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It’s a special day around here! Exactly one year ago today, The Library Adventure launched our very first official post. To celebrate, I am sharing a bit of what a great year it has been.
I have thoroughly enjoyed working with our team of writers and getting to know our readers has been a joy. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for coming alongside me in this shared passion.
One Year in Review
I thought it might be fun to look at our year in numbers.
- First Post: September 23, 2013 – A Review of The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
- Number of Books Reviewed: 45
- Book Lists Curated: 58
- Hands-On Activities: 30
- Email Subscribers: 427
- Pageviews: over 71,000
- Busiest Month: April 2014 with 7,370 visits
- Facebook Fans: 1,374
- Facebook Community Group Members: 53
- Pinterest Followers: 1,847
- Twitter Followers: 317
Notable Happenings
- In November and December 2013, we put together some gift guides for arty kids, new babies, young dancers, young Disney fans, little bug lovers, kids with special needs, kids who can’t sit still, adult readers, boys, and tween and teen animal lovers.
- We participated in a couple big giveaways, including one for a Kindle Fire, some baby books, and most recently, a HUGE cash giveaway.
- In January a few of our writers shared their to read lists for the new year.
- In March, we joined the team of co-hosts for Poppins Book Nook for the year.
- April brought a new challenge for us. We created 26 books lists, one for each letter of the alphabet. Booklists from A to Z.
- In May we started a new monthly series called “Meet Your Library Workers” in which we interview library workers to learn more about what they do and what make their library unique.
Would you help us celebrate by sharing your favorite Library Adventure moment with us? Did you enjoy a specific post or do you look forward to a specific writer’s reviews? Please share it with us!
After you’ve shared here, head on over to our Facebook page to check out the fun giveaways that will be happening over there. Sign up to get our posts in your email each Saturday morning so you don’t miss out on the big, fun announcement on Friday!
Really? A year already? It has flown past while I have been having fun writing reviews for The Library Adventure and reading all the posts. Thanks and congrats Vicki! 🙂
Congratulations and thank you Vicki!
WOW! I can’t believe it’s been a year already! Time flies when you’re having fun! I’ve so enjoyed my time with The Library Adventure and can’t wait to see what the next year brings! 🙂
Happy 2nd Birthday! I look forward to many more years.
It’s been a busy year! Happy birthday 🙂