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August 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Finds – August 9, 2013

August 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

This Week at TLT:

Librarian Humor at its finest.

Book Reviews:

  • Article 5 by Kristen Simmons
  • Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin

Teen Program in a Box – Doctor Who!

Get ready for the back to school rush.

Are you thinking about creating a Teen Makerspace?

It’s YouTube’s Geek Week! Join us for a Take 5 of 5 awesome moments of geeky glory.

Tired of traditional narrative format? Come try one of these Nontraditional Books and Stories for Teens.

Get ready for Star Wars Reads day – coming October 5th. 

We talk about poverty often. Here’s a helpful round-up of our posts so far.


Previously on TLT:

We reviewed another Sean Beaudoin title – The Infects.

We’ve talked about Doctor Who before, here and here.

Around the Web:

What to expect from Allegiant, the final Divergent book.

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Catching Fire secrets.

Coming of Age movies.

Author C.J. Redwine posted an important piece on Tumblr about something that happened at VidCon. (via @veschwab, another YA author) 

But lest you think VidCon is a bad scene, read this. (via @realjohngreen, YA author and cofounder of VidCon)

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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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