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June 26, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Happy Hour? When what we do is different than what we say we do

In case you missed it, Heather, Karen, Robin and I were on Twitter on Thursday night (and on email too but you can’t see the emails, poor you because they had way more sarcasm and snark) discussing the YALSA Happy Hour that will be going on in Chicago.  Disclaimer: Heather and I are members of […]

August 15, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Butter by Erin Jade Lange

Now over 400 pounds, Butter is a teenage boy who knows all to well the loneliness that comes from being an outcast.  But when he announces that he is going to eat himself to death online, he finds that popularity is both toxic and fleeting -and often quite dishonest.  Butter by Erin Jade Lange is […]

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