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My name is Ami and I’m an anime addict. 

Addiction can be a good thing or a bad thing.

Depends on what, right?

And I have absolutely no shame in admitting that yes.... I have a problem.

An AWESOME one. 

Continue Reading "New to Anime? Not. Anymore." →

Last week was Spring Break. Some places our friends traveled to:  Italy, Ireland, England, Mexico, the Bahamas, Costa Rica and Florida.

My family? We went to Springfield, Illinois. And had a fabulous time.

Continue Reading "It’s Spring Break. Explore Illinois." →

Hygee, the Danish art of comfort is the latest craze. What is it, and how is it pronounced?

Continue Reading "Hygge???  What’s That?" →

Brenda's blog about the Youth Media Awards from a couple weeks ago got me thinking about the best books for teens that I read in 2016.

​I use the Youth Media Awards to help me gage how I am doing with my reading....and by that standard, I did not do very well this year.

True confession: I read ONLY ONE book for teens that appeared on the list of winners chosen by my fellow librarians and literature experts.

Continue Reading "Read it! Loved it! Teen Titles For Everyone." →

His name is the most popular place name in the United States by a wide margin.

His image is on two items of our currency, and he is one of the first American historical figures children learn about in school.

If I said Father of His Country, who comes to mind?

You got it - George Washington.

Continue Reading "Meet Him Again, for the First Time" →