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Books for fans of Hamilton: an American Musical, a guest post by Maisie

Karen Jensen, MLS, September 24, 2019 | Reader's Advisory



Today as part of our week dedicated to Broadway musicals, teen librarian Maisie shares with us a list of read-alikes for the hit musical Hamilton.

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Take 5: All the World’s a Stage and Music is Its Language, books that feature teens involved in musical theater

Karen Jensen, MLS, September 23, 2019 | Uncategorized



A Take 5 list of books involving tweens and teens involved in musical theater

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Maker Mondays: How do you make those cool graphics for social media?

Karen Jensen, MLS, May 22, 2017 | Makerspace



Branding. It’s a thing we talk a lot about in all walks of life, including libraries. And branding is more important than ever with our prolific use of social media. When you share something on social media, you want an image to share with your post that is easily recognizable, immediately associated with your brand, […]

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#SJYALit Reading Lists: Disability in YA Lit, a guest post by Natalie Korsavidis

Amanda MacGregor, February 7, 2017 | Reader's Advisory



As part of our 2017 Social Justice in Young Adult Literature project, we will be posting reading lists on various social justice-related subjects. Guest blogger Natalie Korsavidis pulled together this one on disabilities. We will mainly be focusing on books published after 2000. We encourage you to add any other titles you can think of in […]

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Book review: Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens

Amanda MacGregor, March 10, 2015 | Book Reviews



Get ready for a crash course in LGBTQ YA books! Top 250 LGBTQ Books for Teens: Coming Out, Being Out, and the Search for Community by Michael Cart and Christine A. Jenkins packs a lot of information in this slight book (164 pages). Their previous book together, The Heart has its Reasons: Young Adult Literature […]

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