The 12 Blogs of Christmas: blogs 1 through 6
A huge part of being a successful teen librarian is staying current on teen reads, pop culture, marketing tactics, teen issues and more. Honestly, we have to be informed on a wide variety of knowledge. Part of my daily routine is to visit a series of blogs – I just pop in and take a quick glance to see what’s hot right now. For the Christmas season I thought I would do a play on the 12 days of Christmas and share the 12 Blogs of Christmas and highlight 12 blogs that I check in with regularly to help keep me on my toes. These 12 blogs (plus this one right here, shameful plug insert) are essential tools in your Teen Librarian’s Toolbox (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).
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About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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Thanks so much for the shoutout, Karen. It means a lot to hear you say how much you like YA Book Shelf!
Wow! Thanks Karen as well! Just want you to know YOUR blog is amazing as well!