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Junie B. Jones Reading Club

May 21, 2013 at 7:47 am , by

It’s almost Summer Reading Time! Sign your kids up now for the Junie B. Jones Kids’ Reading Club and, in June, they’ll get a number of freebies, including a copy of Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus.

Cute Luggage Tags for Summer Travels

May 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm , by

Love these luggage tags from Streamline Inc.—perfect for any mode of travel!

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Nesting Peregrine Falcon Webcam

May 8, 2013 at 12:26 pm , by

Check out the nesting Peregrine Falcon cam at the UMass Library, near our offices! Love these types of cams.

Great Poster and Message About Kids Reading

May 7, 2013 at 7:04 am , by

Love this poster, it’s message, and the philosophy of the group behind it, Burning Through Pages.

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Great New Star Wars Products

May 3, 2013 at 9:21 am , by

Tomorrow, May 4th, is Star Wars Day. Get in the Jedi spirit by checking out these super-fun new books:

Vader’s Little Princess: Jeffrey Brown’s follow-up to his best-selling Darth Vader and Son paints a humorous picture of what life would be like if Darth Vader had raised Leia.

Star Wars Thumb Doodles: Make thumb prints on the 40 pages of this book to depict your fave scenes and characters.

Art2-D2′s Guide to Folding and Doodling: Tips on drawing your favorite characters, directions for origami creations (Yoda!), and other activities from author Tom Angleberger. My favorite: instructions for a pencil podracing game!