FunDay Friday – The Royal Wedding Edition
Not really book related… but fun anyway. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAlnM7RUDcA] And maybe you can listen while you work on this
Yearly Archives: 2011
Got Books??
Today (April 14) is “Donate A Book Day” which encourages people to give a book to their local library which will either be added to the collection, or give to the Friends who can sell it to raise money for the library. Here. What a great […]
Librarians……Masters Of The Universe!!
Yes, you read that right! Did you know that librarians are like spies? And have access to classified information? Here Who knew? If you thought librarians were quiet, retiring and bookish…..you might need to think again. Hmmmm. Have you thanked your librarian yet? You’d better. They might know your secrets!
National Library Week
This is a special week. It is National Library Week (April 10 – 16). Introduced by the American Library Association it is a time to observe all the contributions made by libraries and librarians. Think about it. How many times have you gone into your local library to research a […]
Don’t Let Your Mother See This!!
Stuck for something to read? Exhausted the books suggestions at the library? Want to take a walk on the wild side? Then check out Patrick Ness’s “top 10 ‘unsuitable’ books for teenagers” (here) where he give you suggestions for all those books that make reading wild and dangerous. hmmmm, has he read […]
Alex Rider – The App
Now here is something you WON’T find in your library. Yet. Alex Rider is a very popular book among many people. The story is about a teenage spy who has to save the world many times. I absolutely love this series and guess what? There is now an app for […]
April is Poetry Month
April is Poetry Month and so in honor of it I thought I would share some poems throughout the entire month. I think today would be a nice day to share some Spring poems as we are supposedly in spring and I do not know one person who wants Winter […]
The Shadow Project by Herbie Brennan
Summary Danny knew not to open that door. He knew that this house was deserted, but something inside was telling him what was beyond that door might be a vault and a vault with lots of money. Danny is a common thief. But one day he decides to rob the […]
FunDay Friday
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George Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. Allen
“How the Americans outspied the British and won The Revolutionary War.” In school we are studying The American Revolution and our teacher assigned us a project to research an aspect of the Revolutionary War (tactics, a person, weapons, etc.) and write a 4 page paper on it. I was originally […]
Update on Nerds Heart YA
Just wanted to update you on Nerds Heart YA. There was a little snafu with my judging pairing. I am now actually only paired with Parenthetical. Great blog!! However, please still jump over and check out The Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic. Great blogs to get you thinking, and reading!
You’d Better Get A Move On
From time to time here at mlcwo we like to include reading materials that are a little different. And here is today’s offering. In anticipation of the Royal Wedding (that is English Royal Wedding) there is time (if you get really busy) to have your own. All you need is […]
For Japan With Love
This Friday we are silencing Funday Friday. We need some quiet, to think. mylibrarycareworeout is supporting Bloggers Day of Silence this Friday in honor and respect for Japan and its people. As we all know Japan had a magnitude 9.0 earthquake with the devastating tsunami. And now they face terrible nuclear […]
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
Summary Nora Grey just cannot find the right boy for her. But what does she care. Right now she wants to graduate High School with stellar grades so she can get into a really good College. But when she is put next to a boy named Patch, she realizes that […]
Happy Pi Day!!!
Just wanted to say happy PI day to everyone. Pi – 3.14- is an irrational number. To express Pi rationally it is 22/7, twenty two over seven. How many didgets have you memorized? This is all I know 3.141592653589793238262643383 I believe its right. So happy Pi day everyone!!! In honor […]
Interesting-Book-Related-Thing Saturday
This week I decided to do something a little different for my interesting book related thing Saturday. I decided to do a book cover. I have noticed, while I walk around my library, how many interesting covers there are on books. So I thought I would pick a few and […]
FunDay Friday
Does cuckoo sum them up? I think nuts would be better. And cute [vimeo http://vimeo.com/20732587]
Tiger’s Curse by Colleen Houck
Summary Kelsey did not think that she would be working at a circus with Tiger’s. That was the last thing that she expected. But when the Tiger is bought and she is offered to go with him to India, she does not pass up the opportunity. Ren, the Tiger, and […]
Nerd Heart YA 2011
I am a judge! Woo-hooo.This is my first year being a judge for the Nerd Heart YA 2011 (which has been around for two years) and I have been nominated to judge for the first and second round. (how exciting!) My judging partner for the first round is… Secret Dreamworld of a Bookaholic My […]
And Another Thing
Wow, March is turning out to be a pretty busy month. Voting is going on at Nickelodeon for the Kid’s Choice Awards 2011. Go and vote for your favorite book, with categories including Dork Diaries, Vampire Academy, Witch and Wizard Series and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Click here to […]
