Friday Finds – June 27, 2014
Nancy Garden, such an immense spirit!
Look who got quoted in this excellent article in defense of the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter
“Because we all know that pretty equals stupid and writing is for boys!”
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In movie news, Sarah Polley is set to adapt Looking for Alaska for the big screen, and Warner Brothers has picked up the rights to Rick Yancy’s Monstrumologist series.
Will ALSC’s recent policy change for awards committee members “bite itself in the butt?”
Some thoughts on Net Neutrality:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ft-bU9tn5c]
In case you haven’t been creeped out sufficiently this week, watch the new teaser for the first Mockingjay movie:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dCB2U9lX48]
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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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