I love springtime. I love the smell of the world as it unthaws from winter's deep freeze. I love watching for plants as they push up...

This past week's reading felt like a merry-go-round. One book brought me up, another took me down, and then there was one that just left...

I cannot figure out how my last post was in December of 2023! How is that even possible? So, clearly I've been busy. It seems like I've...

It's nearly time to say farewell to yet another calendar year (and half of the school year)! I can hardly believe it. I know there are...

True confession time: I am so embarrassed. I still have not finished Simon Sort of Says--even though I adore it! I accidentally left it...

There is so much to be thankful for this time of year. The weather is lovely. The trees are captivating. It's not winter--yet... And...

Okay, so I'm obsessed. Seriously. Obsessed. And I haven't been this smitten with a book series in years. Years! I'm sure you're wiggling...

It's National Book Award season. Wednesday the NBA announced the 10 titles on this year's young adult long list. I had already marked...

Happy Friday! After a bit of a rough start to my reading habits at the start of the school year, I have finally put together a string of...

Wow! Can you believe we are already on week 3 of first quarter? I'm excited that everyone at Jefferson has visited the library for...

We're back!! I am struggling a bit to figure out where the summer went, but I think if you read back over all of my welcome back posts...

From the Desk of Zoe Washington!! I am so excited about this win. Zoe Washington is such a great realistic fiction story. I'm delighted...

I love spring. The days are getting longer, the weather is warming, and the flowers are beginning to carpet the ground in their flourish...

It is such an exciting and busy time of the year for me as a librarian. My shelves are bursting with new titles (good problem) and now I...

Only 11 school days until break! I think we've got this! In the meantime, I'm busy trying to stay focused and productive with my reading....

I love to travel. Love it! In fact, I have been traveling since I was about 4 months old when my parents loaded up their car for what...

The year is just flying by and I'm already behind on my posting! But there's good news...I am NOT behind on my reading. Hooray! What...

I will be honest. My break didn't include quite as much reading as I hoped but the books that I finished were outstanding. I actually...

Happy New Year! I'm always both thrilled and a little stunned when I ring in a new year. I love the feeling of possibility and setting...

Okay, fun fact. I used to figure skate. Yep. Just like my bitmoji. Jumps, spins, and figures were my passion. Of course, that was...