May 23Panel To Panel: Yuzu the Pet Vet by Mingo ItoBetween two libraries, I have two graphic novel book clubs but Panel to Panel at Highland Park Public Library is entirely my brainchild. I knew I wanted this book club to be a little different from the one I co-facilitate at my other library. For one thing, I wanted the…2 min read2 min read
May 16Preschool Storytime: Robots!It’s been a while since I have written here but I am back and attempting to document my storytime plans for other librarians. I have a bi-weekly story time for preschoolers at my library and I am always trying to find new ideas, so I figured why not share my…Preschool Story Time3 min readPreschool Story Time3 min read
Jan 4My Favorite Books of 2022(and cheers to another year of reading in 2023!) Adult Fiction In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom I should say up front that I read a lot of memoirs around the subject of death and grief, so when I recommend one you can bet it’s…Childrens Books4 min readChildrens Books4 min read
Jul 18, 2021The History of One Tough MF and MeThe first time I laid eyes on you, I mistook you for roadkill. It was a hot summer day in Chicago and I was crossing the busy intersection at Ashland and Division in the Bucktown neighborhood. I wasn’t alone, but I might as well have been. …Pet Death4 min readPet Death4 min read
Jun 20, 2021Books: For When You Are Drowning in GriefFollowing a year full of illness and death, many of us have carried the weight of numerous losses. If we have been lucky enough not to lose someone from COVID-19, all of us who love will eventually experience grief. Grief comes with so many unexpected emotions and complicated thoughts. …Grief And Loss2 min readGrief And Loss2 min read
Feb 22, 2021Books: My Favorite Out-Of-Print BookEach summer, from the time I was 13 until I was deep into my twenties, I found myself on an island. Dune Island, populated by the kind of people who own summer homes and those who worked for summer homeowners — the setting of Taking The Ferry Home by Pam…Out Of Print3 min readOut Of Print3 min read
