January is Walk Your Dog Month and what better way to kick start your New Years Resolutions by reading some great YA books that feature dogs? If you are like me, you love dogs and want to spend more time with them because they just get you. This awareness month is a great way to help dust off the January blues, read a few good books, maybe go out and adopt a new dog, or if you already have one start taking him/her out for more walks. It's a fun way to get out of the house and your dog will love you for it! Here is a list of YA books that will have you begging for more! Last Chance by Norah McClintock In this charming YA novel by Norah McClintock, the main character Robyn is scared of dogs—like, really scared. But she agrees to spend her summer working at an animal shelter anyway. (It's a long story.) Robyn soon discovers that many juvenile offenders also volunteer at the shelter—including Nick D'Angelo, a boy from Robyn's past. A boy she hoped to never see again. Ni...
Good Morning! It's a chilly November morning here in Northern California. 37 degrees is actually very cold for us Californians! I woke up this morning feeling super excited because my colleague Dunyau and I presented at the California Library Association's (CLA) 2018 Conference on November 10th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. We sent in a proposal last spring and it was accepted. Our presentation is called Celebrating Diversity & Multiculturalism Through Crafts. We had a lot of time to plan for our presentation and we did a lot of research because we are librarians and that's what we do :) We had an amazing slideshow that Dunyau made on Canva and so many excellent topics to talk about. We were really focusing on cultural awareness and helping young children learn about diversity and how we can find ways to share our similarities and differences. When we were finished talking we invited everyone to make the crafts ...
