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All the Way to Havana

August 17, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

All the Way to Havana

My husband and I have dreamed for years of visiting Cuba. High on our list of things to see are the classic 1950’s automobiles that continue to rule the roads. So, I was thrilled to read   All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Mike Curato.   The story begins as […]

Filed Under: Books, picture books, Places Tagged With: All the Way to Cuba by Margarita Engle and Mike Curato, Cuba-picture book, Cuban vintage cars

Who, What, and Where in the World of Libraries

April 27, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

Who, What, and Where in the World of Libraries

Welcome to today’s A to Z Blog Challenge post featuring the letter W.  I’d like to share a who, a what, and some wheres in the library world. WHO The World’s Strongest Librarian by Josh Hanagarne (Gotham Books:2013)   This book was given to me as a birthday present by one of my dearest friends who […]

Filed Under: Books, Library Love, Places Tagged With: Beitou Branch of the Taipei Public Library, Central Library of Vancouver, Clementinum Library in Prague, Escoria Library San Lorenzo de El Escorial, George Peabody Library at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, library from old Walmart, The Biblioteca Nacional do Brasil, The Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Rampur Raza Library in India, The Victorian State Library in Melbourne, The World's Strongest Librarian, Trinity College Old Library Dublin Ireland

V is for Vigilante

April 26, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 6 Comments

V is for Vigilante

Librarians are not shy and meek characters. They are on the forefront of protecting our rights. They fight against censorship and work to make sure that everybody has access to the books and materials they need. Librarians face challenges here but they are nothing like those faced in some other parts of the world. One […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Blogging A to Z, Library Love, Places Tagged With: Abdel Kader Haidara, The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu

U is for Unique, Unusual, and Unconventional

April 25, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

U is for Unique, Unusual, and Unconventional

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 […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love, Places Tagged With: 10 Unusual Libraries, Unconventional Librarian

N is for Nicaragua and the library we built #atozblogchallenge

April 18, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 9 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Field Trips, Inspirations, Library Love, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: SI Nicaragua, Students International

K is for Knowing #atozchallenge

April 13, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love, Places Tagged With: a to z blog challenge, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, Famous Librarians, Kingsburg Library Murals, National Library Week, NYPL Lions

I is for Iraq #atozchallenge

April 11, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Biographies, Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: #atoz, Alia Muhammad Baker, Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq by Marks Alan Stamaty, I is for Iraq, The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter

H is for the Huntington Library and the Hearst Castle Library

April 10, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

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, […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Books, Library Love, Places Tagged With: Blogging a to z, Chronicles From Chateau Moines, Evelyne Holingue, Hearst Castle Library, Huntington Library

E is for Egypt #atozchallenge

April 6, 2017 By Claire Annette Noland 11 Comments

E is for Egypt #atozchallenge

  Welcome to Day 5 of the #AtoZchallenge where I am exploring the library world in alphabetical order. E is for Egypt One of the mysteries of the ancient world centers around the Royal Library in the port city of Alexandria, Egypt. It is believed that scholar Demetrious of Phalerum, convinced Ptolemy I Soter (a […]

Filed Under: Blogging A to Z, Field Trips, Library Love, Places, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, E is for Egypt, Guardians of the Lost Library, Library of Alexandria

Field Trip Friday – book review and a visit to the jail

November 18, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 4 Comments

Field Trip Friday – book review and a visit to the jail

  I normally read and review kid lit but at least once a month I enjoy reading and sharing an adult book with my book club. Carmen, my November co-hostess, and I decided to include a field trip with our selection: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015) Based on a […]

Filed Under: Books, Field Trips, Places Tagged With: Constance Kopp, Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart, Kingsburg Jail, Kopp Sisters

Field Trip – Feeling Fallish

October 31, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 3 Comments

Field Trip – Feeling Fallish

It doesn’t seem possible that October is over. I have been traveling most of the month and I am happy to announce that I experienced my first real fall. Fall in Southern California is marked by high temperatures and hot winds known as the Santa Anas. This increases the risk of fire so we pray […]

Filed Under: Books, Celebrate, Field Trips, Food, Places Tagged With: Apple Pie Cider Float Recipe, Applesauce Weather, Bella's Coat, Every Autumn Comes the Bear, fall books, Robert Frost, The Pumpkin Mystery, Vermont Country Store

The Heart of the Library

October 13, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

The Heart of the Library

Many of us take libraries for granted. So much so, that we forget the important role of libraries and the librarians who provide resources to everyone. But, not everyone has access to the treasures libraries have to offer. In September, I attended the first meeting of the Fresno area chapter of REFORMA, the National Association […]

Filed Under: Books, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: #diversekidlit, Drum Dream Girl, Enchanted Air, Jr Margarita Engle, Library for London, Library in Cocal, Pura Belpre Award, Rafael Lopez, REFORMA Fresno, Robert Isquierdo, The Storyteller's Candle

A Reading Field Trip- Destination: Brazil

August 28, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

A Reading Field Trip- Destination: Brazil

One of the main purposes of A Field Trip Life blog is to highlight children’s books set in locations around the world. One of the best ways to learn and understand other cultures is by traveling. The other is by reading diverse books. Although the Rio Olympics are over, I continue to think about Brazil. The suggested […]

Filed Under: Books, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: B is For Brazil, Cassio's Day, Children's Books about Brazil, Diverse Children's Books, Living in Brazil, Maria de Fatima Campos, Victoria Goes to Brazil

Notes from the Field – The Olympic Edition

August 22, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Notes from the Field – The Olympic Edition

I admit it. I am an Olympic junkie. As a child, our family gathered around the television every four years and binge watched the Olympics. I rarely watch television these days but always make an exception for the Olympics. Now that the 2016 games in Rio are over, I’ve decided to revisit and share some […]

Filed Under: Books, Multicultural Children's Books, Places Tagged With: Bella and Harry - Lets Visit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Refugee Olympic Team, Rio Olympics 2016

Field Trip Notes: Staycation Edition

June 30, 2016 By Claire Annette Noland 2 Comments

Field Trip Notes: Staycation Edition

Looking back over my calendar I realized that I didn’t travel at all during the month of June. I am always going somewhere so this seemed really odd. I guess you could call it a stay-cation. First of all, the Kings River water was released from the dam. Since we have been in a drought […]

Filed Under: Books, Family, Farm Fresh, Field Trips, Food, Places Tagged With: Apricot Blueberry Upside Down Cake recipe, Berry Lady Farm Store, Bocce Ball, Kingsburg - things to do, Kingsburg Library, Peter in Blueberry Land, Staycation

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