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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

October 31, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Killing Your Darlings (A reflection on weeding)

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

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: My First Fandom (a guest post by Cindy) (The Sunnydale Project Year 3)

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 30, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Great YA Reads for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fans, a guest post by author Alexandra Duncan (The Sunnydale Project Year 3)

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

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” […]

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Validating Teens, a guest post by author Annie Cardi (The Sunnydale Project Year 3)

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 […]

The Sunnydale Project: Celebrating Buffy the Vampire Slayer

October 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Years 1 and 2 at TLT 10 Things I Learned from Buffy with Christie G   X Marks the Spot: Family in the Buffyverse with Karen J   Necromancing the Slayer: Hold Me Closer Necromancer (Lish McBride) will make Buffy fans happy with Karen J  Embrace the Slayer: Embrace (Jessica Shirvington) will make Buffy fans happy […]

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Take 5: Why I Love Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The Sunnydale Project Year 3)

October 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Today we kick off the 3rd year of The Sunnydale Project with Rachelia at Bookish Comforts, where we celebrate all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Today I thought I would start by telling you why I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It goes beyond the quips and snark, which are in fact truly excellent. Buffy: […]

Coming Soon: The Third Sunndaydale Project, celebrating all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and you can join!)

September 5, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

We’re doing it again! Going to Sunnydale, that is, and celebrating all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And if you like Buffy, you can join us. During the week of October 27th through the 31st, we’re hosting our third Sunnydale Project. Who is we? Rachelia at Bookish Comforts and Teen Librarian Toolbox.  Do you want […]

Sunday Reflections: I’m Holding Out for a (Female) Superhero!

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. […]

Sunday Reflections: Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Fresh Eyes

April 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. So huge that we have had entire time periods here dedicated to it. So I was very excited when the Tween asked a couple of weeks ago if she could watch Buffy and I decided that yes, she was probably old enough for the first couple […]

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