Megan McFarlane's blog

Mother’s Day is Sunday, and you still haven’t found that perfect gift for mom?

Instead of heading to the mall, why not check out what is happening at your library?

Many libraries across the country celebrate both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day (which is only a month away) with special story hours, family events and craft projects. 

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Hungry for more Hunger Games? You’ve read the books, you pre-ordered your tickets, but the movie debut is still two weeks away.  Now what?

Satisfy your Hunger Games appetite by preparing a Hunger Games inspired menu with your family.

The 74th Annual Hunger Games is coming live to the big screen in just three weeks.

Many fans couldn’t wait for Hollywood’s interpretation and instead made their own book trailers and short movies inspired by what they read in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games.

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Looking for a thought provoking way to discuss Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month with your children and teens? Consider getting a start with graphic novels.

Due to their utilization of both pictures and words, comics offer a stimulating means for children, teens and even adults to explore new concepts and ideas by equating new words and ideas through a visual representation. 

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This weekend is a big one when it comes to comics, with both the opening of The Avengers movie and Free Comic Book Day.

But why can’t every day be Free Comic Book Day? It can be, at your library.

Recently, the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC) released a recommended list of graphic novels for children in grades K-8.

Here are a few of our favorites we recommend sharing with your kids:

Grades K-2

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It may come as a surprise to some of us that one of today’s growing subgenres of young adult fiction can find its roots in classic works from more than one hundred years ago. Yes, the forefathers of science fiction, Jules Verne and H.G. Wells are also the original “steampunks.”

Today is Support Teen Literate Day! The goal of Support Teen Literature day is to raise awareness about teen literature as an exciting, ever grow area of the book market.

Although the first nationally celebrated Bookmobile Day occurred in 2010, bookmobiles themselves have been on the roads and in the hearts of citizens around the world for more than a century.  Sometime between 1857 and 1859, a horse-drawn collection of books began making the rounds in Cumbria, a non-metropolitan county in North West England.

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It’s National Library Workers Day, a day to recognize the valuable contributions made by everyone who works in the library.

To commemorate, we’re highlighting some special librarians, those who won the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. 

Share your story of why you belong at your library by composing a six word story for National Library Week!

Gaining popularity on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, six word stories, as the name implies, challenges authors to write a complete story in six words.  Here are a few examples we came up with:

Town’s kids visit Narnia. Librarian leads. 

What connects far and wide? Bookmobiles. 

School library doors open. Girl smiles.