July 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
See it at the ALA Store Heather Booth and I put together a book about being a YA/Teen Services Librarian. The title may sound vaguely familiar because it is part of the ALA Editions Whole Library Handbook series. We invited a lot of cool people to participate. In fact, TLT’s own Christie Gibrich, formerly the […]
July 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The Tween: “I LOVE A Snicker of Magic!” As you may know, this year I decided to take The Tween (basically 12 at this point) to the exhibit halls at ALA Annual 2014. Although I hemmed and hawed and hesitated about this decision, it turned out to be one of the greatest decisions ever. On […]
May 4, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The Tween read each & every comic book yesterday Yesterday was Free Comic Book Day and I celebrated – with my Tween daughter – by handing out free comic books at my library. The night before I took her little sister to see the new Spider-Man movie. We’re pretty big superhero fans in this house. […]
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January 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I have been reviewing for VOYA since 2001. This year, something really exciting happened. On page 55 of the December 2013 issue of VOYA, I reviewed THE LIVING by Matt de la Pena. Just yesterday, at the ALA Youth Media Awards, it was announced that this title won a Pura Belpre Honor Award. “The Pura […]
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