Posts by Ruth Rodriguez

This year, a band of Spanish-speaking librarians from a wide variety of countries, including people from Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic, read more than 200 titles and selected 20 of the best.

Este año una banda de bibliotecarios hispanohablantes de una gran variedad de países: incluyendo gente de Colombia, Honduras, México, Paraguay, Perú y República Dominicana, leyeron más de 200 títulos y seleccionaron 20 de los mejores.

Con el deseo de que más padres y educadores lean en español, he compuesto una lista de mis títulos favoritos.

This summer we went through a mini Frida obsession in Francis Martin Library. After reading some books about her, we created paintings, collages, and small poems inspired by her work in our Art in the Library program.

It is with sad news that I write here today, a very short poem of a great writer that has just gone away. A man who's presence is no longer here, But whose words and spirit would remain and never disappear.

In my efforts to rebel against the paper plate and crayon phenomena I created the kids art program "Creation Station". Every other Tuesday I pick a modern/contemporary visual artist and order some of the library's extensive monographs on that particular artist.

King & King By Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland Recommended for Ages 6 and Up

How many times has your parent told you "That's it, I've had ENOUGH!"? Nevermind, I am sure everyone reading this blog is well behaved. Ok, well it has happened to me, I remember plenty of instances when my mom had had "enough." In this book, the Queen mother has had ENOUGH too!

King & King tells the fairy tale of a Queen who is ready to retire from ruling the kingdom. 

Today's pic pick is a book about being in a book? A book?

It's a book? Wait, I am confused and amused!

Yes, you read right, today's pic pick includes books about books, with the words book in the title.

Today's Pic Pick is...

Lester's Dreadful Sweaters

By debut author-illustrator K.G. Campbell.

Ages 7 and UpFor the eloquent child who's surpassed Fancy Nancy and her well-versed prototypes comes a more universal story, although not part of a series.

If it has happened to our patrons at the Grand Concourse Library and myself...

...then it must be happening somewhere else!

Here we are with our exciting new Amazon Kindles, and nothing to read except for Jane Eyre or Alice in the Wonderland 

Today's Pic Pick is Monsters Eat Whiny Children

By Bruce Eric Kaplan

Reading Level: Ages 4-8

Hmmm, I am pretty sure a parent could relate to this story.

Monsters Eat Whiny Children by New Yorker cartoonist 

After a short hiatus, I hope to bring another joyous book recommendation! 

The Pic Pick of the day is Hugs from Pearl By Paul Schmid.

Have you ever wanted to do something that makes others feel better, but don't know how to do it?

Sometimes things that are easy for some people can be very difficult for others.

It was a sunny day at Grand Concourse Library. A patron who visits the Library every morning for the newspaper was discussing a book he had just ordered.

The book, Henry Kissinger's On China, reminded him of the American/Chinese political climate in the 1980s. He was curious to know if the Library had access to any articles from the 1980s or journals pertaining 

A different library and a new collection!

Grand Concourse Library is located at:

155 East 173rd Street (east of Grand Concourse) Bronx, NY 10457 (718) 583-6611

Grand Concourse Library has a recently renovated Children's Room, thanks to the generosity of Marilyn and Jim Simons, CIT, and the New York Yankees 

July is almost here and Summer Reading has officially begun!

Are you registered at your local library?

To celebrate the start of July and how much you love the Library, check out a festive coloring sheet below.

Courtesy of Sedgwick Library.

Happy reading!

Summer is upon us once again!

What a wonderful sight, the sun will be shining bright and the school year will soon end.

It's a more than great time to stop by your local library and sign up for Summer Reading!

Sedgwick Library is ready, are you?

Below is a fun coloring page, illustrating a surfer pig ready for the summer!

Print it out and color!

Picture Book Recommendation=Let's Pick a Pic (Picture book).

Ms. Rodriguez from Sedgwick Branch Library picks a pic.

Jeremy Draws a Monster

By Peter McCarthy

Ages 4-8

Ugh!

Oh, No!  

Not another scary 

Drop by and pick up our neat Calendar List of Events.

You can also print out this funky, black and white treat here.

Don't forget to stop by for

A Christmas Carol!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 4 pm Sedgwick Library 1701 University Ave (Martin Luther King Blvd) Bronx, NY 10453 718.731.2074

Sometimes all we need is a good laugh!

Below I put together a simple comic strip, with a picture of the Sedgwick Branch Children's Information Desk and a silly version of myself. 

Read Right to Left.

Ms. Rodriguez VS. The Fish

Here is a cool site where you can make a comic strip of your own.

The library also has plenty of silly comic making books that you can check out