
May 13, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Last week, Michael Rosenblum wrote a piece for the Huffington Post asking, “What’s a Library?” A library, I maintain, is the beating heart of a thriving community. In this piece, Rosenblum maintains that we no longer need libraries because everyone has access to the Internet, and the Internet is free: “Why, when I can order […]
February 18, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am an everything librarian. My official title is Senior Librarian, but I am the manager, the adult and teen and tween librarian, the partial youth librarian (I have a part time youth librarian), and the circulation supervisor. I am also crazy about teen programming, and think that it’s extremely important. So much so, that […]
February 9, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A pictoral look at what is happening in libraries right now. A part of the 2013 Advocacy Project: A Year in the Life of a Library 2013
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January 28, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A lock-in can be extremely rewarding for teens and libraries if done the proper way. You, the teen services specialist, need buy in not only from your teens (which is relatively easy- I mean, if you don’t have teens clamoring to stay all night in the library, email me, we need to talk), but also […]
January 7, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The Life of the Library in 2013 Inspired by this post earlier this week, Teen Librarian Toolbox has come up with a plan for our 2013 advocacy project. Last year, with #the2012project, we collected pictures to show everyone that teens still use and love their libraries. Our goal was to show teens using the library. […]
January 4, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS
The Prediction Heard Round the World The other day author DC McGannon shared with me a link regarding his 13 predictions for 2013. Check out number 4: 4. Libraries are going to get hit hard.I really, really, really hope I’m wrong on this one, and I’m going to do everything possible on my part to […]
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