Abby the Librarian

So, I am a romance newb. In my new position developing adult collections, I'm trying to read a little bit of everything. I thoroughly ...

We had the absolute pleasure of going on vacation with my family earlier this summer and my niece (almost 2) is so into SWIMMING! She's ...

Image of an orchestra playing This is a program I have wanted to do for literally years and with our Libraries Rock summer reading theme...

Sadly, I am not at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. I am following along via Twitter and hoping my colleagues bring me back lots of...

This book is just what I wanted to kick off summer: a light, fun romance with enough meat on its bones to keep it interesting and great ch...

It's been a blast concentrating on reading middle grade books this month. Now that I'm not a youth specialist anymore, it's easy...

Save the restaurant, save the world. Okay, not really, but it feels that way to Arturo in The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Carta...

Whew! What a month it has been! I don't know about you, but I have really cherished the time I spent this month dedicating my reading to...

You guys. This book. My heart. I just... This is one not to miss if you've got kids asking questions about social justice or things they...

A great middle grade mystery story puts child heroes into the position where they are the only ones who can solve the mystery. Sometimes i...