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Thursday, July 7, 2011 8:04:25 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled The Mount Lives On ... for Now:
LitLinx said, "A few winters ago driving through Massachusetts to Vermont, I looked to my right while at a traffic light and made a surprising discovery. There was the sign for Edith Wharton's home, The Mount. I'd read a few of Wharton's books, and loved them. ..." more
Friday, July 1, 2011 8:23:07 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Kellogg-Hubbard Library, VT:
LitLinx said, "The Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier, Vermont, was dedicated on January 2, 1896. The Classical Revival style building is built of light-colored granite from Dummerston, Vermont. The library is named for Martin M. Kellogg, a New York real..." more
Tuesday, June 28, 2011 4:18:58 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Early Morning Writing:
LitLinx said, "Early morning from my east facing window.The crow calling just outside my window woke me enough to notice how light it was. Must be a least 7. No, only 5:18 a.m. Too early to be up with a long day ahead of me. But as I lay in the guest bed, the..." more
Sunday, June 26, 2011 7:37:33 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled The Window Seat of the Perfect Present:
LitLinx said, "The window seat of the "perfect present."Living in the moment is vital. Not one of us has any certainty beyond the present. Yet I find myself thinking of the future. When I move to Vermont, then I will be happy, When I..." more
Monday, June 20, 2011 10:44:07 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Creaky Old House:
LitLinx said, "What a fun book this is. Creaky Old House: A Topsy-Turvey Tale of a Real Fixer-Upper by Linda Ashman is a rhyming adventure of a simple home-repair taking on bigger and bigger proportions. "Our house is kind of old and..." more
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 7:51:18 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Flag Day:
LitLinx said, "The American Flag is considered the oldest symbol of the United States. In 1949, President Harry S. Truman declared June 14 as Flag Day. It was the day in 1777 on which the Continental Congress designated the making of the first American..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 8:24:58 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled My Book Club is FridayReads:
LitLinx said, "I was fairly new to Twitter when I noticed a message from @thebookmaven (a.k.a. Bethanne Patrick) inviting me to share what I was reading, with the hashtag #FridayReads. I loved Bethanne's cheerleading and hourly, if not..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 8:24:58 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Sandra's Recommendations for Fifth Grade Readers:
LitLinx said, "My youngest daughter, now heading to high school, recalled for me her favorite books. Here are her recommendations for readers in fifth grade.A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by AviPeter and the Starcatchers..." more
Sunday, June 12, 2011 8:24:58 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Picture Books for Father's Day:
LitLinx said, "Special occasions provide reading opportunities. Choosing books related to a holiday teaches children about the event, and adds to the festivities and memories. Try these picture books for Fathers' Day read alongs. Daddy's Lullaby by Tony..." more
Friday, May 27, 2011 7:11:34 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Katie Shea Defines Literary Fiction:
LitLinx said, "Katie Shea works for the Caren Johnson Literary Agency in New York City. It was a tweet that led me to her blog interview with Chuck Sambuchino, editor of Guide to Literary Agents.As Shea works to build her own client list, she is especially..." more
Saturday, May 21, 2011 1:20:59 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Sandra's Recommendations for Fourth Grade Readers:
LitLinx said, "These are my daughter's recommended reads for kids in fourth grade. They were her favorites when she was that age. They're real life fiction, historical fiction and fantasy. The Birchbark House by Louise ErdrichBlood on the River: James Town 1607 by..." more
Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:24:26 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Sandra's Recommendations for Third Grade Readers:
LitLinx said, "My fourteen-year-old is an enthusiastic reader. Recently while waiting for me to finish my shift at the public library, she was browsing the shelves and reminiscing about the books she’s read. So I asked her to make me a list of her favorites;..." more
Saturday, May 14, 2011 2:04:45 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Heritage Months:
LitLinx said, "May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, one of five federally mandated heritage months recognized by The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art,..." more
Sunday, May 8, 2011 9:04:43 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Mother's Day: The Same Bright Star:
LitLinx said, "A few years ago, National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore honored mothers on CBS Sunday Morning, sharing that he never gave much thought to Mother's Day -- beyond ordering flowers -- until he heard a mother singing a lullaby to her child. The..." more
Friday, May 6, 2011 12:58:00 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Social Media and Deep Thinking:
LitLinx said, "Earlier this week I received via email a link to Andrew McAfee’s Harvard Business Review blog post Tune Out, Turn Off: A Mantra Needed for Our Times? The gist of the blog is that social media can be the enemy of deep thinking. True. But it can..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 5:56:59 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Poems to Pictures:
LitLinx said, "In honor of National Poetry Month, I hosted a poetry workshop entitled Poems to Pictures. Author and poet Ruth Baja Williams read the poems she'd set to a series of watercolors by artist Jane Andrle Gillette, photos of which we're projected for..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 5:56:59 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Can Libraries Keep Up?:
LitLinx said, "Over the past three years, staff and material budgets for local libraries in the United States have been decimated by the government entities that fund them. Yet a study by the American Library Association and the Gates..." more
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 7:21:52 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, You Might Like These, Too!:
LitLinx said, "Kids love series. If you think about it, so do adults. Whether in books or broadcast, series provide us characters we’ve come to know. We want to see what they’ll do next. One of the most asked for series by boys currently coming to me in..." more
Thursday, April 21, 2011 8:15:56 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled I Can Save the Ocean!:
LitLinx said, "Who am I to disagree with The Horn Book Magazine! But I do. The reverenced publication of children and teen literature reviews disses Alison Inches picture book I Can Save the Ocean! The Little Green Monster Cleans up the Beach (2010 by Little..." more
Thursday, April 14, 2011 12:59:21 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Poem in Your Pocket Day:
LitLinx said, " Photo by Susan Ujka Larson It's Poem in Your Pocket Day, sponsored by The Academy of American Poets as part of National Poetry Month. Since it is a beautiful day here in the D.C. area, I've chosen Today by Billy Collins as..." more
Monday, April 11, 2011 7:28:28 PM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don't):
LitLinx said, "With clever humor, Barbara Bottner introduces Miss Brooks and the first grader who is rather bothered by this school librarian's book fervor. "I think Miss Brooks gets a little too excited," she says in Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don't). She..." more
Friday, April 8, 2011 8:27:46 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Loss, Loser, Late Wife:
LitLinx said, "Thursday on twitter, January O'Neil (@januaryoneil) shared that she'd posted three new poems on her blog Poet Mom, in response to National Poetry Writing Month (#NaPoWriMo). NaPoWriMo challenges poets to write a poem a day during April, National..." more
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 6:47:05 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled The Lady of Shalott:
LitLinx said, "Reading Mary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy when I was 17 -- The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills, The Last Enchantment -- sparked my interest in Arthurian legend. Years later I encountered Anne Shirley, the fictional character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's..." more
Monday, April 4, 2011 7:01:02 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled Franz Schubert and Friedrich Rückert: Poetry and Music:
LitLinx said, "Franz Schubert received his death sentence in 1823. Already the love of his life, Therese Grod, had married another. His father had banished him from home. And his finances were in ruin. Now he was diagnosed with syphilis. In the 19th century,..." more
Friday, July 8, 2011 9:16:25 AM
LitLinx Librarian wrote a blog post titled A Paris Themed Summer:
LitLinx said, "My first meeting of M. Lisa.It's a Paris themed summer. Driving between Virginia and Vermont, I listened on CD to R. A. Scotti's Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa. Okay. True confession. I didn't know that the Mona Lisa had once..." more