Created By Emily Lloyd of http://shelfcheck.blogspot.com/
Yeah, libraries rock. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the United States each April, typically the second full week. Happy week fellow librarians and lovers of libraries everywhere.
Photo: Moms Demand Action
The text: “One child is holding something that’s been banned in America to protect them. Guess which one?”
Some background: The Charles Perrault version of Little Red Riding Hood, the one that was banned by two California school districts, was controversial not because both the grandma and the little girl are eaten by the wolf by the end of the story, but because – as the Christian Science Monitor notes, “one of the refreshments for her grandmother that Little Red Riding Hood carried in her basket was wine.” Yes, parents evidently had an issue with the depiction of the alcoholic beverage…
my co-worker’s daughter wanted to interview me for her 2nd grade assignment because she thinks i “look interesting.” flattery will get you far little friend!
“The seven tiers of stacks in which many of the books of the New York Public Library are shelved. Elevators transfer the books to the room above as they are called for.” “See page 527.” “May 27, 1911.”
More eye-candy here.
surely, dr. seuss would approve.
A six year old had that to say when asked to guess about a book’s content based only on its cover. The book?
Fun game right? Check out: Judging a Book by Its Cover: A 6-year-old Guesses What Classic Novels Are All About.
“Warning: logic”
Language learning system, Mango Languages, is now offering a free online course for librarians. Yay! OK, so you don’t have to be a librarian to do this, but how many of my non-librarian friends want to learn how to say “Let’s get you started with a library card” or other such circ/reference desk-related vocabulary? What, all of you? Why am I not surprised?
Caitlin is a queer, a Jew, and a librarian (sometimes even a queer Jewish librarian) living and working in Brooklyn, NY. She wears different clothes and uses props while dutifully playing her role as each. Sometimes she forgets to change costumes which can be confusing for both herself and others. 
