2. Related Blog

I found this blog with a quick GoogleBlog search of children's literature in the public library.  The blog uses labels to make navigating posts easy.  In addition, there are lots of great links to other sites such as libraries, children's and YA literature blogs, literacy-related sites, and authors on the web.  The blogger for Kiddosphere is Jennifer Schultz, a youth services librarian at the Warrenton branch of the Fauquier Public Library system in Virginia.  Here's a clip from her post on cat-themed books for story time.

January 23, 2008

Hello Kitty

It's so disgustingly simple to create a cats storytime that I'm almost ashamed of myself.  There's such a huge assortment of cat-themed picture books that I had difficulty choosing which books to include in my storytime.  The books that were not read were placed on display (if you don't already do so, creating a temporary display in your program room/ storytime area is an easy way to increase circulation, extend your storytime theme, and give parents and children something to do while they are waiting for the storytime to begin).  While it's always fun to showcase the latest and greatest in your collection, including oldies-but-goodies is a good way to reconnect parents/ grandparents/ childcare providers with childhood favorites or to introduce "neglected" picture books.

You can check out this blog for yourself at:

TheKiddosphere@Fauquier-http://kiddosphere.blogspot.com/