MORE POSTS FROM DECEMBER 2012
Our hearts go out to all in this time of tragedy. Be safe. Choose love.
On Tuesday I talked about why we as teen librarians need each other. If you didn’t read that post, but are interested in this topic, I suggest you go back and read it now to place this post in context. Now let’s talk about how to make these connections happen. There are usually a […]
Cover Reveal: Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein
Cover Reveal, Dear Cassie, Lisa Burstein, Pretty Amy, Romance
|Earlier this year, I wrote a lot about a girl named Amy. Amy was, of course, the main character in Pretty Amy, the debut ya novel by Lisa Burstein. I really liked Pretty Amy and its message, and it became a rallying point for me regarding the notion of censorship. I have talked with Lisa […]
Book Review: Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal by Chris Colfer
Book Reviews, Chris Colfer, Glee, Struck by Lightning, The Carson Phillips Journal
|I was very excited when this book came in the library and immediately checked it out! I am a huge Chris Colfer fan from his work on Glee and with his middle grade/Children’s fiction book The Wishing Spell. Needless to say, if he wrote it/sang it/acted in it/touched it, I want it. Struck by Lightning […]
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 […]
TPIB: Extreme Gingerbread Challenge
Candy, Crafts, Food Challenges, Gingerbread Houses, Teen Program in a Box, Teen Programming, TPIB
|Sugar + a festive spirit + teens = program success in my book. This is the third year in a row I’ve hosted a “Gingerbread Challenge” and though each year plays out a little differently, every program has been a fun one. How much fun? THIS much fun! This can be adapted to run any […]
On the Eighth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me
12 Blogs of Christmas, Boys, Collection Development, Guys, Professional Development
|Guys Lit Wire! I am not of the whole ‘guys and girls read different books’ mentality but I do like to find books that appeal to my reluctant boy readers and books that have male main characters. Guys Lit Wire is a site I stumbled across via Twitter one day and fell in love. Basically, […]
The Show Me Librarian! Okay, so I know this is Teen Librarian’s Toolbox and the blog I’m ‘giving’ to you is primarily for children’s services BUT those of us working in public libraries 1) sometimes serve both populations, 2) are always looking for good Tween/Teen books and programs, and/or 3) (if you’re me…) HATE working […]
I’m nobody! Who are you? Part 1 (Why us teen librarians should talk to one another)
Librarianship, Professional Development, Social Media, Teen Librarians, YA Librarianship
|I’m Nobody, who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know! -Emily Dickinson If you’re the only teen librarian in your library, it can be a lonely job. You plan programs on your own, or with the hopefully enthusiastic, but sometimes grudging or misguided assistance of a TAB, […]
On the Sixth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me
12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Professional Development, Reader's Advisory
|I love Stacked. I always have. Stacked is one of my favorite blogs to visit because of the constant stream of reviews (esp. of books that I want to read) but more so because of the really introspective content. Some people have a way with words and all of the articles that I read penned […]
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