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    Screening The 13th: Questions to ask yourself #SJYALit

    Heather Booth, December 7, 2016 | #SJYALit, movie review, Movies, Politics, Prison

    I recently heard about how “video visits” were growing in popularity with prisons. As the details unfolded, my initial impression of interest (“Oh that’s nice – families could maybe see their incarcerated loved ones more often or from greater distances.”) turned to revulsion. The strategy is being used largely by local jails as a way to […]

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    My Teen Daughter Gave Me Permission to Write about her Eating Disorder, ARFID By Stephanie Elliot

    Heather Booth, November 16, 2016 | #MHYALit, Eating Disorders, Guest Post, Uncategorized

    My daughter has an eating disorder and it’s unlike the usual suspects. Everyone is familiar with bulimia and anorexia nervosa, but what my daughter has is called ARFID, which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. ARFID, simply put, is the fear of eating – extreme picky eating; the fear that if you try something new, […]

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    Embracing Content Creation Queries – Guest post by Lynette Pitrak

    Heather Booth, November 14, 2016 | Guest Post, Photography, Programming

    “I want to design a Gandalf figure to print on the 3D printer.” “How do I insert text over my video in iMovie?” “I want to take pictures of the fall leaves on the trees in my neighborhood… but it’s really cloudy today.” I’m paraphrasing here, but all three of the above are questions I’ve […]

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    Take 5 Community Reads for YA

    Heather Booth, October 6, 2016 | Community, Programming, Reader's Advisory

    Thinking about doing a community-wide read for teens? You could create a list of companion books for teens inspired by an adult selection like the St. Joseph County Public Libraries did, you could select a book specifically for your teens, or you could encourage the whole community to dive into teen lit by selecting a YA […]

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    Mirrors and Windows

    Heather Booth, September 29, 2016 | We Need Diverse Books

    Last year, my second grader came home one day and started telling me about Malala. Her teacher had used a biography of the recent Nobel Prize winner as the example book at the beginning of their biography unit. This week, my now third grader came home with assignment inspired by The Ballad of Mulan by Song […]

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    Sunday Reflections: Where’d you go, VOYA?

    Heather Booth, September 25, 2016 | Sunday Reflections

    Some awful things are being said by an organization that I idolized. I first discovered VOYA in the LIS Library at the University of Illinois in 2001 and reported back to my Young Adult Literature Class as if I’d just struck California gold. Did you know? I asked, Did you know there’s a journal called Voice of Youth Advocates […]

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    TPiB: Locked in the Library! Hosting an escape room program at your library

    Heather Booth, July 14, 2016 | TPIB

    Puzzles, mystery, a darkened library, a time limit, and the ominous feeling that a ghost just might be looking over your shoulder? Yes, please! My library is this gorgeous 80+ year old building that’s been expanded thoughtfully so that the original building–a one-room stone space with tall windows, a fireplace, and impressive oak doors–has been […]

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    No room for a Makerspace? Try circulating tech tools

    Heather Booth, June 23, 2016 | Uncategorized

    I work in a beautiful stone building with historic significance, much beloved in the community. But, like anyone who works in an older building will tell you, the beauty and ambiance come at a definite price: space, connectivity, and quirks. My library doesn’t have a Makerspace, and chances are, we won’t have one anytime in the […]

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    On Keeping Secrets and the Power of Stories: a guest post by Michele Bacon

    Heather Booth, June 2, 2016 | Abuse, Authors, Guest Post, Sensitive Issues, Shame, Teen Issues

    At 17, I was madly in love with a clever, playful, adorable boy. I loved him fiercely. And—to my utter surprise—he loved me. Together, Michael and I did theater, marching band, and speech team. Over three (mostly) blissful years, we shared everything: our most cherished dreams, our ugliest failures, our triumphs, and our personal insecurities. […]

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    Enough: A #MHYALIT guest post by Katie H.

    Heather Booth, May 19, 2016 | #MHYALit

    TLT is honored to present the following personal essay submission to the #MHYALIT series by Katie, a guest contributor and senior in high school. On some days, when I feel inadequate, I write on my wrist in small letters, “enough,” reminding myself that I need not be any different than who I am in that […]

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