Lil' Country Librarian

Coming soon... Buzz Into the BOGO Book Fair! If you would like to view the presentation I'm sharing with students this week with more information and links to the book trailers and book fair flyers visit https://canva.link/07m8ews723k595t. If you would like and editable template link to my flyer or presentation, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message and I would be happy to share.

I'm excited to announce that I have created a site for all of my free resources in one place! Be sure to check out Lil' Country Librarian Resources today and grab lots of freebies! https://sites.google.com/view/lilcountrylibrarianresources/home

This giveaway is open to librarians, too!

We're teaming up with acclaimed author James Patterson for a very special educator giveaway in support of his new book Thank You, Teachers!

Spread the word and enter for chance to win a $200 Scholastic eGift card

SUMMER OF STORIES IS BACK! 📚🍕

Enrollment opens May 1st—get ready to turn reading time into pizza time! 🎉
This summer, keep your kids’ reading, learning, and loving books… all while earning FREE pizza. 🙌

📱 Join through the BOOK IT! App (Summer program only available through App)
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For parents with kids in pre-K – 6th grade
📅 Program runs June 1st – August 31st
⚠️ Don’t forget—everyone must enroll each year!

💛 Parents, you’re the real MVPs! As we count down to enrollment, we’d love to hear your summer reading memories.

👇 Join the conversation:
Were you a BOOK IT! kid?
What was your favorite summer read? 📚

On behalf of the Southern Region Association of School Librarians (SRASL), we would like to invite you to our Spring PD Day. It will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026, from 9 am until 11:30 am at Ezard Elementary School Library in Conway, MO. We are excited to have Kristina Presley (Mrs. Presley’s Library) and Dawn Moore (Laker Librarian), as our presenters!

Cost: $15 (Payable at the event) If you prefer, you can mail a check payable to SRASL to Myrtle Little, 1422 P HWY, Alton, MO 65606.

Register: https://bit.ly/SRPD2026.

Presenters and Topics:
Kristina Presley - Stacking the Shelves
Dawn Moore - Building a Culture of Literacy

Feel free to invite teachers, paras, public librarians, and anyone that would benefit from this day. You do not have to be a SRASL member to attend.

We look forward to seeing you on March 20!

Marlana Howerton
SRASL President

Join me on March 20th for a morning of PD!

On behalf of the Southern Region Association of School Librarians (SRASL), we would like to invite you to our Spring PD Day. It will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026, from 9 am until 11:30 am at Ezard Elementary School Library in Conway, MO. We are excited to have Kristina Presley and Dawn Moore, as our presenters!

Cost: $15 (Payable at the event) If you prefer, you can mail a check payable to SRASL to Myrtle Little, 1422 P HWY, Alton, MO 65606.
Register: https://bit.ly/SRPD2026.

Presenters and Topics:
Kristina Presley - Stacking the Shelves
Dawn Moore - Building a Culture of Literacy
Feel free to invite teachers, paras, public librarians, and anyone that would benefit from this day. You do not have to be a SRASL member to attend.

We look forward to seeing you on March 20!

Such a quick and fun way to prep for our Demco Book Doctor Tour of Missouri!

I am so excited that tomorrow, I get to co-host the kick-off day of The Book Doctor Tour of Missouri with @hilburnmichelle for the Southern and Southwest Regions of MO! I can't wait to see all the great things that Kimberly Young, a.k.a. The Book Doctor, will teach us! Thank you to @demcoinc for making this possible! I saw these frames and a Nancy Drew book at @dollartree and knew exactly what our snack table needed! 👻📚 A huge shout out to @victoriab30 for coordinating this tour for Missouri! ❤️

Grab my *FREE* Frankly, I ❤️ Books banner in the comments below!

*FREEBIE* Pumpkin Life Cycle Banners, Sequencing Circles and Charts! Great for your Pumpkin Jack life cycle experiments! {Link in comments}

Scholastic Book Fairs are getting a modern update! Scholastic has launched its first-ever branded streaming app with more than 400 hours of free, safe, and trusted programming on-demand. Shows include Clifford the Big Red Dog, The Magic School Bus, Goosebumps and more. Now available on Roku and Amazon Fire TV, with more platforms to come.

It's my 13th year of book fair deliveries, and the excitement never fades!!! I always greet my driver with a gift of a drink, a sweet snack, and something salty. Mainly, it's because the drivers have to put up with my shenanigans and ALL the pictures! 🙂 They are always such good sports! #scholasticbookfair