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#tbt Throwback Thursday – Summer Reading Program (July 17, 2009)

The TD Summer Reading Program is once again in full swing at libraries across Canada. Here’s a pic of Pace and I with one of the entertainers (Walden the Wizard?) I brought in when I worked at Southeast Regional Library. Pace seems a bit uncertain of this wizard’s powers! 😉

¶ Posted 10 July 2014 § Family § Humour § Library § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: cute

How To Trick Your Kids Into Reading All Summer Long

No minimum page counts. No incentives. No countdown clocks. No video game ban threats. Instead, according to this article, just put books in front of kids in the places they’re most likely to get bored and watch what happens. This article’s theory is especially interesting in light of the typical library summer reading program which does […]

¶ Posted 09 July 2014 § Library § PopCulture § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: book

10 Years Ago Today – Remembering My Eulogy for Grandma Hammond

A cousin’s Facebook post reminded me that today marks ten years since my Grandma Hammond passed away. It’s hard to believe how quickly time has flown! I had the great privilege of delivering her eulogy and although I know some family members were a bit uneasy about the fact that I didn’t do a very typical […]