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November 16, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Now What? On Being a Librarian and a Book Lover After the 2016 Election

November 16, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS   3 comments

It's been a week since the election. Emotions are high. Many people are legitimately fearful for their safety and well being given both the rhetoric of the campaign and the increase of hate crimes since the election. My teens are scared. So here's a look at what I am going to be doing as both a librarian and as a private citizen to help educate myself and other about civil rights and many of the issues being discussed. For more information, check out the hashtags #booksfighthate and #ownvoices.whattodo2


  1. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    As a LIBRARIAN, here's my plan for this week. Will be multiple tweets.

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:14:32

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  2. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    1) go through my collection. Walk through the shelves & write down every book that falls into one of these categories . . .

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:15:23

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  3. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    Feminist YA
    Civil Rights
    GLBTQ
    Muslim
    Jewish
    POC
    Disabilities
    Religious Freedom
    Sexual Violence
    Mental Health
    Latinx
    Dystopian
    Politics

    whattodo3

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:17:01

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  4. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    Native Americans
    2) Find online lists to compare.
    3) order and fill holes
    4) focus on #ownvoices
    5) make reading lists
    6) schedule displays

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:18:11

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  5. This what I'm going to do as a private citizen that loves books https://t.co/sQrNpfkEIU

    This what I’m going to do as a private citizen that loves books pic.twitter.com/sQrNpfkEIU

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    ·

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:21:23

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  6. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    In addition, write and call all your elected representatives at every level and demand that they keep us safe & preserve democracy

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:22:50

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  7. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    7) start doing the same right now for 2017 titles

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:24:53

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  8. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16

    Here are some resources

    Social Justice Books for Kids to Teach about Global Issues  http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/2016/01/social-justice-books-for-kids.html …


    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:30:17

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  9. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16

    Here is another resource

    CCBC Booklists  https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/detailListBooks.asp?idBookLists=77 …


    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:31:06

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  10. TLT16

    TeenLibrarianToolbox@TLT16
    Here's a big list of #ownvoices #yalit on Goodreads  http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/91987.MG_YA_NA_ownvoices …

    Mon, Nov 14 2016 17:32:08

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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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  1. Bethany Miller says

    November 18, 2016 at 7:25 am

    These are all great ideas. Thank you for the post!

  2. Katie Palmateer says

    November 18, 2016 at 10:33 am

    Thank you for sharing! I’ve already got my LGBTQ display up and ready to go. Working on others.

  3. Rena says

    March 8, 2017 at 10:58 pm

    23-01-2012 I know how that feels, Angela. Being more efficient is tough. All those blogs we subscribe to are mostly other writers. I have to wonder if subscribing to so many wre&rist#8217; blogs is helping us. If all we cull as readers are writers, how will we get non-writers to buy our books? Writers help promote us, but are they promoting to non-writers? It’s a confusing mess. We don’t want to stop visiting and supporting our writer friends, but somehow we also need non-writer friends.Thanks for coming by.

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