URL: http://himissjulie.com/
Focus: Children's librarianship, children's literature, children's programming
Hi Miss Julie is a blog geared toward children's librarians that features great tips on programming for children, children's literature, and other issues of personal interest to the author. Julie is a children's librarian at a public library in the Chicago area, and before becoming a librarian, she was a teacher. While the site does feature some teen and young adult content, the majority of the subject matter focuses on children's literature, specifically those geared toward toddlers and pre-schoolers.
This blog would be incredibly useful to both school librarians, public children's librarians, and parents. With a variety of book reviews, book talks, and programming tips/ideas, Hi Miss Julie is a creative and well-organized resource. The blog also contains a special feature for incorporating music into children's programming, and the author offers her services for advice, librarian/teacher workshops, school visits, and family concerts.
Miss Julie also features a brief bibliography of resources for those involved with storytime events as well as "tips and tricks" for storytime programming. The majority of the reviews focus on children's picturebooks (both fiction and non-fiction), but the best feature of this blog is her storytime tips and programming ideas. Readers can even watch videos of performances and storytime events on the site. And lucky for us, Julie is very involved in the blogosphere and social media. She frequently posts links to other relevant blogs and encourages followers to also keep up with the latest news and reviews through Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.
My single complaint is that the site is only updated about once a month, but the content is useful and relevant even though it's not as frequently-updated as most blogs. Parents may find her book reviews useful and thorough, but children's librarians will find Hi Miss Julie to be an incredible and unique resource for ways to incorporate fun and creative activities into children's literature and programming.
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