Friday Finds – August 9, 2013
This Week at TLT:
Librarian Humor at its finest.
Book Reviews:
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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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)
Filed under: Friday Finds News Roundup

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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