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YA Librarianship

January 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Sunday Reflections: Nameless Wonder

Do you remember a librarian from your teen years? I do.  One had kind of mousy brown hair and wore patchwork vests, and led a group of us in a radio play in which I did the sound effects.  It was the first group of kids my age I spent time with after moving to […]

September 19, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Extra! Extra! 6 tips for talking with local press

Don’t wait for the press to come to you – go to the press! As hyperlocal news gains a foothold in more and more communities and grows in popularity, you will undoubtedly be called upon to offer a few quotes to local — or not so local — media in your position as a teen […]

May 15, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

What they didn’t teach you in library school: burnout edition

Let me preface this by saying I love my job.  Really.  When I imagine a world in which I needed to choose a different job, even the same job in a different library, I end up just sitting there with a puzzled look on my face as if I didn’t understand the question.  I. Love. […]

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