MORE POSTS FROM AUGUST 2018
Today’s teens are very politically active, from the March for Our Lives to Pride and everything in between, teens are finding ways to be active, be engaged and be heard, even before they can vote. The Teen has participated in 3 political marches in the last two years, making her own signs for each. I […]
This weekend, the city of Mount Vernon, Ohio is awash in the arts as we celebrate the annual Dan Emmett festival. 2018 Ohio Festival Schedule | OhioFestivals.net If you’ve never visited the Midwest, the local small town festival is a glorious affair that celebrates, well, anything. In Fredericktown the celebrate the tomato, in Marion it’s […]
This Week at TLT Book Review: Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry Listening to Old Ghosts : The Haunting Influence of Our Town and Spoon River Anthology, a guest post by author Mary Amato Talking with Nancy Evans, Creator of the Strong Girls Program, a guest post by Natalie Korsavidis Rethinking Book Displays – Again YA […]
Publisher’s description Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in debut author Katie Henry’s hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Robyn Schneider. When Michael walks through the […]
I have had the pleasure of working with author Mary Amato in the past, as we worked together to discuss ways in which librarians could provide more music based programming in libraries. GUITAR NOTES by Mary Amato is a moving story of grief, music and friendship that I will never stop recommending. Today, I am […]
Today librarian Natalie Korsavidis joins us to interview Nancy Evans, Head of Young Adult at the Levittown Public Library. Nancy was recently named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for her Strong Girls program. She is a past-President of the Nassau County Library Association and the Young Adult Services Division of the Nassau County Library Association. […]
I am very lucky in that I have two very artistic assistants who do displays for our teens. After 20some years doing displays, I was getting kind of burned out and to be honest, I wasn’t awesome at it. But my assistants are, so it was a task I was happy to delegate. We would […]
It’s almost here, the end of summer. Which means for a lot of us, summer reading is wrapping up. Today librarian Lisa Krok is joining us to talk about recharging your batteries. We all know that summer reading brings with it a flurry of activity, endless prep and cleanup, and most importantly, happy kids who […]
It is Friday night and I have just packed up all my stuff after sitting outside in the baking sun for a public library outreach event. I am pulling a wagon up a hill to load up my car and go home to binge watch some TV when I see them walking around town, a […]
This Week at TLT Book Review: DeadEndia: The Watcher’s Test by Hamish Steele Things I Never Learned in Library School: Public Libraries, 3D Printers, and Guns – oh my What a strange time to be a woman, a guest post by Bree Barton Book Review: Heart of Thorns by Bree Barton YA A to Z: […]
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