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June 6, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Finds – June 6, 2014

June 6, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS   Leave a Comment

This Week at TLT

Sunday Reflections: When the mean girl lives next door – On the importance of kindness and teaching your children to be compassionate.
TPiB: Washi – The Kinder, Gentler Tape
Middle Grade Monday – June 2, 2014 – Let them know that you’re a reader.
Reading Rainbow and a Defense of Complex Thinking
Book Reviews
  • I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
  • Everything Leads to You by Nina Lacour
A Moment to Say Thanks – It’s here! It’s here! Heather and Karen’s book is here!
A Little Summer Lovin’  – Some titles to start your summer beach reads display.

Around the Web

You can listen to the full audio of the We Need Diverse Books panel at BookCon 2014 here.

Have you heard about the Dads Read campaign?

This article about Book Con 2014 is a must read: The Muscle-Flexing, Mind-Blowing Book Girls Will Inherit The Earth 
YA author and PhD holding college professor Jennifer Lynn Barnes has a TV show in development. I don’t think she sleeps.
The U.S. High School graduation rate reached 80% this year – the highest it’s ever been.

This is devastating.

Adult illiteracy and the important role of libraries.
Finally, I think there might be a YA movie adaptation coming out this weekend? 

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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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