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January 22, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

LEGO and the MakerSpace Movement: Writing Prompts, Avatars, and More (a guest post by author Lyn Miller-Lachmann)

  Last year I researched and wrote a proposal to create a mobile MakerSpace for my library branch, which was approved.  We now have the Mobile MakerSpace in two of the three branches of my library.  Because of our space limitations, it had to be mobile so it could easily be moved in and out.  […]

September 17, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Mr. Internet: Teens on the Spectrum and Online, a guest post by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

My novel Rogueportrays a young teenager on the autism spectrum who has come to rely almost exclusively on “Mr. Internet” to learn about the world, especially after she gets suspended from school for attacking a bully. Through Mr. Internet, Kiara has diagnosed herself with Asperger’s syndrome, learned how to fix her brother’s bicycle, and found […]

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