One of my earliest reading memories was in third grade when I got scolded by my teacher for reading a book while she was teaching class. Yes, that is about as rebellious as I ever got in my youth (in my whole life, let’s be honest). My mom has told me that when I was...
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We are BookNerds!
Whenever someone finds out I'm a librarian, they say, "You must love books" or "You must love reading". Being a librarian is about more than books and reading, but I must admit that I DO love books and reading. Books and reading are two of my very favorite things in...
My Favorite Books and Series of 2020
Romance and Fiction Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston-The president's son and the prince of England fall in love! So cute! I also loved that the president is a women. Boyfriend Material by Alexis J. Hall- Fake relationship turns real. I loved how much they...
My Favorite Reads in 2020
On par for everything 2020, my reading journey was far from what I envisioned it would be. I started off 2020 strong- I was reading more than I usually would during the school year/winter months all while working a new second job at the library and doing normal life...
My top 20 of 2020
My top 20 of 2020 Hoo buddy, 2020 was some kind of year. Putting this list together was fairly challenging, not because I didn’t read a lot in 2020, but because I no longer have a functioning concept of time and couldn’t remember what I read last year versus...
My fave reads, 2020
I don’t know where to start with talking about reading in the year 2020. I had a brilliant start. I was absolutely ripping through books. And then. The world ground to a halt, and so did my brain. I think some people found that the pandemic made for good reading,...
My Favorite Reads of 2020
A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown The worldbuilding in this story was so many things – interesting, complex, lush, and vibrant. Despite being another YA fantasy based around a competition, the stakes felt So Much Higher, and the...
Reader’s Advisor Profile — Natalie
One of my favorite things to do when I was a kid was race my dad through his pile of library books. He’d start at the top and I’d start at the bottom and we’d see who could finish first. The fact that I didn’t understand most of what I was reading probably gave me an...
Readers’ Advisor Profile: Katy
As far back as my memory goes, I have been reading books. I don't remember a time in my life where books weren't a part of it. I thank my parents for instilling a love in reading in me from a very young age. Some of my favorite childhood memories are spending evenings...
Readers’ Advisor Profile: Emily
As far back as I remember, I have always been a reader. I went to the library weekly as a child and checked out so many books at a time. Even before there were apps to track books that I read, I would write them on pieces of paper and then excel spreadsheets. When I...