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October 11, 2021 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Escape (Room) the Teen Book Club!; a guest post by Teen Librarians Rachel Spivack and Austin Ferraro

Guest bloggers Rachel Spivack and Austin Ferraro share their unique take on teen book clubs and escape rooms

October 29, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Starting a Vampire Book Club, a guest post by Carrie (The Sunnydale Project Year 3)

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” […]

March 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TPIB: Kitchen Road Trippin’ – Eat (and Read) Around the Globe

If you have ever read my bio here at TLT, you know that I hate to cook. Loathe and detest it.  But – I have kids.  They insist on eating.  Several times a day actually.  They will in fact ask if they can have a snack WHILE they are eating dinner.  So, I got my […]

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What’s it take to run a book club with teens? Author Teri Brown shares her experience

March 14, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

When I set out to run a book club for teens at a community center in a low income apartment complex, I thought it would be a piece of cake.   I know, I know. Naïve much? At the time, I was working fifteen hours a week for the children’s program at Community Partners of […]

You Mock My Printz! The 10-1 Book Club

January 24, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This past October, sixteen freshmen and sophomores got together in their school library, after school, with the express goal of finding the best teen book of the year over the four months that would follow.  It’s a big job, but they had plenty of help on hand: five librarians, four public and one school, that […]

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