Abby Hargreaves is a New Hampshire native living and working as a Children’s Librarian in Washington, D.C. She fulfills the gamut of the librarian stereotype with a love of cats, coffee, and crocheting (and likes a good run of alliteration). Her MLIS degree enjoys the company of a BA in English from Hollins University, making Abby an advocate of women's universities. Her favorite color is yellow.
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If you're on BookTok, you've probably encountered weird erotica like Kissing the Coronavirus or Taken By the T-Rex on your FYP. But why?
If you want to expand your picture book horizons past the classics, pick up one of these hidden gems of the format!
BTS. Parasite. Squid Game. Korean pop culture is becoming bigger in Western media and romantic Korean young adult novels are no exception, including I’ll Be The One.
Commenting on library checkouts is a violation of the patron-library contract. Here's why your library shouldn't be doing it.
When I speak with people who aren’t librarians, I often hear notions about what it’s like to be a librarian that are simply incorrect.
Why are there so few picture books for adults, especially that aren't satire? Why is this particular illustrated format reserved for kids?
With the Twilight Renaissance upon us, here's a quiz to test your knowledge of the book. So grab your Team Edward T-shirt and let’s go!
As far as I’m concerned, books are involved regardless of whether it's a bones day or a no bones day. The question is, what do you read?
Got #BookRecs? Here’s why, even when librarians are doing the suggesting, twitter is so bad at recommending books.