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New Year READolutions

1/6/2020

 
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Happy New Year, friends! 2019 flew by so fast I feel like I'm still catching my breath. Let's raise a glass to new beginnings! I'm making it a point to stick to documenting my reading journey on Goodreads. I've even joined the 2020 Reading Challenge and set a realistic goal of 50 books this year. It seems that January is synonymous with the word "resolutions" and reevaluating our habits to make room for personal growth. As a librarian, I like to refer to my yearly reading goals as "readolutions". This is something I love to share with my students. One of my favorite lessons at the beginning of a new semester is brainstorming what makes a good reader, making lists of what kind of reading resolutions are attainable, and deciding on what readolution is best for us. Students then create a visual of their readolutions using Buncee. We then add everyone's individual creations to a "vision board" and share with the class. The lesson example is below.

My goal for this month is to make their projects into an interactive bulletin board  using Buncee's QR code feature.  Feel free to make a copy of the lesson if you'd like to spark a discussion with your readers about the importance of reading for pleasure and setting attainable goals. You can also use the free bookmarks I have listed at the end of the post if you'd like them to jot down their ideas first. I also use these to write down books people recommend or quotes or words that resonate with me while I'm reading. If you happen to create your own readolution Buncee share it with me on Twitter by tagging me @cuethelibrarian. Until then, I wish every single one of you a wonderful New Year and hope it is filled with many opportunities and blessings!
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Season's Readings!

12/5/2019

 
I love December so much!!! It's a month that I cherish because it's a wonderful time to share what brings us together as family, friends, and as a community. My dad and sister both have birthdays this month and it's always fun to gather at our ranch and share funny stories and eat cake. What's a party without cake, amiright? Not to mention the fun time I have Pinteresting holiday dessert and drink recipes and text messaging them to my mom so we can come up with our annual Christmas menu. The presents are fun too, but above all it's the moments I get to spend with my family that I look forward to the most. It's also a great opportunity to meet up with friends who I don't get to see often. One of my FAVORITE things to do during the month of December is the holiday romance book swap that Lispy Librarian (check out her vlog lispylibrarian.weebly.com!) and I do every year!! It's become our annual tradition and it's been SO FUN reading a book together and then pouring out our emotions. I highly suggest you do the same with a friend, or group of friends, because it's such a cute thing to share with people that you love. This is our third year doing this so we've only read two, but this year's is a modern take on Pride and Prejudice which paired nicely with last year's because it was a modern twist on A Christmas Carol. Below are the books we've read/are currently reading--

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Our first Christmas read! Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle
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Last year's read: The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
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Current Read: Pride and Prejudice and MIstletoe by Melissa De La Cruz
I can't wait to get through this year's novel and share all my emotions on my blog and Twitter. I'll be adding a review of the book to my digital bookshelf Wakelet collection "Cue's Book Queue" that you can find by clicking here. And in case you need something to help you keep your place in all the amazing books you'll be reading this season, feel free to download some of my free December bookmarks! I wish every single one of you the best this holiday season and an even better NEW YEAR! See you in 2020!
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Cue's Book Queue

7/3/2019

 
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Okay, saving my collection of reads on Wakelet was totally easier than what I was doing before. Definitely using this from now on. Check out my Cue's Book Queue collection by clicking here or viewing the collection below.  

Cue's Reads - Goodreads Shelf

6/21/2019

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So happy this summer has allowed me to catch up on the things I've wanted to work on. Finally had a chance to clean up my Goodreads page and figure out the whole concept of it. I haven't been a huge promoter of my Goodreads shelf as I mainly just share what I'm reading on my Instagram and what used to be my Google Site. Although a lot of work went into my other site, I am confident in this platform and love its ease of use. It's hard to keep up with multiple sites, but I'm determined to keep up with this one! Finally! Check out my in-progress shelf on Goodreads!
Goodreads: Book reviews, recommendations, and discussion
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Cue's Reads - Book Queue

6/20/2019

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Currently working on some much needed updates, but transferring all my blog content would be impossible. I love to highlight the books I've read, or at least documented. Trying to get my Goodreads shelf up to date, but in the meantime, I'll be posting here until I get it all up to date! You can check out any books I've read in the past by following my posts on Instagram @cuethelibrarian. 
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