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September 16, 2015 by Heather Booth

Relearning reluctant readers

As a librarian, I’ve always tried to champion the reluctant readers. I’ve worked to provide a wide variety of reading material in my collection development ranges – everything from high interest low level books, to compelling nonfiction, to fiction told by and about diverse voices, to comics, image heavy browsing books, and more. When parents would […]

July 13, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: If Ranganathan wrote a list about the SRP

I dislike participating in the SRP program with my own kids. I know, it sounds horrible. I cajole and prod during the school year and do my best to keep up with the paperwork, and by summer, my energy for the tedious tracking is gone. And my daughter’s energy for sustained, monitored engagement is as well. […]

June 15, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: Thinking About Dads, in life and in YA lit

I’ve mentioned it before, but The Tween has had some difficulties with a neighborhood girl. For a while they were really close friends, but things fell apart. I recently was having a discussion with her mom when I told her this story: The other Sunday I came home from work and The Mr. informed me […]

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