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This is Robin Smith. Robin Smith was a teacher, picture book expert, and reading advocate Robin Smith died June 22, 2017, at the age of fifty-seven….
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Best Breakfast-Steel-Cut Oats/ Hard Boiled Egg The Star Tribune profiled two selection librarians of the Hennepin County Libraries, Susan Carr and Chelsea Couillard-Smith. They shared that…
(https://derangementanddescription.wordpress.com/2014/01/13/do-i-need-to-wear-gloves-in-the-archives-a-helpful-flow-chart/) “Why don’t we wear white gloves when handling archival materials?” According to the article Misperceptions about White Gloves by Dr. Cathleen A. Baker and…
In the series of Read This Book! Our Librarians share the books that they love. We will be posting a series on books our librarians…
In the series of Read This Book! Our Librarians share the books that they love. We will be posting a series on books our librarians…
Coming December 2018. Based on the speculative fiction series by Philip Reeve. Steampunk world building at its best.
Looking for a gift for your young reader? Holly Weinkauf from the Red Balloon and I joined MPR News senior producer Stephanie Curtis for a round…
I am not a person who immediately reacts to anything. I hate it when the movie ends, the lights come up, and my companions want…
Last year around this time, Holly Weinkauf, the owner of the Red Balloon Bookshop in Saint Paul and I recommended titles for giving on Minnesota Public…
Best Read Aloud Picture Books 2017 I knew that Bob, Not Bob! (Disney/Hyperion, 2017) favorite read-alouds of the year, yet today it had special meaning. I have…
