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Fast Five Author Interview: Kalyn Josephson
Fast Five is an author interview series. The author is sent 10 questions and is asked to answer five of them. If you are an author interested in participating in the Fast Five Author Interview series, please fill out this form. Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy author living in California. She loves books, cats, books […]
Read Rec Rachel: YA and MG Novels I Wish I’d Seen at the YMAs
Yesterday was YMAs day — ALA’s Youth Media Awards day, aka the only Monday a year I willingly set my alarm to wake up early (I work afternoon/evening on Mondays). I’m not an awards panelist person but I love a good awards show–and I also love lists like “Oscars Snubs and Surprises”, so I usually […]
What Climate Fiction Can Teach Us About Hope, a guest post by Gloria Muñoz
This Is the Year engages with how people relate to ever-shifting environments and imagine futures in the wake of this human-caused ecological crisis.
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Wrapping up the year with a handful of the graphic novels that have been on my TBR! All descriptions from the publisher. Sea Legs: A Graphic Novel (Sea Legs #1) by Jules Bakes, Niki Smith (Illustrator) (ISBN-13: 9781338835861 Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Publication date: 02/04/2025, Ages 8-12) Set sail for adventure! Dive in to this hilarious […]
The End of an Era; What Libraries Can Learn from Taylor Swift
Teen librarian Karen Jensen discusses the end of the Eras Tour and what libraries can learn from Taylor Swift
Read Rec Rachel: YA Books for Your Favorite Recent Blockbuster Movie Characters (Wicked / Moana 2 / Gladiator II)
It was a huge week in the movie world this Thanksgiving, as Wicked and Gladiator II continued their streaks and Moana 2 premiered to huge numbers. So I thought, while listening once again to the Wicked soundtrack, why not recommend books that I think fit some of the characters from these huge films? After all, […]
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Introducing: Heather Cox Richardson, putting the past and present together in context
In which teen librarian Karen Jensen discusses historian Heather Cox Richardson and the Department of Education.
Take 5: Resources for RA Ideas
Teen librarian Karen Jensen shares some of the resources she uses when the RA inspiration well has run dry.
RA Tool of the Week: Inspirational Quotes from Teen Books, inspired by an RA Tool created by Kristina Uihlein Holzweiss
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares a RA Tool of the Week she created based on an amazing idea shared by Librarian Kristina Uihlein Holzweiss
Reading Adventures: Engaging Activities to Inspire Middle Grade Readers, a guest post by Alice Reinert
Fostering a love of reading in students is one of the most rewarding roles for me as a school librarian. However, in today’s fast-paced, tech-savvy world, it can be challenging to keep young readers engaged. In this post, I will explore a variety of strategies school librarians can use to captivate students’ interest in reading. […]
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