April showers…it has been raining an awful lot here, but at least the grass in getting greener and the tulips are blooming. 🙂 I managed to read only two books this month- a popular book titled The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and a non-fiction book. The Midnight Library is a hot title and you are lucky to get your hands on it at the public library- I had to wait a few weeks for a copy to read. It was thought provoking and entertaining. The books central theme sat with me for many days and I found myself reflecting on the message Matt Haig was trying to convey. The non-fic was a graphic novel- a novel written in comic-strip book format. Nothing funny about this book- the topic was Asperger’s syndrome, and the main character has many obstacles to overcome. Invisible Differences: a story of Asperger’s, adulting, and living a life in full color. This title should be in all school libraries due to the positive message it sends. I really enjoyed the book.
PBS has a series titled American Experience. The public library purchases the titles and offers them for check-out. The one I took home from the library was The Codebreaker. The documentary focused on Elizabeth Smith Friedman, a crypt analogist who helped America win the war in World War II. Her dedication to the field of codebreaking was fundamental in bringing down Mobsters in the 1920’s and Nazi’s in the 1930’s.
Hearts and Bones was a wonderful movie of love, determination, dedication to family, and the costs of war on its victims. An Australian International film Award winner. A must-see film.
School Librarians United, a podcast focusing on elementary and middle school libraries and Checked In, a high school librarian talking about issues that deal with the secondary level. Love them both and both offer fascinating topics and guests. I stream them on Stitcher. Listening to them takes me back to my public-school library days. 🙂
All materials can be found in your public library! Check it out!
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