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April 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We’ve ALL been there. We’ve been meaning to get something together and it’s falling through the cracks due to summer reading, personal things, random things blowing up. Someone higher than us saw something in the newspaper or an online article and says, HEY WE NEED A PROGRAM FOR THIS DAY and says YOU! DO […]
April 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
An interesting thing happened when I started the #SVYALit Project, people started asking me if I had read such and such a book yet because I really needed to. And honestly, I am glad each and every time because I want to make sure we are reading and discussing as many relevant titles as possible. […]
April 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It’s a sad truth that the hardest part of my job – and the most time consuming – is going through every resource I can to try and find books with diverse characters or written by diverse authors. As a woman, I know how empowering it is for me to see positive depictions of women […]
April 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
May is here and we are all gearing up for summer reading, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a LITTLE time for ourselves…. Here are 5 books that are being published in May that I can’t wait for…. Gabe is having a tough week. Normally the funny kid at the lunch table, he’s on […]
April 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I’m always on the lookout for a good new middle grade – probably not for the reason you might think. I’m honestly not as good at middle grade discovery as I am at young adult. Partially, it’s a personal preference. I also follow more YA authors on Twitter, so that avenue of discovery is easier. […]
April 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It’s true, I was one. A slut shamer that is. I judged you based on what you were wearing, calling you a slut in my head. You see, I fell victim to the lie that a girl, a woman, is only worth her sexuality. And it’s an insidious lie. So very deceitful because you and […]
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April 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. So huge that we have had entire time periods here dedicated to it. So I was very excited when the Tween asked a couple of weeks ago if she could watch Buffy and I decided that yes, she was probably old enough for the first couple […]
April 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLT Book Reviews Scared Stiff, Everything you need to know about 50 famous phobias by Sara Latta The Question of Miracles by Elana K. Arnold Free to Fall by Lauren Miller Rant: Because Faking It isn’t Real, or Helpful Zest Books Week 2014 Take 5: Your High School Survival Pack Life Hacks […]
April 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So, a couple of weeks ago I presented with Peter Coyl, the chair of the Stonewall Committee, and author David Levithan (Two Boys Kissing, Every Day) at the Texas Library Association about awesome books dealing with GLBTQI/QUILTBAG topics, issues and characters. (for those that don’t know, QUILTBAG stands for Queer/Questioning, Undecided, Intersex, Lesbian, Transgender/Transsexual, Bisexual, Allied/Asexual, […]
April 24, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I stayed up all night last night reading an ARC of GLORY O’BRIEN’S HISTORY OF THE FUTURE by A. S. King (dear lord people, so much glorious goodness coming this fall – make a note to read it!). This book is many amazing things, but it perfectly captures that moment when you graduate from high […]
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