Ms. Nancy’s Library Blog

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss
February is Black History Month and we are reading novels, biographies and other books centered on this theme. We started early this year, with books about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther [...]

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Here are some cool cards I came across on the PBS site, if you would like to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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“The world is wide, and I will not waste my life in friction when it could be turned into momentum.”
– Frances Willard (1839-1898)

Have a good weekend, everyone.
Best,
Ms. Nancy

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“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.”
– Thich Nhat Hahn
Hope everyone is enjoying their week. I am. I’m midway through “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth in the Stephenie Meyer “Twilight” series. My own kids are reading Bailey School Kids and “Scepter of [...]

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Just came across this quote from Kanye West, singer/rapper and author of the newly-released book “Thank You and You’re Welcome”:
“Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book’s autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I like [...]

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“Hello, hello. Are you there?
Hello! I called you up to say hello.
I said Hello.
Can you hear me, Joe?
Oh no, I cannot hear your call.
I cannot hear your call at all.
This is not good, and I know why.
A mouse has cut the wire, goodbye!”
– “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish”
Dr. Seuss

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“The world is dark, and light is precious.
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
– Kate DiCamillo, “The Tale of Despereaux, being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread”

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“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” — Dr. Seuss, author and illustrator (1904-1991)

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“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (1856-1950)
Reading:
“Tales of Ancient Greece” (Enid Blyton)
“Smitten: A Kitten’s Guide to Happiness” (Rachael Hale)
“I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato” (Lauren Child)

“Good Morning, Gorillas” (Magic Tree House #26, Mary Pope Osborne. The series is up to #42 [...]

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“Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.” –Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet (1809-1892)

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