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, […]
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library kicked off its summer reading challenge on June 1. The challenge runs through August 8th. Racking up reading minutes gives readers a chance to come to the library and pick out two books of their own (one book for every 500 minutes read). Today, I logged minutes for four members of our […]
As I wrote about last week, Oct 5th through 11th is Banned Book Week; a week where libraries and other organizations invested in the first amendment celebrate the books that have been banned in the past and push back against attempts to censor books. As part of the week, I interviewed Jefferson-Madison Regional Library’s Director, […]
Rachel Vogus' Habits and Hobbies 