Library Display | National Poetry Month

March 31, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

One of my favorite parts of being a librarian is doing book displays at my library!

Library Display | Women’s History Month

March 5, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

One of my favorite parts of being a librarian is doing book displays at my library!

Library Display | LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

June 2, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

One of my favorite parts of being a librarian is doing book displays at my library!

Library Display | Disney+ Book Edition

December 13, 2019.Reading time 4 minutes.

Like most of the world, the teens at my library are OBSESSED with Disney+! And I’ll be honest: so am I. You best believe I now spend my weekends watching Lizzie McGuire and all of the Disney Channel Original Movies from my childhood (yep, Don’t Look Under the Bed is just as scary as I remember!). And, obviously, […]

Library Display | Books for fans of Dumplin’

December 7, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Before I read Julie Murphy’s Dumplin’, I hadn’t ever thought much about Dolly Parton. Of course, I knew who she was, had heard of Dollywood, and loved that one scene in Miss Congeniality 2 when Sandra Bullock tackles her. But I’d never taken the time to listen to her music or think much about her. Dumplin’ definitely changed […]

YA Display | Books to try if you love T.H.U.G

October 12, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

As every teen librarian probably knows, the movie adaptation of Angie Thomas’s amazing novel, The Hate U Give, is being released this month. The movie is directed by George Tillman, Jr. and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr Carter. It’s currently playing in select cities and will expand to all locations on October 19. I […]

Library Display | Books for fans of “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”

August 17, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

If you read YA, I’m sure you know that today is the much-anticipated release day of the “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” Netflix adaptation. I’ll admit that I was late to the Lara Jean bandwagon, and only just read the trilogy earlier this year. I ended up enjoying the series so much more […]

Library Display | Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

July 12, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

This month, I did a YA book display centered around Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health awareness is obviously important for all, but is particularly important for folks from marginalized backgrounds; people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and people with disabilities may be more likely to struggle with their mental health and may have more […]