Gary Paulsen - Saved by a librarian!

Didn't you just love the book when you first read Hatchet by Gary Paulsen? Haven't you enjoyed all Paulsen books since? I hope you enjoy reading this article from the Telegraph Herald about Mr. Paulsen. He spoke at a recent celebration of the $6.5 million renovations completed at the Carnegie-Stout library in Dubuque, Iowa.

Quote from Mr. Paulsen: I would be dead without libraries. Everything that I am or ever will be in writing is because of that librarian (who gave him his first library card).

It makes me proud to be a librarian. Please enjoy reading the full article by clicking here. Your library has many books by Gary Paulsen. Check one out soon.

Reviewed by Mrs. Boehm

Welcome Back!

How was your summer reading? I'm anxious to hear all about it. You know me, I've been reading all summer. What's that? You're wondering where do I read? What do I read? How often do I read? Wow! You're curious.

Let's just say reading is a guilty pleasure. I feel guilty taking time away from other summer activities that I could/should be doing. A pleasure because once I'm immersed in a great story, I can't put it down. I read outdoors in the sunshine on our deck in my favorite lounge chair (now that's summer), I also read at the kitchen counter while having my breakfast. You can find me relaxing in my favorite chair with my new MacBook Pro (see my photo) and reading online - news, tutorials, emails, FB, blogs, my RSS feeds, etc. I don't feel like I'm reading too much of my time but I will admit, not too much housecleaning gets done around here. ;-)

Drop me an email or post a comment. Tell me what do you do as a reader? Not a reader? Why is that? If you're just not finding the kinds of things you're hoping to read here in the BHS media center, it's my job to correct that. Let's talk.

Let's keep this reading thing going!

Review by Mrs. Boehm