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April 22, 2019 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Read Wild: Nature Deficit Disorder and its implications for teens

Today is Earth Day and we're kicking it off here at TLT by introducing you to Sarah Mulhern Gross and her new regular feature, #ReadWild. We're going to be having an ongoing discussion about connecting teens with nature, discussing issues like climate change, and sharing titles that help you do both.

March 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

What is CliFi? An Earth Day Primer

So I’m flipping through my February 2014 issue of VOYA Magazine and I see a head-shot of author Mindy McGinnis – what is she doing there I wonder? Her book, Not a Drop to Drink (I’m a fan), is mentioned as being an example of CliFi. Wait – what is this CliFi thing? You know […]

April 22, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TPiB: Earth Day Projects (and project resources for your collection)

It’s Earth Day!  Today is a day when we remember that we all share this big Earth and that many of its resources are, in fact, limited.  As you drive wherever you are going today (all though a good Earth day guru would ride a bike or walk), take a moment to look at all […]

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 My Disney parks addiction and fairy tales aside, I have a decidedly dark streak. So when Earth Day rolls around, even though we do a “Save the Earth” craft at my library, my brain rolls instead to the dystopias I know and read like crazy.  I got to thinking about which ones were based on […]

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If you read much science fiction, you know that in the future we are forced to colonize another planet because we have destroyed Earth.  We only one life to live, and one Earth to live it on.  But have no fear, there are a lot of things we can do to help save this 3rd […]

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