Tag Archives: Reading

This is the month

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide join together to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step towards academic achievement and … Continue reading →

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Not Summer Reading Material

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

 

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Happy Reading

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

    Happy Reading is publisher Penguin’s new advertising campaign celebrating the special   relationship that forms between a reader and the books they’ve treasured over the years. Happy Reading consists of a series of posters that feature the well-read, and … Continue reading →

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So much to read

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Les Cousins 1959, director Claude Chabrol  

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Summer Reading

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

As a former teacher, I still worry about the potential deleterious impact of long summer vacations on student development. The infographic below outlines the importance of keeping children engaged in learning, or at least reading, over the summer months. If … Continue reading →

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Beloved Books

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

h/t Grant Snider watch this space for news on his first children’s book  

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Don’t Forget To Remember

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Brian D. Butler
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For Readers

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Brian D. Butler
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Animating Books and Travel

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

This short animated film was created as part of the Sketchtravel project, an international charity project in which a red sketchbook was distributed to 71 artists from around the world for 4 ½ years. The original Sketchbook was sold for 70,000 … Continue reading →

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Best Bookstore of the Year

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Brian D. Butler

Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been named PW‘s Bookstore of the Year. Literati which opened in 2013 celebrated the store’s fifth anniversary last April.  Brooklyn transplant co-owners Hilary and Michael Gustafson posted on Facebook: “When we opened Literati we … Continue reading →

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