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Library Etiquette

by Cecily Kellogg

November 26, 2008

So, now that my daughter is two and a half we are starting to actually use the library for more than just story times. Lately we've been checking out a book at each visit, just for her, as well as using another awesome library resource--checking out DVDs. But I find that I watch her like a hawk with her library books, worried that she'll draw on them or damage them by tossing them down the  Read more...

Where the Books Live: Libraries!

by Cecily Kellogg

November 20, 2008

I have always been a big fan of libraries. As a poor kid but an avid reader, the library was my home away from home. My mother and I made weekly trecks, like clockwork, to the library. Now my daughter and I do the same thing, but we also use the library as a play destination instead of just a place to find books. We make full use of storytimes during the day, and have lately been going far and  Read more...

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