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You can’t talk about the scary and the macabre without mentioning books that have an edge of your seat scare you silly graveyard scene. And this is definitely the month for talking graveyards. So take a walk with me through the graveyard, if you dare . . . It was the greatest night of my […]
TRW: It Came From Outer Space
aliens, Booklists, Reader's Advisory, Science Fiction, Teen Read Week
|Ever wonder where all the aliens are? Back in the 1940’s and 50’s, during the Golden Age of science fiction, aliens were everywhere. There were spaceman suits, and alien bazaars, and television shows. People where rushing to see when we would meet our neighbors, and whether they would be peaceful or not. Everyone was claiming […]
TRW: Frankenstein in 2012: Bio-Engineering
Bioengineering, Booklists, Reader's Advisory, Teen Read Week, Top 10s
|So, if Mary Shelly were writing Frankenstein today, what path would she wander down? I think that, instead of zombies or vampires, she’s wander down the road of BIOENGINEERING. According to the history, Mary Shelly was having a storytelling contest with her future husband Percy, Lord Byron of She Walks in Beauty fame, and John William Polidori, […]
TRW: Romancing the Paranormal
Booklists, Paranormal Romance, Reader's Advisory, Teen Read Week, Top 10s
|As a teen librarian who knows their trends, you know that books like Twilight and The House of Night series are as popular with teens as chocolate and pizza. What you may not realize is that they have a long and distinguished history within literature dating back to 1764. Paranormal romance, a subset of romance that has […]
Top 10: For Annie and Liza
Booklists, GLBTQ, GLBTQ Fiction, Reader's Advisory, Teen Issues, Top 10s
|I love Annie on My Mind. I personally think it should be a book choice for those in schools, not a forced book, but a reading choice for those reading classes where you have to choose one of five books on relationships and write about themes, and what did you learn from these books. Yes, […]
Let’s talk Access! And why libraries are radically unsafe places, and that’s a good thing!
Access, Censorship, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory
|Access: Noun1. the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files. 2. the state or quality of being approachable: The house was difficult of access. 3. a way or means of approach: The only access to the house was a rough dirt road. (from dictionary.com) […]
My library is in the process of examining our services and revamping our marketing strategy. We’ve done surveys and focus groups and had lots and lots and lots of meetings. It can be an interesting process to take a close look at why we’re doing what we’re doing, how to do it better. I’ve been […]
So, I don’t make cool pictures like Karen. But one thing that I LOVE is music. I love all kinds of music from rap to country, classical to indie rock, and I really dig German/Swedish rave music…I’m so weird. So, since I don’t make cool pics, I decided to make my first ‘Top 10 List’ […]
I wore a blue Scarlet O’Hara type dress. Hoopskirt and white elbow length gloves. And I drove myself and my date in a tiny little yellow car. I could barely get the door closed thanks to that stupid hoop skirt. Looking back, it was a hideous dress. I shudder at the horror of the memory […]
I am sure I don’t need to recount the news of the week, we all know. Another young man entered his school with a gun and shot some of his classmates. Once again we hear cries that bullying has led to violence. Also in the news, Lady Gaga started a foundation and challenged teens everywhere […]
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