One Saturday in May, a program that was almost a year in the making finally came together. Miriam, the teen librarian I work with, spearheaded this event, and I only helped in a support capacity, but the final event was so moving and inspiring and absolutely amazing I had to share. Getting a TEDx license… Continue reading Library Program: A Teens’ TEDx Event
Author: Molly Wetta
Rewind: May 2015
May is my favorite month, probably because my birthday is in it and it’s spring and school gets out and everyone just seems more cheerful. I had a really good month. I was a little sad I didn’t get to go to BEA, but my brother flew in from LA to surprise me for my… Continue reading Rewind: May 2015
Top Ten Posts that Give You a Glimpse of Me (as a Blogger)
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s topic was a “freebie” so when skimming through past prompts, I chose #106 from 2012 about posts that represent me as a blogger. I broke… Continue reading Top Ten Posts that Give You a Glimpse of Me (as a Blogger)
Every Hero Has a Story: A Summer Reading Booklist
For the first time in several years, my library is using the collaborative summer reading theme. For all ages, we’re building some programs and reading suggestions around the idea that “every hero has a story.” Each year, we include a list of 30 suggested titles in the summer reading booklet that has all of information… Continue reading Every Hero Has a Story: A Summer Reading Booklist
Book Review: A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith
The world needs more books like A Sense of the Infinite by Hilary T. Smith. More quiet books that don’t have a catchy hook, but instead have amazing character development. More books about female friendship, and how fraught with complications they can be during adolescence.