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December 3, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

On the First Day of Blogmas, My TLT Gave to Me…

It’s December.  Wait – what? It’s December already?  Wow. Okay. Well, that must mean that it’s time for our second annual 12 Blogs of Christmas, where we highlight 12 of the blogs that help us do the things that we do as readers and librarians. Today I bring you, The Nerdy Book Club.  And here […]

November 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Take 5: True Confessions of a Sci Fi Reader with Maria Selke

I’ve always been a science fiction reader. Well, “always” if you count the fact that there wasn’t much science fiction available for younger readers when I was a kid. I got my start in fantasy with Narnia. I ventured into science fiction with A Wrinkle in Time, and never looked back. I continued to read […]

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