Start A Middle Grade Book Club for All, a guest post by Gina Soldano-Herrle

Sep 6, 2023

Paige Ysteboe on Cindy Crushes Programming: Miniature Secret Garden Tin

"I love this idea! Just sent an email out to my staff to start saving their Altoid tins! ..."

Jul 8, 2023

Blog Post #4 – O’Rear_Allison_Blogshare – Teen Librarian Toolbox – ISCI 600 – Storytelling – Allison O'Rear on Middle Grade Mondays

"[…] the blog, there is a series of posts under the tag “Middle Grades Mondays”, written primarily by Middle Gr ..."

May 31, 2023

Diane Billas on Not the Mermaid or Monster You Knew, a guest post by author Robin Alvarez

"Thank you for writing about this important topic. Loved When Oceans Rise. ..."

May 1, 2023

Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction on Exploring Feelings and Facing Challenges, a cover reveal, guest post, and excerpt by Jennifer Weiner

"Really appreciated Weiner's thoughts here, and I totally agree with her. I love that she gives grace to parents who thin ..."

Mar 9, 2023

Kathy Ishizuka on DIY: An attempt to recreate the Whole Foods commercial aesthetic, but with books (a bookshelf silhouette)

"Love it, Karen. I'm interested in doing more coverage of display ideas. ..."

Jan 4, 2023

Michelle on Cindy Crushes Programming: New Year Same Cindy

"Trivia using the Kahoot! app (both live and virtual events) have gone well. Teens in the Kitchen (always virtual due to ..."

Jan 2, 2023

Mary Ann Cappiello on A New Beginning: A Reflection on 2022 and How Things Are Different Going Into 2023

"Thank you for sharing your story, Riley. It's so important for others to hear, so that we can normalize mental health ca ..."

Dec 10, 2022

cat on Book Gallery: YA Readalikes for fans of the Netflix series WEDNESDAY

"You should add the T. Kingfisher book “What Moves the Dead,” as it’s a pretty good retelling of “Fall of the Hou ..."

Oct 19, 2022

Llyr Heller on An A to Z Look at YA Horror: So you want a spooky book for spooky season? A YA horror master list

"How can you forget Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé under deadly boarding schools?! ..."

Aug 31, 2022

Karen Jensen, MLS on Trend Watch: Discussing the Value of Reader’s Advisory and Creating an RA Menu

"You can buy them off of Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Office-AdjustaView-10-Pocket-Reference/dp/B07L3RG23G/ref= ..."

Aug 30, 2022

Jea on Trend Watch: Discussing the Value of Reader’s Advisory and Creating an RA Menu

"What is that display stand? I love it! ..."

Aug 18, 2022

Emily Schneider on Let’s Talk About Antisemitism and THE BOOK OF ELSIE, a guest post by Joanne Levy

"Joanne, Thank you very much for this post and for your books. I agree wholeheartedly that we need books reflecting a v ..."