January 2023 at the Youth Media Awards. Medal Winner I Did…

We’re back for another Geisel Guide–this time, we are looking at the 2022 winners. This is easy readers and picture books and graphic novels, etc etc etc, published in 2021 that were recognized at the January 2022 Youth Media Awards. Read more about the Geisel here. For a moment of reflection, I’ve really enjoyed doing…

Back with another recap of the Geisel award winners–this time, we’re talking the 2021 Geisel Medal winner and honor books. These are books for developing readers published in 2020 and recognized at the January 2021 Youth Media Awards. Check out our 2020 Geisel Guide for more information on the award. Let’s dive in! Medal Winner…

Hello, it is that time of year again for me to be incredibly humbled, but to make predictions nonetheless. This is so fun because NEXT YEAR, I’ll be at the LibLearnX making decisions about one of these awards! So, let’s enjoy it while we can and make some wild swings, guesses, and undoubtedly misses about…

Let’s talk about 5 books coming out this month that I’m excited for! Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney A reimagining of Jane Eyre with Mr. Rochester as a bad guy? I’m sold–and it’s YA and LGBTQ, so I know this one is going to be a good read! One of the Good Guys by…