Misadventures of the Monster Librarian

We have 3 Book Groups at Sticks Library; I run the Adult Book Group once/month, Prairie Dawn runs the Teen and Tween Book Groups. I choose the books for our Adult Book Groups, and assist Prairie Dawn in choosing the books for the Teens and Tweens--she's never been a Youth Services Librarian and up until working at Sticks hasn't stayed current on books for those ages, thus my helping. I think we do a pretty good job picking a selection for all three groups, that includes new/popular books, while also working in some classics, and for Teens and Tweens some award winners. I am pleased as punch to mention that our Adult Book Group does one Graphic Novel/year, and starting this year we also added one Young Adult book/year. For the adults I tried to include a few non-fiction titles as well, as that's something I know a few book club members enjoy, myself included. I was doing a good job until December. I hate seasonal books. HATE. I feel like the quality is oft compromised fo...

We had our visit from Santa last night and it was a hit! We had 80 people show up (kids and adults)--that might not seem like a lot, but it's good for our little town!--lots of happy kiddos, only three crying babies, and adorable pictures galore on our Facebook page. We've made it into the local paper and online...we're pretty famous around here. :) I can't believe Christmas is only two weeks away! Some books to share with your little ones as we prepare for the Christmas: How the Grinch Stole Christmas , Dr. Seuss I'll be Home For Christmas (Toot & Puddle) , Holly Hobbie Mistletoe Madness , Miriam Hees N is for Navidad , Susan Middleton Elya The Nutcracker, Renee Graef The Polar Express , Chris Van Allsburg Twas the Night Before Christmas , Clement Moore Yoon and the Christmas Mitten, Helen Recorvits