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May 16, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Finds – May 16, 2014

May 16, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

This Week at TLT
Sunday Reflections: I am not a librarian, I am a champion and the book is my sword
Book Reviews
  •  Hungry by H. A. Swain
  •  Grasshopper Jungle VS 100 Sideways Miles
  •  Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
Middle Grade Monday – Vandals!
Take 5
  • Science and Lit resources for the Collaborative Summer Library Program
  • 5 Books Coming Soon That YOU MUST READ
Cover Reveal: Press Play by Eric Devine

Graphic Design for Non Graphic Designers, what I’ve learned in 20 years as a librarian

We have a special guest post from Lisa Burstein – Moving from Bystander Apathy to Empowerment

 

Around the Web

YA Highway posted a great resource list of YA titles that deal with mental health.

Common Sense Media published some of their research on Children, Teens, and Reading. And then several articles were written based on the research, but read what Liz Burns has to say about it first – she’s smart.

Huffington Post lays out the real cost of cuts to library funding.

Diamond Bookshelf posted a list of science related graphic novels and series.
Rush Limbaugh won the CBC Children’s Author of the year award. Here’s a review of the book he wrote.  Here is a rundown of how he managed to qualify for the award. And here is a tweet that sums up what we are all thinking. 
A clear and thoughtful examination of the long-term failure of Brown VS The Board of education in the desegregation of our public school systems, from Education Opportunity Network. 

From the Guardian – how to tell if you’re reading a gothic novel.

Climate change denying politicians are the result of their own ‘penny wise, pound foolish’ budget measures – or, what happens when you fires your researchers.
Finally, sometimes we all need a laugh.

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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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