September 5, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
We’re doing it again! Going to Sunnydale, that is, and celebrating all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And if you like Buffy, you can join us. During the week of October 27th through the 31st, we’re hosting our third Sunnydale Project. Who is we? Rachelia at Bookish Comforts and Teen Librarian Toolbox. Do you want […]
April 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. So huge that we have had entire time periods here dedicated to it. So I was very excited when the Tween asked a couple of weeks ago if she could watch Buffy and I decided that yes, she was probably old enough for the first couple […]
October 27, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a whole bundle of awesome. There are few other shows that have tapped into the zeitgeist so perfectly an explained with humor, pathos and vampires – yes, vampires – the suck that can sometimes be the teenage years. Although the TV show has ended, the vision of Buffy lives on […]
ADVERTISEMENT
October 26, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Fangirl Moment of Introduction: You are probably aware that I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. I have read almost every book and one of the worst days of my professional life was when I had to finally discard the collection because it was quite literally falling apart. The first book I ever […]
September 15, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Most people felt lost after high school. Sometimes I felt like I’d never really been found in the first place.” – Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride The first book I ever reviewed for VOYA was a Buffy the Vampire Slayer book by Nancy Holder. I have read almost all of them, and for […]
September 8, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
10. Librarians are freaking awesome. Well, I knew this anyway, but Giles was the epitome of what I actually wanted a high school librarian to be. A wealth of knowledge, a touchstone when you needed someone to listen, a father figure in your darkest hours, and he could definitely kick demon and vampire butt. The […]
ADVERTISEMENT
September 2, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
One dark night I drove down an unknown road to watch the X-files with a friend. A big X in the window let me know that I had come to the right house. That night, a friendship was forged that opened my heart and changed my life. Two amazing souls walked into my heart and […]
July 21, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When most people think of Joss Whedon, they tend to think of the guy who writes kick-ass girls. Which he does. But when I think of Joss Whedon I think of this: you are born into a family, but you also build a family and in many ways, that family is so much stronger because […]
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Politics in Practice
by John Chrastka
Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.