Free March Webinars

 Happy Weekend all! 

Last Friday, I posted webinars that Webjunction complied that were taking place in February. Well, it's the end of the month so that means they compiled ANOTHER list of webinars happening throughout March. So of course I had to share.

Of course, not every webinar will be relevant to your field of work, but at least one should be helpful. The ones I'm most interested in are Re-Envisioning LIS: Activating Social Justice on March 2, Evaluating Program Success on March 4, and Virtual Program Development on March 11.

My library isn't doing a ton of programming right now so these are important for me to learn more about. Which ones do you think you might check out? The full list of webinars is HERE!

-Megan 

Blue Books Book Display

 I'm blue daba de dabu da.....

I found this cute idea on Pinterest and had to make it for myself. With the weather being absolutely, and horribly wintery, I thought a bright and cheerful display would be helpful. Each of the books for this display have a blue cover which matches the punny display poster. 

Do you really need a list for this one, not really, but you'd be surprised by the amount of books where the spine doesn't match the cover. The amount of times I pulled a blue spine for it to have a white cover was infuriating. So yes, a list is necessary. Luckily our cataloging system has a cover image of most books so it was easy to check. However, user beware! Books have more than one cover so the list might not be perfect for your library.

Here's the list! Hope I didn't get that song stuck in your head!

-Megan

Currently Reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

Read Around the World Book Display

As someone who loves to travel, I love reading books that take place outside of my home country. With the inability to travel right now, these books may mean a lot more to people. I think we all may need a little bit of escapism right now. 

One thing I did when I originally made this display was that I put a printed out the flag and name of the country and taped that on each book. Would I do that now? No. It was a lot of extra work that is already on the inside flap or back of the book. Also, based on the training I have received on making a display, we don't need to add extras to make a book display effective. 

So here are some posters and of course the list of titles HERE. If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?

-Megan 

Currently Reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
 

Free Webinars!

I'm keeping today's post short because, honestly, I'm exhausted and it's been a long week.

I am always looking for ways to learn more about librarianship and how to be better on the job. I love learning and that's probably part of what makes me perfect for the job of librarianship. While researching things for patrons, I always discover new things I didn't know.

That's why today's Free Resource Friday is a link to a bunch of webinars happening in February. I wish I had found this list sooner in the month and will for sure be looking for this list in the future. Special shout out to Webjunction for providing this awesome resource.

So HERE IT IS friends. Go forth and learn something new!

-Megan 

Currently Reading: How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee

Dog-Gone Good Book Display

Bark Bark!

Okay, I'll be honest, I'm a cat person. But there are so many cute dog books that I just had to make a dog display last summer. I'm sharing that poster as well, but it wouldn't quite work for outside of summer would it? 

I'm keeping my commentary short and sweet this time so let's get to the free posters and book list shall we?

And HERE'S the list! Hope everyone is having a great week!

- Megan

First in a Series Book Display

I figured it was time for some fiction book displays, so let's start off with an easy one. So many authors have ongoing series that it can be hard to remember and find the first one. However, the great thing about series is that you can be transported into such elaborate stories that just cannot be developed in a stand-alone novel.

I know I use bookseriesinorder.com and fantasticfiction.com to help me when trying to find the order of a series for patrons. Both of these sites are essential resources for me when working as a reference librarian. I know recently I used these sites when trying to create an "auto-buy" list through Baker and Taylor. Such a fantastic resource.

So HERE is an assorted list of fiction, science fiction, mystery, and young adult titles that are all the start of an amazing series. Which ones did I miss that you love? 

- Megan

Graphic Novels

When I started my librarianship, I was wary of graphic novels. I always said "I get why we need graphic novels, but they just aren't for me." 

Past me is eating her words.

I love graphic novels. I think part of this feeling was the negativity that surrounds comics and graphic novels. Many people see them as "lesser" or only for struggling readers. This is simply not true. Graphic novels are for anyone AND everyone. This is a lesson I had to learn by picking up a graphic novel myself.

While graphic novels don't have the figurative language that a novel can have, they instead give you a visual language that a novel can't do. I love observing all the small details that the artists put into each page of the novel or even each panel. I'm still trying to get into manga and comics, but I'll find one eventually. And if not, that's okay too. 

My Free Friday Resource for you today is provided by the Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT). They have created resources that are super beneficial to both librarians and teachers. Make sure to check out their page HERE,

They, in collaboration with the Black Caucus American Library Association (BCALA), created a Black Lives Matter comics list of essential titles for libraries. The list can be found HERE and it is something I am using as I expand my library's graphic novel collection. 

Take some time today to explore the GNCRT webpage and learn something new. What do you think are some essential Comic and Graphic Novel titles to have in a public library?

- Megan

Currently Reading The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkeller