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October 6, 2016 by Heather Booth

Take 5 Community Reads for YA

Thinking about doing a community-wide read for teens? You could create a list of companion books for teens inspired by an adult selection like the St. Joseph County Public Libraries did, you could select a book specifically for your teens, or you could encourage the whole community to dive into teen lit by selecting a YA […]

August 30, 2015 by Heather Booth

“Librarians are how libraries speak.” ~ The Bloggess

I’ve had a deep, abiding love for the writing of Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, ever since she introduced the world to Beyonce, the giant metal chicken, and now it turns out she loves me too. And you. And you. (It’s a few weeks old, but read it now if you haven’t yet.) Makes your heart […]

April 2, 2015 by Heather Booth

The origami revelation: 1 program fail; 3 reminders

The other day I hosted a very regrettable program. In addition to my role as a teen librarian I also host a regular craft night for adults. It’s a nice way to extend my service population, and to be perfectly honest, I like seeing how an adult group handles a project before I hand it […]

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Top 5 Take-aways from ILEAD-USA

April 10, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This year I’m jumping out of my comfort zone of YA fiction and crafty programs and have joined a team that was accepted to the ILEAD USA program in Illinois. Over the course of the year, our team will design and implement a program using technology to improve service to our patrons and more deeply […]

Sunday Reflections: Nameless Wonder

January 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Do you remember a librarian from your teen years? I do. One had kind of mousy brown hair and wore patchwork vests, and led a group of us in a radio play in which I did the sound effects. It was the first group of kids my age I spent time with after moving to […]

A Sherlock Holmes Themed Community Reading Event, a guest post by Anna Behm

January 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

My library is abuzz with all things Sherlock Holmes, but it has nothing (well, almost nothing) to do with the premiere of the third season of Sherlock. We just launched our first independent community reading event, Westmont Reads, and The Hound of the Baskervilles is our chosen book. And while it might be too soon […]

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