447 Years Old and Still Kicking

447 Years Old and Still Kicking!! ‘Tis the Bards 447th birthday 447 Years Ago – a sonneteer was born To the harsh world, but to a loving family 447 years ago was 1616 and the Americas were new and so was he Little did the family know that 447 years […]


FunDay Friday

As today is Earth Day here is something in celebration. This video is a little penguin laughing its feet off. Make sure that your sound is on because you are going to need it. It is so funny and so cute. To read the full article Click Here. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fbt1fVfi-g]



A Little Bit About Merlin

We got our beloved cat Merlin in 2005. I desperately wanted a cat because, well,  I just love cats. So one day in late September my mother and I went into Petco. I had a habit of begging my mom to go and look at the cats (and the fish, […]




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 […]




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]