StoryWalk® Week: Celebrating StoryWalks and Story Strolls
Next week, November 15–19, the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS) and Let’s Move in Libraries will host a week-long event celebrating the inspiring work of libraries that spearhead StoryWalk® programs*—promoting literacy, reading, health, exercise and movement in communities…
A Special 10 Plus 1 Mops Birthday Party
On August 11, in the library’s parking lot from 2–4 p.m., we will celebrate the 10th birthday of our in-house puppet troupe known as MOPs. Or is that 10 + 1? Hmmm… Here’s a little history of the MOPs to…
Books and Quilts and Quilting Books
Do you have a hobby? I would not call my obsession with reading a hobby; it’s more of a lifestyle, but I have loved books since I was a wee toddler. It might have been sparked by the opportunities that…
National Senior Citizen’s Day
Today is National Senior Citizen’s Day, a day to respect, honor, recognize and appreciate our elders, the keepers of wisdom. Fun fact: By 2035, some 78 million people 65 years and older will live in America, according to the U.S….
A Puppetry Look at One of Shakespeare’s Comedies: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
When I was in college, I spent a semester studying in London which was a dream come true for this avowed anglophile. When we visited Stratford-on-Avon and I saw my first professional performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Shakespeare…
Laura’s Book Review & Puppet Show: “A is for Audra: Broadway’s Leading Ladies from A to Z” by John Robert Allman
Sometimes, you just obsess over a topic. While sheltering in place over these long weeks, my obsession with Broadway musicals went full tilt. While looking up something online (or maybe watching a webinar or watching one of the library’s programs…