The Yarn
October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Heather, Robin, Amanda and I are very excited and incredibly honored to announce that Teen Librarian Toolbox is becoming a part of the School Library Journal blog network. In order to make this transition, the SLJ tech people have to do a couple of technical things, which will be happening this weekend. TLT may experience […]
October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Weeding. Sometimes, it seems such a violent act. Sometimes we have to kill our darlings. And for me, that time came in 2011. And it involved my beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You see, as a Buffy fan I had been on standing order for the book series since forever. But time marches on, shows […]
October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One true thing is that you will never forget your first big fandom. Growing up as the weird kid in my school, I loved Beauty and the Beast and I adored L.J. Smith whose books started me on my love affair with reading. Nothing could and will never compare to my love of Buffy The […]
October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The soundtrack of our lives Take 5: Why I Love Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The Sunnydale Project Year 3) Middle Grade Monday – Why Rick Riordan is the opposite of a problem The Sunnydale Project: Celebrating Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Validating Teens, a guest post […]
October 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
As a Buffy fan, I will often finish a book and think to myself, that would be a great book for Buffy fans. Sometimes the connections are obvious – vampires, zombies and demons, oh my! Sometimes it has more to do with the tone or the characters. The cast of Buffy had a certain snark […]
October 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer during my sophomore year of college, a year or so before the show went off the air. The war in Iraq had just started, my family was in the throes of pre-divorce drama, and my long-term boyfriend – now my husband – was living in another city half […]
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October 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Back when Edward Cullen was at his very sparkliest, I was teaching English at an all-girls high school. I have never seen anything like it. Spontaneous character debates broke out in class and my pro-Jacob leanings earned me some enemies (I make no apologies. He was WARM and could FIX THINGS). Whispers of “Team Edward” […]
October 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
For some time now I have been putting together a variety of webinars for Florida Library Webinars (with Novare Library Services). So when they asked me months ago about some potential topics for this year, one of the items I wanted to explore was putting more music in my library programming. I must give a […]
October 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Yay, it’s Pub Day! And to celebrate the fact that Press Play is out in the world, I’ve created a fun and interactive giveaway. You have the opportunity to win a signed copy of Press Play, as well as this long-sleeve T-shirt. From today, 10/28, through Tuesday, 11/11, you have one job––to create a video. […]
October 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When I talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, I talk about it as more than a show. I talk about it as a cultural and emotional touchstone in my life. I talk about it as the show that made me realize that growing up was going to be okay. My middle school experience started with […]
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