MORE '12-BLOGS-OF-CHRISTMAS' POSTS
This is Heather’s final blog in the 12 blogs of Christmas, and it is Blog #6: BookBlather I met Drea of BookBlather briefly at ALA this summer and she brings the same energy and perceptiveness to her blog as she did when wrangling a slew of teens into the city and up onto the dais […]
Blog #5: Make It @ Your Library All I really feel like I have to say about Make It @ Your Library is… how freaking cool is that?! I swear these people are listening to my thoughts. How many times have you said, “I need a list of maker programs that take about an hour. […]
Blog #4: Hi Miss Julie We spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to be a librarian serving young people. At least I do. I think about how my work life may be different from others in my profession because of my gender and the demographic I serve. I think about how […]
12 Blogs of Christmas: YA Lit Quotes (We Heart Young Adult)
| 12 Blogs of Christmas, Book Quotes, Reader's Advisory, Tumblr
To say that I love a good quote is an understatement. I have journals – yes, plural – where I have written down some of my favorite quotes from the books I have read over the years. And one of the things that I love most about the 21st century technology is seeing how others […]
12 Blogs of Christmas: Go Book Yourself
| 12 Blogs of Christmas, Reader's Advisor, Technology, Tumblr
“I read and loved The Hunger Games, what else do you have like that?” Reader’s Advisory! It’s the heart of what we do. If a teen comes in and asks me this question, I will jump over the desk in an attempt to get 10 more books in their hands. But the truth is, sometimes […]
12 Blogs of Christmas: Diversity in YA
| 12 Blogs of Christmas, Best of, Cindy Pon, Diversity, Diversity in YA, Malinda Lo, Year End
It’s time to kick off our 3rd annual 12 Blogs of Christmas. Here we share with you some of our favorite blogs to discuss MG and YA lit, be inspired by new craft ideas, or just learn more about teen issues and culture. di·ver·si·ty diˈvərsitē,dī-/ noun noun: diversity 1. The state of being diverse; variety […]
On the 12th day of Christmas, my TLT brought to me . . .
| 12 Blogs of Christmas, Amianne Bailey, Blogs, Red Reading Chair
The Red Reading Chair The Red Reading Chair is a blog by school librarian Amianne Bailey. Amianne has actually written one of my favorite blog posts ever here at TLT: Atticus Was Right, a story about a bully, an Autistic boy and Sharon Draper’s Out of My Mind. I’ll never forget the day she told […]
On the 11th Day of Christmas, my TLT gave to me . . .
| 12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Brian Herzog, Professional Development, Swiss Army Librarian
The great Patrick Jones wrote that good librarianship is “a combination of skills, knowledge, and attitude. The contention here is that YA work is perhaps different from other library work in that without the “right” attitude as a base, the other two traits [skills and knowledge] do not matter as much.” Brian Herzog’s Swiss Army […]
Your TAB needs to make Mockingjay pins? You’re wondering what to do with six dozen marshmallows, rubber bands, and sharpies because the program budget is spent but you need to squeeze one more event in? You keep hearing about some new creative… thing but don’t know what it is or how it’s used? I like […]
So before, I talked about The Goddess of YA, and then two of my favorite craft-spiration sites, Oops, I Craft My Pants and P.S.- I Made This. Today, I have for you a blog done by NINE (yes, NINE) readers and contributors that covers everything YA.I share with you, Forever Young Adult.I found Forever Young Adult and […]
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