To Kill a Mockingbird

October 22, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

What Bringing to Life a Literary Character Can Do for You – a guest post by Mary Gray, author of The Dollhouse Asylum

As a teen, I moved every year. Can you imagine? Spending freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years in four separate schools? That’s not to mention all the moving I did before that, including multiple schools in one year, often being lost in the curriculum, and immensely alone. But I studied hard, and was always determined […]

June 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

#bestYAdad

The #bestYAdad list is a present to my husband. That’s right, I’m super cheap – but creative. You see, The Mr. is an excellent father. I pick ’em good I tell ya. But also, I was reading Eleanor and Park, which does make this list, and was so impressed with the dad I though to […]

April 20, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Atticus was Right: Guest post by Amianne Bailey (Autism and Libraries)

Atticus Was Right *Names have been changed to protect the truly awesome. This is part of our ongoing focus on autism and libraries. Current statistics indicate that 1 out of 88 children are diagnosed with Autism. This is a story about how books can make a difference. I’m one of THOSE librarians. After I read a […]