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Make a Splash – Read this Summer!
Everett Public Library has a great Summer Reading Program for kids. To promote summer reading, librarians visit the surrounding elementary and middle schools. Prior to these school visits, we read...
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Best of 2012: Found in the Children’s Section
Today’s list includes ninja pigs, Dinotruxs, groovy buttons and crazy concoctions. As you might have guessed, it is our choices for the best in children’s books for 2012. Picture Books Revenge of the...
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Discover a Children’s Book Author: Jennifer L. Holm
Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts I’ve created to introduce you to various children’s book authors. There are a lot of great ones out there and it’s worth knowing about them. Who knows,...
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Best of 2014: Children’s Books
We continue our Best of 2014 list today with books for the younger set. From picture books to graphic novels, take a look at our staff selected titles. Picture Books and Easy Readers Breaking News:...
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Read To, Make that Read WITH, a Child
Everyone knows that reading together with children is the single most important way to help them get ready to read, but I often hear care-givers reading to children in very boring, monotone voices as...
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The Princess and the Page by Christina Farley
Keira, the heroine of The Princess and the Page by Christina Farley, uses a magic pen to write a story for a contest and ends up winning a trip to France. She takes her best friend Bella and her mom....
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Everett Public Library staff pick the best of 2018
It’s that time of year again. What time of year you ask? Well it is time for the ‘Best of the Year’ lists to begin, of course. We here at the library are not immune and can’t resist the overwhelming...
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The Best Books of 2019
With the year rapidly drawing to a close, it is time to reflect on the past year. Here at the library, of course, that means talking about all the great books we have read. Our full list of...
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Read to Your Children (About Race!)
It’s never too early to begin reading to your baby! This is why we love our board book collection. And why we offer storytimes for children as young as three months. It’s also never too early to start...
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eBooks for Kids
Carnivores, animals that eat flesh, seem like an unusual subject for funny children’s books. But there are so many good books out there with this theme! In the following list we go from picture books...
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Not Your Typical Princess
In the world of storybooks, princesses have been known to be sweet, pretty, and maybe, not so strong. Here are a few books that show princesses in another light. From a princess fighting a...
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Here Be Dragons
As a youth services librarian, getting perfect books into the right hands is one of my favorite responsibilities, second only to presenting storytimes. Getting to know patrons and finding out what they...
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Rah Rah Robots!
Robots – they spark the imagination for so many. Here are a few titles I’ve enjoyed and recommended to families in the library – with storylines ranging from evil geniuses using powerful robots to...
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Are you missing personal interaction with people other than your immediate family nowadays? We sure are here at the library. Helping people to access the library’s resources in person is one of the...
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Who Knew?
You may have seen this wonderful viral picture on social media about owls and their long legs. Who knew that’s what was under all those feathers! There are so many things to learn about owls. Did you...
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Fairies vs Vampires
Hmmm, should this blog be sweet or gory? A little while ago, I had a young reader excitedly ask for the Isadora Moon book series. She was so animated while telling me about Isadora, whose mother was a...
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