MORE POSTS FROM MAY 2018
Zombies – I love them. I have never seen a single episode of Downton Abbey, though I remember how popular it was. And adding zombies to the mix is just the push I need to get me to explore 1920s England. This is not the first book this year to add zombies to a historical […]
This Week at TLT Michele Bacon’s Empathy Challenge Book Review: Four-Letter Word by Christa Desir MakerSpace: Screen Printing with the Silhouette Cameo – a comparison of processes and cost #SVYALit: The Importance of Language in Building a Culture of Consent, or no actually, don’t suggest getting people black out drunk Book Review: We’ll Fly Away […]
Today author Michele Bacon joins us to talk about travel and opportunities to develop empathy. Her new book is Antipodes, out now. For Amanda’s review, hop over here. Each year, my daughter’s school hosts Roots of Empathy, an international program that provides empathy-based education for children. Roots of Empathy provides each participating class with […]
Publisher’s description Eight friends. One game. A dozen regrets. And a night that will ruin them all, in this high stakes gripping story of manipulation and innocence lost, from the author of Bleed Like Me. Chloe Sanders is ready for a change. She’s tired of watching her best friend Eve turn away from her for the […]
Making t-shirts have traditionally been some of my most popular programs throughout the years as a YA/Teen Librarian. T-shirts can be immensely cool and we choose them, often, as a form of self expression. Last year we did an entire series on altering t-shirts and it was popular and fun. One of our programs taught […]
It is a warm, bright, sunny day just before The Teen is about to start her journey as a high school student. We are taking our dog, Charm, for a walk around the block. It is in this moment that a door of opportunity opens and I begin to talk with her about the rules […]
Publisher’s description Luke and Toby have always had each other’s backs. But then one choice—or maybe it is a series of choices—sets them down an irrevocable path. We’ll Fly Away weaves together Luke and Toby’s senior year of high school with letters Luke writes to Toby later—from death row. This thought-provoking novel is an exploration of friendship, […]
My love of Star Wars aside, I like the simplicity of use and customization options of the Little Bits Droid Inventor Kit. The tweens at my library really enjoyed the building process of making their own Star Wars droid and were able to complete most tasks without any help. Because a lot of its functions […]
Yesterday I was driving when they announced on NPR that the unemployment rate had hit a new low of 3.9% and then they followed up that bit of news with the rejoinder that this was in part because many people had simply given up looking for jobs. The trouble is, many people will look at […]
This Week at TLT What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA May 2018 TPiB MakerSpace: Love Your Pets Collecting Comics: May 2018 with Ally Watkins The 3Ps of Creating a Welcoming Library Book Review: A Quick & Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson 5 Question Interview with Undead Girl Gang author Lily […]
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