Fiero Code walks students age 8-18 through Scratch, a drag-and-drop coding program developed by MIT that introduces kids to the world of coding. It’s up to students to save Planet Fiero by learning to code! Create an account for free here. As you learn more coding skills, you earn gear for the custom robot you create in the […]
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We’re All Adults Here 2020 Book Discussion Reads by Amanda Schoen Happy Fall everyone. I know this is not the season many of us hoped for when we imagined this year. So many of us have missed fall activities such as hayrides, corn mazes, trick or treating, and spending time with our friends. I know […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle/Sarah Vargo Gift Books for New Babies Yes, we’re all adults here, but children are part of our lives. I love to give books to children as gifts, I’m a librarian! But I am often stumped when choosing gift books for baby showers or […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Facts Above the Fiction As an avid reader of fiction, I love experiencing the creativity and imagination of an author as they transport me virtually to new worlds and sometimes unbelievable plot lines and characters. As a librarian and science devotee, I am […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Are you looking for normal? Books can do that. I am ready for normal. I know normal is not realistic right now, so in times like these I am glad I am a reader. Reading lets me escape the tweets and replies and […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle We are Putting Books Back in Your Hands The CLEVNET catalog is fully open for business! This week, all holds became active and materials have started circulating between the libraries in the consortium. Once again place holds on anything and have it sent […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle Library Work in a Safe, Virtual World Two months of working virtually was an interesting experience. For me, maintaining and enriching our digital access was not impacted by working remotely. I am so glad that we were able to offer access to the […]
May I Help You? A Guide to Information by MaryAnn Friedlander As a WEPL librarian working from home, I soon realized just how much I missed coming to the library, seeing patrons and answering questions that make a difference in someone’s life. As a person, I also realized that we are living through life changing […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle What is the Library Collection? New Thinking in Tough Times. Have you seen our activities on our W-E Library YouTube channel? Can you tell we miss you?! In ordinary times, library staff depend upon our daily interaction with the community to feel purposeful. […]
We’re All Adults Here Book Recommendations & Other Musings by Carol Tuttle True Confessions of a Fiction Reader: I Read It. I Wasn’t Wowed. Is there something wrong with me? Am I the only person who wasn’t wowed by Where the Crawdads Sing? This book was the bestselling hardcover of 2019, selling over a million […]
Words on Screen: Swimming Pool by Dennis Campbell ‘How did you get that scar on your stomach?’ ‘Is that for your book?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘The Gods did it.’ For the next set of reviews I am going to be talking about films that feature authors as the main characters. These movies can be fictional or based […]
