Oh hi there! It's a been a while since I've posted here on Literary Hoots and the subject of this particular post is a big hint as t...

Happy Cinco de Mayo! I'm feeling pretty festive today (or maybe I'm just craving tacos...) so I thought I'd share some of m...

Ages ago, when working at my old library, I found this image on Pinterest: As far as I can tell, the image came from Greenville County ...

Did you know March is National Women's History Month? And that we celebrated International Women's Day just two short days ago? So i...

Guess what?? Cybils , that's what. I had the awesome, amazing opportunity to be a Round 2 judge for the Cybils Awards again! Last year, ...

Clean teen romances. Some people don't care, but the ones that do, care a lot. When I first started as a children's librarian, I had...

Inauguration Day was not even a week ago. A new president now heads the country. Let the new presidential book publishing begin! Now, w...

Happy New Year! A time to reflect...on favorite books. Right? Right. So here it is! My list of favorite books published in 2016. And really,...

Welcome to the ever fun (totally-a-guessing-game-for-me) mock Caldecott award on Literary Hoots! I admit, when I picked Beekle  as my...

Who needs eight maids a-milking when you could read fantastic books instead? Okay, sorry, corny joke, but I did pick twelve Christmas books ...

So maybe I'm calling it too early, but too bad. I want to share the books that I think should receive some Newbery attention. Grant...

You've probably already figured out what costume you'll wear for Halloween this year, but I still want to highlight some of the most...

Halloween in the library! We always had a big party and storytime in my library with all sorts of treats, costumes, and (of course) the best...

Warning: nostalgic content ahead. Yep, it's one of those posts where I reminisce and celebrate my own fond memories. Okay, really, ...

Biographies may inspire dread in some kids. It did for me, as a child, because the word "biography" was usually followed up with ...

Board books are kinda becoming a thing around my house. My librarian heart is quite proud of the fact that Baby Bear is now totally fond of ...

The Olympics in Rio are officially underway! I definitely get excited for the games (for instance, check out this Olympics book display i...

If you haven't heard of Pokemon Go, then I'm seriously concerned that you're living under a rock. Pokemon, once hugely popula...

There's a lot of early reader series. So there's probably going to be a few more of these sizing-up posts (see the first one here )....

Happy 4th of July! Being in a thoroughly patriotic mood and with the opportunity for a fun little giveaway, I decided to compile a list o...