A Field Trip Life blog is all about books and travel so come along and check out these Unique and Unusual libraries on this U edition of the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Kansas City Public Library, Central Branch, in Kansas City, Missouri features a “Community Bookshelf” that runs along the length of […]
Thomas times three #atozblogchallenge
We are heading into the final week of the A to Z Blog Challenge where I’ve returned to my librarian roots and have been sharing Library Love. Today is dedicated to the Letter T and I’d like to share two books and the little guy Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora (author) and […]
S is for Stereotypes
S is for Stereotypes in today’s A to Z Blog Challenge. Librarians are usually described as: A dowdy white woman with mousey hair who wears frumpy clothes. Or as a stern and unapproachable woman who holds guard over her library realm. Librarians belong to a profession with mostly negative stereotypes. The librarians I […]
R is for Reference Librarians
My first job after graduating with my Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science was that of a Reference Librarian. Most people don’t realize the skill and training that reference librarians have. All the librarians I know love to learn and to help others find what they need. Shifts at the Reference Desk gave […]
Quotes to remind us why libraries are so important #atozchallenge
We have reached the letter Q on the A to Z Blog Challenge so it is fitting to share some Quotes that remind us how important libraries are. Why are libraries important to you?
Going Postal #atozchallenge
P is for Postcards and Postal Stamps At one time, it was a common practice for people to buy postcards, write notes, add stamps, and drop them in the mail. We now communicate more with Instagram posts but it is still nice to get a card in the mail. There is a thriving community of […]
OVERDUE! #atozblogchallenge
Welcome to Day of the A to Z Blog Challenge. Today’s letter is O for Overdue. Most of us have returned a book late. I’ll admit that I have kept a book I’m using for research for an additional day or two, returned it, and then paid the fine. It is never much and I hope […]
N is for Nicaragua and the library we built #atozblogchallenge
Welcome to today’s A to Z Blog Challenge Post. This year I am writing about Library Love and today I’d like to share a library near and dear to my heart. When you step away from your normal routine, amazing things can happen. Last year a friend invited me to go on a woman’s retreat […]
10 Amazing Movies Filmed in Libraries #atozchallenge
Libraries have been features in dozens of movies and why not? They are full of possibilities as you can see in these movies where libraries play important roles. The Music Man This movie contains my favorite scene filmed in a library. Harry Potter ( all of them) The Library at Hogwarts […]
L is for Library Love #atozchallenge
L is for Library Love We are celebrating National Library Week and I am excited to announce the grand opening of my very own Little Free Library! Thanks to the generosity of my fellow children’s authors, I was able to get a library. It is being installed in front of Casa Miramar, our beach […]
K is for Knowing #atozchallenge
Did you know that this is National Library Week? And, since today’s A to Z Blog Challenge letter is K and libraries are great depositories of knowledge, I’d like to share 10 facts about libraries and librarians you should know. 1. You can check out seeds from the seed collection at the Pima […]
J is for Juvenile #atozchallenge
J is for Juvenile Juvenile seems like an outdated term but libraries still catalog books for children as Juvenile fiction or Juvenile nonfiction. Did you know that children were not always welcomed in libraries? Early libraries were not free and open to the public. Usually they consisted of books collected by wealthy individuals who […]
I is for Iraq #atozchallenge
I is for Iraq One of the saddest things imaginable to bibliophiles, is the destruction of a library. Librarians fearlessly defend the right of their patrons to have access to information and they care for the collections entrusted to them so that they will be available for future generations. Alia Muhammad Baker was the chief […]
H is for the Huntington Library and the Hearst Castle Library
It seems that a number of libraries were built by wealthy men. I grew up near the Huntington Library and went there often. My mother took me to look through windows as scholars in white gloves turned the pages of old manuscripts. She was in awe and so was I even though, at the time, […]
G is for Ghosts in the Library #AtoZchallenge
There are many folks who believe they’ve encountered a ghost in a library. And why not? A library seems like a perfect place for a ghost to live. Here are a few libraries known for their ghosts: The Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana, is located in a Gothic Victorian building where a veiled lady in grey […]