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June 17, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Playlist: Science Rocks My World

I am a firm believer that music makes everything better…  whether it’s driving through massive traffic, cleaning house, or summer reading programs. Since my system has gone with the Collaborative Summer Reading Program theme this year (SCIENCE for ALL) I have come up with the ULTIMATE playlist to get myself into the zone for any […]

August 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Friday Fill-In: Apocolyptic Playlist

  This week has been interesting. One of the two water mains broke in my town Monday night, causing us to massively conserve water on Tuesday (it’s now fixed). A storm came through on Tuesday, and knocked down tree limbs that took out my power on Wednesday. I have a teen lock-in tonight into tomorrow […]

February 12, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Power of Music, a guest post by author Melissa Darnell

Crave, book 1 in The Clann Series Thank you for having me here today! The recent movie premier of “Les Miserables” has made me really think about the power of music lately. I realize that for some, having music in their lives every day isn’t that big a deal. But for me, I have always […]

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I recently finished reading Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride (which I loved and totally recommend).  The title is a play on the famous (and awesome) song Tiny Dancer by Elton John.  In fact, every chapter title in the book is a musical reference.  This book has a built in playlist, and it is […]

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