I am always looking for what a local library does after a horrific event in their community. I hope I would respond the same. Routine and refuge. For the children.

I don't have a storytime blog but I read other's all the time, and am so grateful for the inspiration! I wanted to share my flannel stories, so here's my new Pinterest board: #childrenslibraian #flannelstory #feltstory #storytime.

Sweetest story from Wed.: A little girl comes in and excitedly finds all the items with her mom. 5 minutes later another girl and her mom come in. Girl #1 proceeds to take girl #2 under her wing and help her solve the hunt. They'd never met before. Now they are best friends. 😊

Last week was my first zoom storytime as a fulltime librarian! Next week I'll be at a new branch. It's been a long road with career change, extra education, internships, and many parttime jobs. I'm so grateful for God's provision. Thank you all for your support and encouragement.

RT @RedwoodLiteracy: Join us in celebrating Dyslexia Awarness Month and support Reading For All! #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth #readingforall #dy….

If a child in your life could benefit from some excellent reading, writing, and math intervention due to dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia, check out @redwoodliteracy's remote learning opportunities! It doesn't matter where you live. #untileverychildcanread

I got this book right before quarantine began. But pandemic life made hard topics difficult to read. So I put it down. Today I pick it up again for those who don't have a choice but to live and die through the "hard topics." #BlackLivesMatter #WeNeedDiverseBooks #librarianathome

Behind the scenes, decorating for a summer full of challenges. #urbanlibrarian #buildingstories #childrensliteracy

The @chihistoryfair will be holding their remaining competitions online. You can judge elementary and high school history fair projects in your PJs! Doesn't matter where you live. Learn more and register: #forthestudents #librarianathome.

It's been a full week of doing video chat #storytime for family and friends. Simple and full of tech difficulties, but so life-giving during this hard season of social distancing. #librarianathome #kidlit #childrensliteracy

"Working from home" for the next 3 week's=video chat #storytime for all my friends. Today was a Harry Potter read aloud. I'm having way too much fun with this. #librarianathome #kidlit

Four years ago, my MLIS thesis project was a reader's advisory website ( devoted to children's historical fiction. Recently I downgraded the site to a blog, hoping it will be both useful and added to on a more regular basis. #kidlit #historicalfiction

Last #storytime of the winter session was all about animals and the alphabet. There were some super sweet moments, especially with the ABC, Bean Bag (by Hap Palmer), and parachute songs (not pictured). Such a fun group of little kiddos! #urbanlibrarian #childrensliteracy #kidlit

Tween Graphic Novel #BookClub was all about Spider-Man/-Woman. And I learned more about the Spiderverse than I ever thought was possible! We had a blast with superhero names, book themed questions, and some more 3D Doddler fun. #urbanlibrarian #kidlit

Happy #WorldReadAloudDay! It's such a blessing to have a group of kids like this who I get to read aloud to each week! Today's #storytime was all about dinosaurs. One of the best themes, in my opinion. #urbanlibrarian #childrensliteracy #kidlit

This week on #Tween Thursday, the kids (and I) got to experiment with 3D Doodlers. They are super cool gadgets! #urbanlibrarian #childrensliteracy

On Wednesday, #storytime was all about the deep blue sea. And I also got to present my first #MotherGooseontheLoose storytime for the babies. It was a blast! #urbanlibrarian #childrensliteracy #kidlit

The theme of last week's #storytime was Dance! I had a lot of fun making these little felt ballerinas! #urbanlibrarian #childrensliteracy #kidlit

Today I made a book drop monster. Arts and crafts for the win. #childrenslibrarian

This week's #storytime was all about the colors of the rainbow. It's one of my favorite themes because it is so interactive and there is no shortage of books, rhymes, and songs out there. #kidlit #childrensliteracy #urbanlibrarian