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Skiing in a Winter Wonderland
The other benefit of living in Maine in the winter: the day after snow days. And now it’s time to make vegetable soup and read
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Top Books of 2012: YA and Middle Grade Fiction
The end of December causes us to look back on everything we did (or read) during the past year. Here are my picks for the best YA and middle grade books of 2012 (limited to what I actually read, so...
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Best Books I Read in 2012: Adult Fiction
I had to alter the title for this post, because as I was going over the best adult fiction I’ve read in 2012, I realized that some of it wasn’t published this year. I tend to read the current middle...
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New Year’s Read-solutions
I wish we could solve all the world’s problems by reading, but sadly, this is not possible. However, some issues in life can be solved with a simple “read-solution.” In 2013, I read-solve to: 1....
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The Reading Pros Recap: Cosmic
January’s book club meeting was out of this world! Not literally, because we couldn’t replicate the once in a lifetime amusement ride featured in Cosmic (a real rocket ship that blasts off to the...
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You might be a book nerd…
I don’t usually post links to other blogs, but I couldn’t resist sharing “15 Undeniable Truths about Book Nerds“ I can certainly relate. In other book news, I received a review copy today! It’s a new...
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Legos @ the Library: Ninjago!
One Lego builder brought new Ninjago Legos to today’s meeting! Here’s “before”: “During the building process”: and the “finished product”: Here’s a look at some of the other great creations from...
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Comment challenge!
I recently entered a comment challenge in hopes of getting myself in the habit of commenting on other blogs (not one of my strong points). I have the best intentions and plan to make 100 comments by...
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Read-a-thon Test Run
There are many different ways to do a Read-a-thon: 1. Read for many hours right in a row. 2. Read as much as you can in a certain time period (like, over a weekend). I’ve tried this method–it was an...
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I love the library because…
It’s seems that every day, I find new ways to end the sentence “I love the library because…” If I had the time, I would try to write a sonnet, or something, but for now I guess a list will have to do....
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The Bibliophile Read-a-force has a new logo and slogan!
I have a lot of posts about past events to catch up on, so I thought today I would share the new logo and slogan for the Bibliophile Read-a-force! © E. Henry 2013 Kudos to Emma for designing this...
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Guest Post at ALSC Blog
Check out the official blog of the Association for Library Service to Children (aka the ALSC Blog) for my guest post about The Bibliophile Read-a-Force! Click here to read the post, which prominently...
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The Reading Pros Recap: Biographies
In the picture above, a Reading Pro shows her admiration for President Lincoln by reciting the first paragraph of the Gettysburg Address (from memory). Lincoln was one of the subjects we discussed at...
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Blog challenge!
I’ve been blogging for a little over a year, and I’ve found it to be very rewarding. I use my blog to share about library life in Maine and post book reviews. I have “documentation” (in the form of a...
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Legos @ the Library: Creative Creations
On this beautiful afternoon that hinted of spring, Lego builders of all ages got together to do their thing! (Ok, no more rhyming, I promise!) This Lego session seemed especially creative to me, for...
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Spring is in the air
The Bibliophile Read-a-force met Friday, March 15 to plan for the upcoming read-a-thon. We made lists of books to read during the event and came up with some great ideas for a brochure to explain the...
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YA Book Review: The List
Image from goodreads.com At first glance, The List by Siobhan Vivian seems like any other teen girl book. It’s full of drama, cliques, and back-stabbing. I started this book expecting a quick read...
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The Reading Pros are poets, and they know it!
April is National Poetry Month, and to celebrate, The Reading Pros met today to discuss Love that Dog by Sharon Creech. This book is a verse novel about a boy named Jack who thinks poetry is for...
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The bibliophiles learn about bills
Did you know, it’s Money Smart Week? Susan and Nancy from Maine Savings Federal Credit Union were our guest speakers at today’s Bibliophile Read-a-force meeting. They came to speak about the important...
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The Reading Pros paint like elephants!
The Reading Pros met today (outside!) to discuss Jennifer Jacobson’s Small as an Elephant. This book is a good choice for any kid, but especially kids from Maine because the main character, Jack,...
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