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July 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Win a copy of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services

See it at the ALA Store Heather Booth and I put together a book about being a YA/Teen Services Librarian. The title may sound vaguely familiar because it is part of the ALA Editions Whole Library Handbook series. We invited a lot of cool people to participate. In fact, TLT’s own Christie Gibrich, formerly the […]

November 13, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

87 Killer Parties: teen programs from 87 Ways to Throw a Killer Party

So I’m sitting at my desk and the PR department sends me an e-mail: They’re putting together next month’s calendar and I need to tell them what teen stuff I want to add. I need a handy tool that I can grab something out of and run with.  Wait, what’s that you say?  87 Way […]

October 31, 2011 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Professional Book Shelf: They Suck, They Bite, They Eat, They Kill by Dr. Joni Richards Bodart

You can’t be a teen librarian and not know about Dr. Joni Bodart.  She is one of our rock stars.  Dr. Bodart is a strong advocate for teens and teen literature, having written a multitude of professional materials to help us all be better at what we do.  She is passionate about booktalking and reader’s […]

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