MORE POSTS FROM AUGUST 2013
Things I Didn’t Learn in Library School: Maintaining your sanity when you are in charge of ALL the things
Professional Development, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|Something they don’t teach you in library school is that, if you take a job in a small library, you may be in charge of everything. And I mean everything – you may be the only person who works there. Increasingly, this will be true for you if you decide to go into school libraries. […]
Book Review: Until it Hurts to Stop by Jennifer R. Hubbard
Book Reviews, Bullying, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Until it Hurts to Stop
|PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK REVIEW CONTAINS A SPOILER. I CAN’T DISCUSS WHY EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK AND WHAT MAKES IT A GREAT BOOK WITHOUT REVEALING THE SPOILER. IT IS NOT, I THINK, A SURPRISING SPOILER, BUT IT IS A SPOILER NONE THE LESS. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK. If you follow me on Twitter, […]
Teen Issues: Street Harassment (guest post by Pauline Holdsworth)
13 Reasons Why, Jay Asher, Street Harassment, Tamora Pierce, Teen Issues
|Street harassment isn’t how we envision teenagers learning about themselves. We don’t name it as a form of education or discuss its consequences or argue over its curriculum – and in leaving out the lived experiences teenagers have with harassment in public spaces from our conversations, we’re leaving glaring gaps in what they’re being taught. […]
Sunday Reflections: Why I don’t read teen fic on vacation
Summer Reading, Sunday Reflections, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|I’m going on a real vacation this summer, for the first time in a while. We’re not tacking a few extra days at the end of a conference or family event. This is the real deal: sand, sun, lighthouses, and wild ponies (really) with no other obligations. And like any good reader’s adviser, choosing my […]
This Week at TLT: Librarian Humor at its finest. Book Reviews: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin Teen Program in a Box – Doctor Who! Get ready for the back to school rush. Are you thinking about creating a Teen Makerspace?It’s YouTube’s Geek Week! Join us for a Take 5 […]
Poverty is one of the growing issues our tweens and teens face today. Since 2008, many people who have never had to worry about feeding their children now do. We are doing a series that focuses on the issue of growing poverty, how it is affecting the lives of our patrons, and what it really […]
In a galaxy not so far away, librarians everywhere are beginning to plan once again for Star Wars Reads Day. Saturday, October 5, 2013 is Star Wars Reads Day II. Last year, Christie and I participated and we blogged about our experiences and shared some programming ideas. Star Wars Reads Day is a great way […]
Booktalk This! Not your mother’s bedtime storytelling (Nontraditional Books and Stories for Teens)
Booklists, Booktalk This, Booktalking, Booktalks, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory, Realistic Fiction
|Though storytelling comes in all forms, I tend to spend the majority of my reading life with fiction told from a 1st or 3rd person point of view, and a “first this happened, and then this, then this…” chronology. Yes, these stories are often wonderful, but I find that sometimes it’s intriguing to mix things […]
TPiB: 5 Things To Do With Post-Its In Your Library
Booktalking, Displays, Poetry, Programming, Teen Spaces, TPIB
|With only a few minutes and a couple dollars, you can do some really creative and engaging things. Check out these ideas, take a look around your space, grab some sticky notes and see what you can do! Encourage teens to write poems to share on a wall or window, or encourage them to copy […]
I have owned my geekness for a while now. If you take a look at my office, I have Star Trek Spock next to a Dalek and a Firefly keychain. It definitely comes as no surprise to anyone who knows me. However, YouTube is celebrating *EVERYTHING* geeky this week with their GEEK WEEK 2013. I’ve […]
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