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Star Wars Reads Day

October 12, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Star Wars Reads Day 2015 at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County

Saturday October 10th was Star Wars Reads Day – one of my favorite holidays of the year! Why? Well for one, I got to dress up like Princess Leia. Of all the princesses I think she is my favorite because she saved Han Solo and Luke Skywalker just as much as they saved her. Never […]

August 19, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

MG Book Review: Star Wars: Jedi Academy by Jeffrey Brown

So much fun! As a casual enthusiast of Star Wars, I was fully engaged by this story of Roan, a young boy from Tatooine (sound familiar?) Roan comes from a family with a long history of serving as Star Pilots. His Father and Grandfather are Star Pilots, and his older brother is attending Pilot Academy. […]

August 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Star Wars Reads Day, Take II

In a galaxy not so far away, librarians everywhere are beginning to plan once again for Star Wars Reads Day. Saturday, October 5, 2013 is Star Wars Reads Day II. Last year, Christie and I participated and we blogged about our experiences and shared some programming ideas.  Star Wars Reads Day is a great way […]

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