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Maverick Award

May 7, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Spotlight on Tuan Nguyen and the Maverick Graphic Novel Committee

In case you weren’t aware, the Texas Library Association and the Young Adult Round Table support the Texas Maverick List (no, not the basketball team that just embarrassed themselves in front of the Spurs), but a librarian created and recommended list of GRAPHIC NOVELS for youth in grades 6-12. I had the chance to crash […]

April 16, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Christie’s TLA in a Nutshell

  So I had an awesome time at the Texas Library Association last week. I got to meet Justin the Librarian and we talked and mutually fancrushed, and I got some wonderful ideas from his makerspace presentation that I’m implementing. He also reinforced what I’ve been thinking and saying (mumbling) all along: IF YOU HAVE […]

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