Corrections This past week, I completed my review of titles checked out 50+ times in the FY25 JMRL circulation data. I looked at about 2% of the titles, examining whether their age range (Kid Lit, Young Adult, General Audience) was correct. The age-range data came from scripts Claude created to fetch a book’s ISBN from […]
I read seven picture books in July. I’ve reviewed my three favorites below. Navigating the Night On WorldCat Published in 2026 by Julie Leung and Illustrated by Angie Kang Art: gouache, crayon, colored pencil, pastel on water color paper Includes author and illustrator note Leung and Kang’s Navigating the Night is a story of a […]
There are many considerations in both the field of collection management and recommended reading. To manage these activities in a home or community library, a rogue librarian begins by building their knowledge of both award-winning and popular books. My research into the circulation data for FY25 at JMRL focuses on the popularity (via circulation numbers) […]
“She likes to read fantasy,” said the reader’s parent. Exciting! Someone has come looking for more books to read. A wise educator or librarian knows that they do not have enough information to make a real recommendation at this point. Fantasy is a broad genre. The reader could mean they like many things. In the […]
For three years, I have been monitoring awards announcements, checking in on Jennifer LaGarde and Donalyn Miller’s starred-reviews tracking, and reading book review journals. Two years ago, I spent some time at the GAP School library organizing their collection and seeing what flew off the shelf and what didn’t. I began checking best seller lists, […]
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