Written on March 16th, 2020 by Shelia
Round 3 voting for #LibraryMadness wrapped up at midnight, and WOW, there were some close calls, and by close, I mean there were two ties. Thanks to its higher ranking, Casablanca will be moving on to face upset winner, Snow White, which took down Gone with the Wind. And The Sound of Music had its […]
Written on March 11th, 2020 by Shelia
We’re down to 16 movies in #LibraryMadness, and there were some interesting matchups in Round 2, and I think we’re going to have some fun in Round 3. Here’s what’s happening. We had our first tie in Round 2. My tiebreaker has always been to give the win to the higher ranked movie under the […]
Written on March 6th, 2020 by Shelia
Round 1 of #LibraryMadness wrapped up at Midnight, and I’m not going to lie—some of the results are pretty surprising. Possibly the most unexpected outcome is the elimination of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which was taken down by a single vote by the Emily Blunt horror film, A Quiet Place. Two of the […]
Written on March 1st, 2020 by Shelia
Over 700 movies received nominations, but only 64 films could make it into the 2nd Annual #LibraryMadness tournament, which starts Sunday, March 1 at Noon. As a reminder, there are four Divisions: Oz, Casablanca, Gotham, and Hollywood. Each round you have 5 days to vote for each matchup before the winners advance to the next […]
Written on February 25th, 2020 by Shelia
OK. I just saw a stat that blew my mind a little. For the first time ever in 2017, over a million self-published books came out. That’s awfully impressive, but that’s not actually the stat that blew my mind. No, the one that caught my attention was that the number of self-published books grew by […]
Written on February 18th, 2020 by Shelia
Hey high school teens—want to run around the library after hours? Well, this Friday is your chance! We’re hosting Nerf Night, 6-7:30 p.m., and it’s your challenge to capture the flag, be the last man standing, and more! We’ll provide identical Nerf guns for some games, but for others, you’re invited to bring your own […]
Written on February 11th, 2020 by Shelia
This coming Monday is Presidents’ Day, and the library will be closed in observance of the holiday. That means you only have 6 days left to come in and get yourself some great presidential books, movies, and TV shows to celebrate the day. Below are just a few options. Turn: Washington’s Spies and Washington’s Spies: […]
Written on February 4th, 2020 by Shelia
Last year’s #LibraryMadness event was one of 2019’s highlights for me. Much like college basketball’s March Madness, the wonderful patrons of the North Canton Public Library helped pick 64 books to enter a tournament. Every five days, there were new matchups for everyone to vote on, and eventually, we ended up with a winner—the […]
Written on January 28th, 2020 by Shelia
Every year at the American Library Association’s January conference, the Youth Media Awards are announced. These awards include the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz awards, for the best book for children, best picture book, and best book for teens, respectively. I’m happy to say that we have in multiple formats all the 2020 winners that were […]
Written on January 21st, 2020 by Shelia
The library offers several streaming services for ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV, and music, and most of them include content specifically designed for children. Some of them even allow you to search just for the kids’ stuff. But so far, only one of them allows serious parental controls that even the savviest kid can’t get around. […]