Category Archives: Newspaper column
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Picture Books for the Season
Posted on December 2, 2012 by Jennifer in Newspaper column, Picture BooksHanukkah is just around the corner, and several new books will be fun to share with little ones. Jane Yolen’s popular dinosaur series has a double entry for the season this year. How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? and How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas? both go through many of the traditions of each holiday. [...]
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Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week
Posted on November 11, 2012 by Jennifer in Newspaper column, Picture BooksManhattan Public Library is participating in the 2012 Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week, November 11-17, by giving out free books to child care providers in the Manhattan area. The books are funded by our Friends group, the Manhattan Library Association, and delivered to more than 130 daycares with help from the Riley County Health Department [...]
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Meet the Presidents
Posted on October 21, 2012 by Jennifer in Newspaper column, Nonfiction, Realistic FictionColumn published in The Mercury 10-21-12 As expected, a flood of presidential-themed children’s books came out this fall. Here are some fun books that allow kids to take a more light-hearted approach to learning about our presidents and the election process: Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel makes kids laugh out loud, and they [...]
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2012 Fun Fall Programs at the Library
Posted on September 9, 2012 by Jennifer in Newspaper columnPrinted in The Mercury Sept. 9, 2012. Excitement is in the air this fall. The library has kicked off our fundraising campaign to expand the Children’s Room, including more space for books, reading, computers, homework areas, and a larger storytime room for programs. I am thrilled, of course, having watched the use of our room [...]
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Classic and Fractured Fairy Tails
Posted on July 29, 2012 by Jennifer in fairy tales and folklore, Newspaper column, Picture Bookspublished in The Mercury, July 29, 2012 Fairy tales are woven into all our lives, as children and as adults, and they are alive and well in culture, as noted by the popularity of Disney’s Tangled and the adult film this summer, Snow White and the Huntsman. Reading fairy tales aloud to my own children [...]
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Summer Alien Invasion
Posted on June 17, 2012 by Jennifer in Fantasy, Newspaper column, Science FictionThe summer reading theme this year is “Dream Big,” and we have tied in lots of space decorations, stories and activities. Most popular among these are aliens – alien stories, crafts, games, and prizes. We even have rubber ducky aliens. So it seems like the perfect time for me to tout some of my favorite [...]
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Fun and Fancy Spring
Posted on May 7, 2012 by Jennifer in Early Chapter Books, Newspaper columnLibrary column for The Manhattan Mercury, 5-6-12 Written by Jennifer Adams The Children’s Room at the library has been busy with activity, even though our regular storytimes are over for the semester. During the past few weeks, all the second graders have been bussed to the public library for a field trip, with transportation funded [...]
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New Ideas from Public Library Association conference
Posted on March 26, 2012 by Jennifer in Newspaper columnLibrary column printed in The Mercury, 3-25-12 I recently attended the national Public Library Association (PLA) conference in Philadelphia, a biennial event that is always jam-packed with speakers, exhibits and sessions on new ideas to try in your public library.Here are a few highlights in the area of children’s services. Early literacy “spaces” were the [...]
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Party, Party, Party!
Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jennifer in Humorous Stories, Newspaper column, Picture Books, world cultures>Library column printed in The Mercury, February 12, 2012 I am sure “party” is not the first word that comes to mind when thinking of libraries, but we like to break out of the mold sometimes. We have parties and programs for kids and teens this month, so don’t be surprised if you smell yummy [...]
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Inspiration from the Refugee Experience
Posted on January 1, 2012 by Jennifer in Historical Fiction, Newspaper column, other award winners, Realistic Fiction, social issues, world cultures>Library column printed in The Mercury, Jan. 1, 2012 Several books featuring refugee children have left me in awe of the rebounding spirit of children and their amazing ability to hope, dream and find their place in the world. Though these are all fictional accounts, several authors had personal experiences that led them to write, [...]
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