2
Aug
Summer Skies
When the summer starts to stretch into August, blue skies start to become cluttered with sunflowers. Reaching up and out, tall and proud, flexing their fingers these golden sun worshipers, declaring their love of light. When a breeze blows through off the plains, they shake and sway, entranced in dance. I look up, they look […]
31
Jul
Shark Stroytime
“SHARK! Get out of the water and into the library!” With the much anticipated 25th anniversary of The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week on the horizon, and since kids love sharks, I thought it would be fun to have a storytime featuring these fun, yet fearsome creatures. For our after-stories craft we made “Deep Sea Panoramas” […]
24
Jul
Summer Book Hook: Season’s Readings
For the latest edition of the Summer Book Hook, I’m going to direct you to the Summer 2012 issue of Lawrence Kids Magazine featuring picks from Lawrence Public Library’s youth librarians. You can see this summer reading feature and the magazine in it’s entirety HERE! (Psst… Also check out the Sturdy for Common Things feature […]
20
Jul
Seeing Things
Love is all you need… Love and libraries… And music. And coffee. Evening pool haze. Wheels turning. Castle making. Cool dips. Placid waters. Fire in the sky. Summer slumbers. Warm celebrations. Hovering planets. How he sees me. Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon. Midsummer latelys… Triple digit heat, librarying, reading, lots of reading, Lawrence to Ludington, MI […]
20
Jun
Seeing Things
Chalking it up. Summer reading. Barefeet. Back-alley walks. Sillies. Diamond Jubilee in the heartland. Familiar friends. Light and shadows. Wish-ready. Wearable masterpieces. Slow strolls. A chance of rain. Market mornings. Purple rain… err… snow. Early morning dips in the backyard watering hole. Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of light, the official start […]
18
May
Seeing Things
Of meadows and magic. Inside outside. Fluttertoes. Morning road. Peonies remind me of working on W. 28th. Spring was a jungle of peonies. Supermoon. On a stroll to market, to market. Full bloom. Answers to Steve. Loves tomatoes. Reading west. Beauty. Mystery. Energy. Peace.
20
Apr
Seeing Things
Hot mess. Rainy day finger paints. Swing time. Old library card. Ominous. Joy. What was mine, now is yours. Old Pooh, but new to you. “The Bing”, a Poetree poem by Gavin Firestone, Age 5. KU Relays shot put event. The center of downtown. Wild at the wheel. “5 Reasons to Keep Chickens” by Nicola […]
18
Apr
Tournament of Kids Books WINNER
It’s all over. Out of 16 titles, one came out victorious. After weeks and weeks of voting throughout March, the Tournament of Kids Books came to a close last Saturday when Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling was announced as the winner. Over 400 kids participated in voting! And good ol’ […]
14
Mar
Adventures as Annie in Ireland
Magic Tree House Adventures went to 19th-century Ireland for the second edition of our new library program for kids 5 & up based on the popular series Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne. Like many cities, St. Patrick’s Day in Lawrence, Kansas is quite the event. But aside from the parades and green get-up, […]
