Looking for something to distract the kids (big and small)? Try this Harry Potter themed virtual escape room developed by a librarian in the US at Peters Township Public Library in McMurray, PA. How did you go?
Reading
A book(s) that influenced me
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. A book that has influenced your life?I don’t have “a” book, I have books. And not just any books, but books by particular authors. So I guess you could say I have authors that have influenced my life. But it has…
5 things I’d like to do more…
In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. Five things you would like to do more?All of these are things I would do if I just had a little more time… 1. Read – Okay, so I read every day, but it’s usually something like 20 mins at night…
Don’t believe everything you read
Professionally I’m an environmental scientist. I get frustrated with how political environmental issues have become. With the divisive left and right of politics having drawn a line in the sand where it comes to the environment, it doesn’t seem to matter what the science says anymore. Even worse, the media seem to believe it’s up…
Story Time (National Library of Australia)
Last weekend I went to the Story Time: Australian Children’s Literature exhibition at the National Library of Australia: Seven Little Australians, The Magic Pudding, The Rainbow Serpent, and Where is the Green Sheep? are much-loved children’s books that have been read and shared over the decades. They are just some of the books featured in…