Friday finds – January 24, 2014

This week at TLT

Enter to win a copy of the first in Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy series and get ready to see the movie!

Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann talks LEGO and the Makerspace Movement

Sunday Reflections: Nameless Wonder 

Teen Tech Week on a Shoestring

DIY on Tumblr

Middle Grade Monday: On the Importance of Captain Underpants

Book Reviews

• Tween reviewer Ceci gives us the lowdown on The School for Good and Evil
• No One Else Can Have You by Kathleen Hale
• September Girls by Bennet Madison

90-Second Newbery Film Festival

Teens, Tech and Programming 

All of our Sherlock Week posts in one convenient location – just for you, dear reader!
 
Previously at TLT

We have more ideas for Teen Tech Week here! 

More on LEGOs

Around the Web
 
Measuring Materialism in Children’s Books

Some flowers should just stay in the attic (on Book Riot.)

Did you hear? THERE’S GOING TO BE A CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS MOVIE! (Via Bookshelves of Doom.)

3 Myths that Block Progress for the Poor – Bill and Melinda Gates’ annual letter

10 Facts about Americans and Public Libraries

Entertainment Weekly has some first pictures from the set of The Giver movie.  Karen is very concerned. 

Please help Karen get some information for an upcoming presentation at TLA with author Mindy McGinnis!  Can you help with this survey?
 

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Fun stuff from Twitter:

Paper fortune cookies from withdrawn/damaged manga. #valentinesday @TLT16 pic.twitter.com/BZDIPa00Gg
— Barbary Sanderson (@barbary07) January 24, 2014

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