
July 11, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last week Heather, Christie and I went to ALA in Chicago. It was epic! Top LtoR: Karen & Christie, author Sharon Biggs Waller, Vordak, author Jonathan Maberry 2nd Row LtoR: author Cory Doctorow, author S. J. Adams and Christie, Free Comic Book Day Panel, Heather Booth reading Rose Under Fire 3rd Row LtoR: author Mindy […]
July 8, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We Came I had a blast at ALA Annual in Chicago. Buses and transportation got a little weird, but I loved the energy with the Blackhawks celebration and the Pride Celebration and everything else going on. So much fun! And add into the mix all the authors and librarians and the craziness that we have […]
June 24, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Can I say that I am SO excited for Annual? Chicago is a fun city to visit, but doubly so for me because I have family close by, and some are going to be able to make the drive and see me while I’m there! BONUS! But there are so many fun things to do […]
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May 3, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This quote has been circling the internet for a while, and as a life-long nerd and geek, I’ve worked to live up to the sentiment. This is not always easy, and it was especially difficult for me during high school, as I was torn between wanting to both appear “cool” AND to embrace that which […]
March 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The second week in March is reserved for Teen Tech Week in teen services everywhere. Sponsored by YALSA we take the whole week to celebrate the formats of tech in the library- databases and online help, text reference, ebooks, movies and much more! Yet, there is no reason why we can’t celebrate Teen Tech Week with […]
February 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Marcus,” he said. “Have you noticed how messed up everything is today? How we put a ‘good’ president in the White House and he kept right on torturing and bombing and running secret prisons? How every time we turn around someone’s trying to take away the Internet from us, make it into someone kind of giant stupid shopping mall […]
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November 19, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I’d thought he was angry, and he was, a bit, but when I looked into those eyes, I saw that what I had mistaken for anger was really terror. He was even more scared that I was. Scared that without the net, his job was gone. Scared that without the net, Mum couldn’t sign on every […]
November 10, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
So the other day I talked about things that I just couldn’t go back to, even if I wanted to (if you missed it, go here). Today, I thought that I’d share things that give me comfort. It’s a rocky place out there, and while I consider myself a stable person, there are things that can […]
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