Oklahoma Librarian

Kid Librarian is an event I started over the summer that has gone really well. I have one kid with their parents come in between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. We work together to make an 11 x 17 sign that says what their book display is about and pull 15 to 20 titles.  I started this because I wanted to give kids a sense of ownership of the library and the children's area. I love working one-on-one with people and getting to know the kids that come to my events as well. Our Easy book collection has a flat top where we have other items on display. The book display faces our Tween collection, so it's perfect for this. This space allows us to have a 11 x 17 poster, 5 face out books, and 2 bookends to hold extra titles.  I created the form below for kids to fill out if they are interested in making a display. I first tested out this idea with a kid that has been coming to many of my events for months. We already had a good relationship, so she was an easy first kid to test my pr...

I am on a quest to Read and Reduce my TBR list! I will pick out a few books at a time to give my attention to and decide if my passion for the book burns bright or has fizzled out. I will share my decisions and hopefully inspire others to add or cull it from your lists. The last post I did had me at 552 books, and I've added a few books since then, but not many! I'm starting with  558 books  on my list.  I. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi Fantasy, Magical Realism, Contemporary - 213 pages - Published in 2015 What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them...

This is the second part of my reading over the summer. Hip hip hooray for the end of summer! Reading Stats for July This month had some really good books for me.  Books Read in July 2025   The Survivor Wants to Die at the End  by Adam Silvera ★★★★★ This was a good addition to the story so far. I wish that the book they kept referring to was real!    Dear Hero  by Hope Bolinger ★★★☆☆ This story was told through text messages. It was fascinating that they kept texting different group chats and creating new ones constantly. Cute story.    The New Recruit Vol. 01  by Moscareto ★★★★☆ I love a good manhwa. I'll eat it up every time.   The Infinity Courts  by Akemi Bowman ★★★☆☆ Interesting concepts but the internal struggles in Nami got old real quick.   When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Kelley ★★★★★ I want to read this again for the first time. Historical, romance, and fantasy all in one....

Working during the summer at a public library can be hectic. The past two summers seemed like a breeze compaired to this one! There was one week where I had 4 events that I had to plan or host on top of the things I need to do everyday. I decided to take an impromptu break from writing for this blog. I'm back now and I have a lot to write about! I'll start with the books I read. May TBR Revisited Fearless  by Lauren Roberts - Finish the trilogy For Whom the Belle Tolls  by Jaysea Lynn - almost 700 pages A Man and His Cat Vol. 13  by Umi Sakurai Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage Vol.1  - 3 by Yuho Ueji How I Met My Soulmate, Vol 2  by Anashin Children of the Whales, Vol 2  by Abi Umeda Otaku vampire's love bite Vol. 1  by Julietta Suzuki The Midnight Library  by Matt Haig  A Fate Forged in Fire  by Hazel McBride - 400 pages Caught Up  by Navessa Allen To get that last Goodreads bookmark, I'm going to read one or more of the followi...

I am on a quest to Read and Reduce my TBR list! I will pick out a few books at a time to give my attention to and decide if my passion for the book burns bright or has fizzled out. I will share my decisions and hopefully inspire others to add or cull it from your lists. This post will all be horror books! I'm excited to dive back into this genre just in time for the seasons to change. I'm starting with 553 books on my list.  I. Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle Fantasy, Romance, Horror - 400 pages - Published in 2025 Konstantin Duhovny is a haunted man. His father died when he was ten, and ghosts have been hovering around Kostya ever since. Kostya can’t exactly see the ghosts, but he can taste their favorite foods. Flavors of meals he’s never eaten will flood his mouth, a sign that a spirit is present. Kostya has kept these aftertastes a secret for most of his life, but one night, he decides to act on what he’s tasting. And everything changes. Kostya discovers that he can reunite pe...