MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2014
I have finished my term as Rainbow Project Chair, and find myself off of book committees for the FIRST time since 2004, first as a member and then co-chair of the Amelia Bloomer Project, then as a member then chair of the Rainbow Project. If you count, that’s 10 YEARS of reading specifically themed books […]
Kestrel is an aristocrat, the daughter of the Valorian general. She wants to pursue a love of music, but her father wants her to follow in his footsteps. Soon she must choose: join the military or get married. One day she is out in the city where she finds herself bidding on a slave. She […]
Book Review: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
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|It starts with a text: “Alice slept with two guys in one night”. It doesn’t matter if it is true or not, it is too late. The damage is done. Then one of the boys, a star football player named Brandon, dies in a car accident. Alice must somehow be to blame. No one cares […]
One Man Guy by Micahel Barakiva (YA Fiction, May 2014) Alek has never thought about having a boyfriend—he’s barely ever had a girlfriend—but maybe it’s time to think again. Sweet Tooth by Tim Anderson (Fictionalized Memoir, March 2014) What’s a sweets-loving young boy growing up gay in North Carolina in the eighties supposed […]
Look, no one is expecting the Oscars when it comes to the MTV Movie Awards. And in the history of MTV it is no secret that it is often unkind to women, at least it reflects the world’s often unkindness towards women. In fact, in the music world more than anywhere you can often see […]
As part of our Teen Summer Reading Challenge, we are looking for ways that we can make some small robots with our teens. In part, because I am robot obsessed. And we’re all looking for fun ways to involve more tech it seems. Bristle BotYou can make a small robot using a toothbrush. It looks […]
Book Reivew: Charm and Strange by Stephanie Khuen
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|This book is an amazingly well written and profound story, but it is incredibly difficult to read, unsettling. It is an amazing example of the power of books to make us think about difficult topics. You can find a discussion guide here. “She must have seen more of my charm than my strangeness tonight.” Publisher’s […]
My library has a tiny budget. Actually, that’s not true. My library has no budget. The books we are able to procure for our collection come mostly from the proceeds from our twice annual book fair, supplemented by donations and finds at the public library book sale. We recently completed our spring book fair. We […]
http://www.achilleseffect.com/2011/03/word-cloud-how-toy-ad-vocabulary-reinforces-gender-stereotypes/ So, I’m going through a wonderful online galley request site, and scanning through new books (YEA BOOKS- BOO addition and adding to my growing reading pile), and saw this cover and read the blurb. The Guy’s Guide will encourage your faith, challenge you spiritually, and give you real-life advice how to live out your […]
Sunday Reflections: Why Talking About the Age of Consent Matters
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|I didn’t have to even stop and think about it that day. I was sitting on the Reference Desk when a woman came in and said she was concerned because she had seen what she thought was a pretty young girl kissing a grown man outside the library. I walked over and saw them walking […]
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