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September 30, 2015 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Video Game Weekly: Terraria

This week, I planned to review Super Mario Maker for the Wii U (which I am extremely excited about), but my copy has yet to arrive in my mailbox! So, I am reviewing an older game that I have played for over 100 hours (believe it or not, this is pretty normal for hardcore gamers). […]

March 8, 2015 by Heather Booth

Sunday Reflections: What’s a Powder Puff?

Like most of us, I wear a few different hats. In addition to being a teen services librarian, I’m also a Daisy Girl Scout leader, and I love it. I love the enthusiasm of first graders, their pure hearts and bright eyes. I love getting to be the one to introduce them to service projects […]

July 22, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

TPiB: Brushbots

I have been having remarkable luck playing with technology at my library. I was a little apprehensive at first, just because of our location and the kids- would they get off the computers to actually learn about Raspberry Pis? Would they think these were as cool as I did? Would they be willing to take […]

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TPiB: Squishy Circuits

July 2, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

“I’m going to show you two things you can’t do – these things are dangerous and can destroy the materials, which means no more fun. Then you guys can do whatever you want with this stuff.” “Anything we want? Like, there’s no instructions?”“Well, I have some instructions if you want them. They’re over on the […]

Top 5 Take-aways from ILEAD-USA

April 10, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

This year I’m jumping out of my comfort zone of YA fiction and crafty programs and have joined a team that was accepted to the ILEAD USA program in Illinois.  Over the course of the year, our team will design and implement a program using technology to improve service to our patrons and more deeply […]

TPiB: Jump in head first and start a coding club

February 18, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sometimes we talk about things we didn’t learn in library school.  The point of that occasional series is to illustrate that a lot of our librarian skills are learned on the job, and to acknowledge that the scope of what we do is wide and ever-changing.  Before I get going on how I jumped in […]

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TPiB: STEM Projects with Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab

December 11, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Just as I was thinking to myself, “self, you need more sciency things in your programming”, Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab by “Science Bob” Plugfelder and Steve Hockensmith showed up on my doorstep.  It was like a gift from the STEM fairies.  And the Tween spawn of me saw it and immediately grabbed it […]

Book Review: Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes

November 6, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Just the other day I was thinking to myself, “There aren’t enough books with main characters in the foster care system.”  Self: Meet Olivia Twisted by Vivi Barnes. Publisher Description: Olivia He tilts my chin up so my eyes meet his, his thumb brushing lightly across my lips. I close my eyes. I know Z […]

STEM Girls: Books with girls rocking science and math

August 23, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Earlier this week I reviewed 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil, a book that has a main character, a girl, that is basically a physics wiz.  A lot of times, female main characters are into fashion or music and even sometimes sports.  But a lot of times, if our main characters are into academics they are also […]

Bring the Power of Music Into Your Library: a guest post by Guitar Notes author Mary Amato for Music in Our Schools Month (March)

March 18, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Although March is many things, like National Craft Month and Women’s History Month, it is also Music in Our Schools Month.  As school budgets get cut, music and education are some of the first to go, especially with today’s emphasis on STEM education.  But there are those who advocate STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and […]

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