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Book Review: Also Known As by Robin Benway
Book Reviews, Collaborative Summer Reading Program, Robin Benway, Spies
|After Angelo left, I circled the park once to see if there were any new locks that I hadn’t seen yet. They were still the same though, simple and easy to access, and I knocked back the rest of my espresso, spilling a drop on my white shirt (of course), and head hoe. My mom called […]
The Cassandra Project, or youth involvement from the ground floor (a guest post by Patrick Jones)
40 Developmental Assets, Cassandras Turn, Patrick Jones, Teen Involvement, Teen Participation, Youth Involvement
|Today, I am very honored to present a guest post by YA Librarian GURU Patrick Jones, the author of many teen books and what has long been the ya librarian bible, Connecting Young Adults and Libraries. As a librarian in Ohio, I once attended library training presented by Patrick Jones as a result of an […]
Not a Punch Line, Not Something Everyone Should Go Through: Sexual Assault and What We Can Do In the Library to Help Our Teens
Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Teen Empowerment, Teen Violence, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|If you are a teen librarian, a teen specialist, a youth librarian, or someone who works with teens, you need to be aware of sexual assault and what is going on in the schools and communities we work in, and not just when particularly harsh cases make headlines. Steubenville was atrocious, and things like this go on […]
Book Review: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick (SPOILERS)
Book Reviews, Forgive Me Leonard Peacock, Matthew Quick, School Violence, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Teen Violence, Violence
|Spoiler Alert: Please note, given the sensitive nature of this book, this review contains spoilers. You have been warned. Short, non-spoilery review: This is an excellently written book about a young man struggling with emotional issues and the day he sets out to kill Asher Beal and then himself. Raw, powerful, stunning and a shining […]
Sunday Reflections: In our mailbox – How do you talk to teens about issues of consent in light of the Steubenville case?
In Our Mailbox, Sensitive Issues, Teen Issues, Teen Programming
|A reader of TLT e-mailed an and asked: I am a newly started YA librarian in Houston TX. Issues of consent have always been important to me, but in the wake of Steubenville it seems like consent is a vital thing I should be talking about with the teens I work with. So I have […]
Friday Finds News Roundup, 4/5/2013
collaborations, Friday Finds News Roundup, Instagram, Movies, Reader's Advisory, School Libraries, YALSA
|A few things of note this week… Tweens are having (were having?) beauty contests on Instagram. Not too surprising, but the grassroots counter movement is certainly worth noting. A mom ruminates on the issue, and coincidentally I spotted this piece this week too, “Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life“. One of my favorite recent professional development […]
I love a good, on-the-spot booktalk while wandering the stacks with a teen, but when asked for formal booktalks, I always worry about keeping the attention of teens sitting for 30 minutes or more. My new favorite way to keep those teens involved while introducing them to awesome teen fiction? A booktalk version […]
TPiB: Collaborative Summer Reading Program Movie Ideas
Beneath the Surface, Collaborative Summer Reading Program, Dig Into Reading, Movies, TPIB
|If you’re in one of the states that is participating in the Collaborative Summer Reading Program like I am, you are already thinking of ways to bring creative (and cheap) programming into your rotation. The manual has some wonderful ideas, and if you’re on pinterest there are TONS of boards. I’m always scouring for movie […]
I knew what type of librarian I wanted to be when I entered library school- absolutely, positively a public youth services librarian. No, I didn’t want school librarianship, nor reference or databases or tech, even though it was recommended to me at various times. I took every class I could related to youth and teen […]
The Iron King, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Reluctant Readers, Crowdsourcing – OH MY!
Bluewater Productions, Comic Books, Crowdsourcing, Graphic Novels, Julie Kagawa, Reluctant Readers, The Iron King
|The true confessions of reluctant reader Darren Davis and his attempt to use crowdsourcing to help turn The Iron King by Julie Kagawa into a grapich novel Editor’s Note: Just last week, the largest (and fastest) crowdsourcing project ever occurred. In just a few hours millions of dollars were raised via Kickstarter to fund the […]
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