Around the holidays every year, I find myself in a reading slump. Despite the weather being perfect to curl up with a hot drink and a book, I can...
Ash’s Cabin and Survivalist Fiction for Youth
Ash's Cabin, the newest graphic novel from Jen Wang (Author/illustrator of Prince and the Dressmaker, Stargazing, and In Real Life) tells the story...
Fright-Free Spooks for Little Readers
Despite it being the very end of October, I refuse to let the spooky season go just yet. While most spine-tingling reads aren't appropriate for our...
Encouragement
At the time of writing this blog, it's exactly one week before Halloween. Spooky season. The best time of year for things that go bump in the night....
Celebrate Disability Pride Month!
July is Disability Pride Month! Disability Pride Month is in July because the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in July of 1990....
Gardening with Children!
Here at the Coventry Village Branch, we’re gearing up for gardening season. In this week of the vernal equinox, we’ve got seedlings starting inside,...
Indigenous Heritage Books for Youth
November is National Native American History Month. We're fortunate that the last several years have seen an increase in the number of books...
Little Women & Adjacent Tween Reads
This month Dobama Theatre is bringing Louisa May Alcott's Little Women to life on stage through December. If you're planning on attending the play...
Read if You Dare: Middle Grade Summer Scares
2023 marks the fifth annual Summer Scares, a program partnership of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), United for Libraries, Book Riot, and...
Supporting Your Reluctant Reader
As your child transitions into independent learning and reading, you might notice that they’re what we librarians call a “reluctant reader.” There...
The Book That No One Wanted To Read… is for Everyone
Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be a book stuck on a library shelf? A tome with telepathic powers searches for a reader and along...
Storytelling through Math
I must admit, math is not my strong suit. Sometimes kids will come up to the reference desk to ask me for some homework help, and I always panic...
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