Little Library Bookshelf: Mixed up Fairytales
Little Library Bookshelf is a curated list of books around a theme or topic curated by a local librarian. This month Aleece Michalak from the Round Lake Area Public Library is turning what you know [...]
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Mixed-up Christmas Stories
Little Library Bookshelf is a curated list of books around a theme or topic curated by a local librarian. This month Aleece Michalak from the Round Lake Area Public Library is offering up so Christmas...
View ArticleGuest Librarian – Think Pink, Read Red!
Not the mushy heart cupid arrow type? That’s okay! Just because it’s February doesn’t mean you have to only read about love! Heather Hageli from VAPLD says you can think pink but read RED, with [...]
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Manners Matter!
Now that the holidays are over you can stop being embarrassed by your child’s tables antics and start doing something about them….before wedding season starts! Guest librarian Heather Hageli from VAPLD...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Ready to Read- Librarian Recommendations for First...
Is your little one learning to read? Guest librarian Heather Hageli from VAPLD is here to share her favorite books for early readers. Ready to Read: Librarian Recommendations for First Readers Is your...
View ArticleLittle Reviews: We Are The Dinosaurs by Laurie Berkner
As soon as I started having children, I started listening to Laurie Berkner. I remember sitting on the floor in my kids’ rooms as her music filled our house, playing with my kids. I would [...]
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Cats
Does your little one love cats? Guest librarian Heather Hageli from VAPLD is here to share her favorite books about cats. “Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur. Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr...
View ArticleJune Recommended Reads – Marvelous Magazines
Kids love to get mail! Make their mail more fun, and educational! Guest librarian Heather Hageli from VAPLD shares with us the best magazines for kids. Magazines are fantastic for all ages! They...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf – Squirrels!
My kids love squirrels. We love watching their antics around the yard and their high-wire antics as they cross our street. If your kids love squirrels and their antics too Guest librarian Heather...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf – Real-Life Animal Movies
This post contains affiliate links. If your children love animals and you love documentaries then we have just the movie to make your movie night perfect for everyone! Guest librarian Heather Hageli...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: “New” Classics by Guest Librarian Heather Hageli
This story contains affiliate links The term classic makes you think old, timeless, never changing. However as time passes on and generations change so do their idea of classics. In this month’s...
View ArticleLittle Reviews: The Anthropology of Childhood {Cambridge University Press}
This story contains affiliate links It has certainly been far too long since I have had a chance to read anything besides the picture books I read to my kindergartner each night. At last I [...]
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf Guest Librarian – Storytime at Home
This story contains affiliate links Meet our newest guest Librarian! Lora Siebert is the Youth Services Librarian/Collection Development Specialist at the Lake Villa District Library. If you ask Lora...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf – Monster Reads
This story contains affiliate links. It’s the season for monsters and scary stories. In this month’s bookshelf guest librarian Heather Hageli from the Vernon Area Public Library shares some favorite...
View Article2018 Rebecca Caudill Young Reader Award Nominees Reviewed by a Librarian
This story contains affiliate links. Meet our newest guest librarian! Mitch Berman is the Teen Librarian at the North Chicago Public Library. Mitch works with the sixth through twelfth graders in North...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: If you like Wonder, read these….
This story contains affiliate links Meet our newest guest Librarian! Lora Siebert is the Youth Services Librarian/Collection Development Specialist at the Lake Villa District Library. The movie Wonder...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Yummy Reads
This story contains affiliate links. ‘Tis the season for sweet indulgences, even in books! In this month’s bookshelf guest librarian Heather Hageli from the Vernon Area Public Library shares some...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: New Year New Habits
This story contains affiliate links. New Year, new goals, resolutions, habits and plans. Even kids can get in on the growth and change mindset. In this month’s bookshelf, guest librarian Heather Hageli...
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Favorite Berenstain Bears Books
This story contains affiliate links. There are many books that stand the test of time, passed down from one generation to the next. For many of us parents those books are likely the Berenstain Bears....
View ArticleLittle Library Bookshelf: Youth Media Awards Reviewed by a Librarian
This story contains affiliate links. Guest librarian, Mitch Berman, is on the move! He now works at the Zion Benton Public Library in Zion, as the Youth Services Programming and Event Librarian....
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