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May 3, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: Link Roundup for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the Month of May (2022)

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares some of the online resources she's reading and talking about for the month of May

April 25, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Teen Fiction 2022 by the Numbers (So Far)

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen takes a look at YA fiction numbers so far for 2022 and crunches some numbers

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January 22, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Reflection Press has put together a well made infographic to regarding representation and own voices in children's publishing. Add this tool to your collection of tools to discuss representation and collection development.

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2019 Collection Development Resources, a handy list of resources to help you buy new books in the new year

November 19, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

One of the reasons that I do this blog is that it allows me to create and curate a resource for myself. That’s right, I use this blog as a resource just as much as I hope others might. It works as sort of a journal, a manual if you will, to help me be […]

Collecting Comics: September 2018 edition with Ally Watkins

September 19, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Here are some great September comics your teens and tweens will enjoy! SLAM! The Next Jam by Pamela Ribon and illustrated by Marina Julia with Brittany Peer and Veronica Fish (BOOM! Box, September 11). Knockout and Can Can have broken one of the biggest rules in roller derby…not to mention some actual bones. When they […]

What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA September 2018

August 30, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

It’s time for another roundup for new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters.  The titles I’m including here have LGBTQIA+ main characters as well as secondary characters (in some cases parents), as well as anthologies that include LGBTQIA+ stories. Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a […]

How Much YA Gets Published Each Year? Discussing YA Collection Development Challenges

August 22, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This year has been a deep dive into collection development for me. Actually, the last two years have been. Granted, collection development is always a part of the job and it is arguably my favorite part of the job, but these past 2 years I have been deeply involved in analysis and budgets and things […]

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