This week's topic is all about jobs in books. I love reading about authors, libraries, and bookstore owners. Here are some of my favorite bookish stories and a few I want to read:
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Have you heard of the ALA Pura Belpré Award?
Pura Belpré grew up in Puerto Rico but came to the US for her sister's wedding. She never left. Instead, she found a job at a library where the head librarian was starting to admit children into the library. She wanted someone to engage them.Pura Belpré was a natural storyteller; she was very engaging. She spoke Spanish and brought cultural stories to a storytime. She created puppets to help elevate the storytime. She was a pioneer in the field of Librarianship. She wrote her own stories and wrote English versions of the Puerto Rician tales.
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Lydia's family didn't have a home for a while and they moved in between relatives. But once they discovered the library, Lydia found a home there. She loved all the space but more importantly she loved the librarian. Lydia became friends with the librarian and it changed her life.
This week's topic is occupations. And of course I'm sharing books featuring Librarians!
I've read these in the past year or so...
Molly's the new Children's Librarian in town. During one of her programs, she's called to take care of an issue in the bathroom. One of the doors is stuck, which usually means trouble. Molly's stunned to find a baby in the bathroom. One call to the police department and the baby's taken into custody. But Molly can't stop thinking about her.My Thoughts: Another cute addition to the series. Of course I loved it was about a Children's Librarian finding love. I loved the moments in the library from the frosting program to the teen boy to the value of privacy. I loved the Sherriff and his relationship with his daughter; they were so cute together. I loved the banter between Molly and John. And how gossip spread like wildfire on the island. The only bad part about this book is there was no librarian friend named Jennifer. So looking forward to more in this series.
The Sherriff believes the parents to be criminals, leaving the baby behind like that, but Molly knows otherwise. She's determined to keep herself in the loop. John doesn't mind one bit, even though Molly's wit bites at times.
Can they come to terms and solve the case together?
Rita B. Danjerous and her daughter May just moved to the sleepytown of Appleton. Rita is the new school librarian and her daughter is in the 5th grade. They stir up the town.My Thoughts: I loved this book. I adored this author and illustrator's series 43 Old Cemetery Road. I loved the puns, the epistolary novel, tethe green dot collection, the friendships (both Rita B. Danjerous and Gladys Friday and Sarah and May). I loved the friendship between the students and how they rallied around books. Another great book for these sister collaborators. I would love to see these characters again!
Mrs. Danjerous gets kids reading with her green dot collection - a collection of books that kids don't need to check out of the library. These books contain answers to questions they might find embarrassing. While the students love them, the school board president is not a fan.
In fact, she tries to stop the collection from circulating. While she has a few tricks up her sleeve, she also has her own secrets. Who will win?
Charlotte's excited to spend her vacation with her twin sister, who is attempting to win a beauty pageant crown their mother once won. It's the last year that Ginny will be eligible. Charlotte can't wait to read by the pool and visit the Harry Potter Park.My Thoughts: Of course I enjoyed this book - it's a feminist take on beauty pageants starring a Children's librarian who adores Harry Potter. This book was written for me. I loved the bookish moments and the books mentioned. I loved the romance - and how that started. I loved the sisterly moments. I loved how Charlotte gained confidence and looked at herself differently because of the pageant and because of the ladies competing with her. I enjoyed their friendships and their moments together from the small talk, to rooting for each other, to helping each other.
When Ginny has an allergic reaction the night before the pageant begins, she begins Charlotte to take her place in the preliminary rounds. They both know that Ginny's a shoo-in for the top twenty.
Against her better judgement and against her desire, Charlotte agrees knowing how much this crown means to her sister. But she's never been the pretty one and she's never walked a runway in stilettos. They have a lot of work to do. Can they pull this off?
Mary Lemist Titcomb believed in education, but didn't want to be a nurse (She felt faint at the sight of blood) or a teacher. When she read an advertisement for a librarian, she knew she found her place. And she was right.
She worked in Vermont, at the Rutland Free Library. She built up her reputation so much that she was asked to move to Maryland and help start their library. So she did. When she realized that their population was so spread out, she created the first bookmobile and made sure everyone had access to books.
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Unbeknownst to her, a moment of hangriness becomes captured and turns her into a meme. The Disapproving Librarian makes it rounds and her life blows up. The local online magazine wants to do a series on her. At first, Bernie says no, but then circumstances change.My Thoughts: I really liked this book. I liked the librarian parts. I enjoyed the awful first dates. I really liked the articles and how they changed over the course of the month. I loved Colin's sister. I loved Bernie's feminism and her beliefs. I liked the magazine angle and the staff members. An enjoyable romance that left me looking forward to the next book in the series.
She agrees to go out with 30 guys in 30 days and prove that she's undateable. Bernie's sensible feminist approach to life has her believing that a make-over and new clothes isn't going to hook her prince charming any time soon. But she's also not one to back away from a challenge.
The reporter, Colin, really needs this series of articles to be a hit to secure his job. He's determined to help Bernie out as much as possible and to prove her wrong. But all the dates she's going on has him thinking that maybe her approach to life isn't wrong...
Library Recommendation: A fun read for your public library's romance section.
