Young Adult Librarianship
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. […]
We NEED YA books for Teens….
Question: Does the adult interest in the YA market push teens out of the equation? Are publishers publishing for true young adults? Are libraries building collections for young adults? Adults should read YA for a variety of reasons, but teens need and deserve titles written specifically for them. Read more. So, I came across this […]
The Animaniacs guide to being a (Faboo!) young adult librarian
Remember how a while ago there were those books “everything I needed to know about life I learned in Kindergarten” or from Stark Trek? Well, you may be surprised to discover that the Animaniacs are the perfect framework for discussing young adult librarianship. For those of you who are young pups, the Animaniacs was an […]
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