Naomi D'Archangel's Posts

Posted about 2 weeks ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with mental health

Absolutely everyone is going through at least something. Most are having to deal with more than one worry. Know this also, just because someone may have it worse than you does not mean your troubles aren't worth concern. You. Are. VALID.

Posted about 5 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Teens

In honor of African American History Month, I decided to showcase some fantastic new releases from African American authors. Books by these authors don’t always get the recognition they deserve […]

Posted about 6 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's, Teens | Tagged with authors, awards, local

Meg Medina, an author with awards aplenty (all well-deserved!), is a first generation Cuban-American who grew up in Queens, New York. From her website we learn that “when she’s not […]

Posted about 7 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, nonfiction | Tagged with Biography Buzz, book reviews, LGBT

Welcome to the inaugural Biography Buzz! This will be a monthly posting reaching into the lives of some notable people. All of 2020 I will be digging into the experiences […]

Posted about 8 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Children's, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with book recommendations, dyslexia

Dyslexia affects between 5-17% of the population worldwide. This is a higher percentage than people with red hair! (less than 2%) So what is it really? Dyslexia is a written […]

Posted about 8 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Events, Reading Recommendations, Writing | Tagged with authors, novels, writing

Welcome to NaNoWriMo! I promise, that’s not gibberish. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel from November 1st to 11:59pm November […]

Posted about 9 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Children's, Film, Reading Recommendations, Teens | Tagged with book recommendations, movies, witches

Here are a handful of books and movies depicting witches in a positive light.

Posted about 10 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with interview, local, witches

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” Ah, Shakespeare, you fiend! His portrayal of witches in Macbeth has been the first thing most people think of when […]

Posted about 10 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Teens | Tagged with teens, yava

There’s only a week left to vote for your favorite YAVA nominee! Voting can be done in person through September 15th at your local branch or online here. There’s so […]

Posted about 10 months ago by Naomi D'Archangel

Posted in Book Reviews, Children's | Tagged with back to school, book recommendations

Starting a new school year can be stressful for kiddos. Maybe they went from elementary to middle school. Maybe there's a new teacher. Or maybe their best friend is no longer in class with them. Whatever the case, laughter and humor are always good medicine for some school-time blues.