Tales from a Loud Librarian

I was looking at Goodreads online, which I rarely do, and found a nice infographic illustrating the books that I read over the last year. I thought it was pretty cool so I wanted to share it with you here. I didn't want to just add a link, so I searched the web to find a way to embed it into my blog. I found embed.ly  which allows you to create a free card out of any website. I thought that was pretty nifty, and it worked well for me here.  Ms. Kahn's Year in Books

Tomorrow, I go back to school after our winter break. I spent my break visiting with friends and family, resting and exercising, and reading some awesome young adult literature. What I didn't do is think much about school and the library. Just like this past summer, I needed some time to regroup. I tend to feel guilty when I don't have something new and different for the library right up my sleeves. It can really get exhausting constantly reinventing what I do. I needed to turn off professionally for awhile.  Here are some of the books that I read over break: I give this one 5 stars! Loved it. King is amazing, and this story is not like any other.  Good characters, and who doesn't like a story with NYC as one of the characters December is always a busy month. One important thing that I had on my agenda was a visit with the Louisiana Superintendent of Education, John White. I went with six other members of the Louisiana Association of School Lib