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Legend by Marie Lu was a pretty unconventional choice of reads for me in the sense that it has some pretty strong romantic undertones (you know… actual human feelings.) But I needed to pull the car out of the ditch and read something with some emotional depth rather than just for a good story. Fortunately […]
Salon and the Shushing Librarian
Librarian Stereotypes, Library Behavior, PEW Report, Quiet Spaces, Salon, Shushing, Teen Spaces
|Things I Never Learned in Library School: To Shush or Not To Shush? Just the other day I mentioned that I thought, perhaps, maybe, there should be a little more shushing in the library. I know – it seems such a treasonous thought and sets back the fight against stereotypes 100s of years. See: […]
TPiB: The Fairy Garden (inspired by Return to Me by Justina Chen)
Book Reviews, Fairies, Justina Chen, Programming, Return to Me, TPIB
|If you have visited a nursery lately, you have probably seen container gardens put together in whimsical ways and called “fairy gardens”. There are tons of places in stores and online that sell items to make your own, but they are not cheap. I have been wanting to make one for a while now and […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tUYlrjgZLY] You can use iMovie to create fun movie trailers that will work as commercials for your library, an individual program or your SRP. Here’s a tutorial on how to use it. http://www.wondershare.com/imovie/create-movie-trailer-in-imovie.html [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIumHiKZoDA]
Graphic Novel Review: Once Upon a Time Machine, reviewed by Karen D
Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Graphic Novels, Once Upon a Time Machine
|Once Upon a Time Machine edited by Andrew Carl, Chris Stevens, and Jason Rodriguez NetGalley Graphic Novel Anthology Oct. 2012 Book Jacket Summary Fairy tales have fueled our dreams and fired our imaginations for centuries. Step inside a time machine built by a collection of today’s finest storytellers, and enter a range of futures where […]
Cover Reveal: Stained by Cheryl Rainfield
Cheryl Rainfield, Contemporary Fiction, Stained, Teen Issues
|In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen thriller, sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for “normal.” Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, all her life she’s been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she’s abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, […]
Book Review: October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman
A Song for Matthew Shepard, Book Reviews, GLBTQ, Matthew Shepard, Nonfiction, October Mourning, Poetry
|I first heard about October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard from Terri Lessene at the 2012 YALSA YA Literature Symposium, who described it by saying: “it introduces Matthew Shepard to a generation too young to remember him.” My heart sank when I heard that. Matthew Shepard’s story was pivotal for me and many of my […]
A Day In the Life of a Library: Lock-In Preparation
Day in the Life of a Library, Lock-Ins, Reading, Teen Events, TPIB
|A lock-in can be extremely rewarding for teens and libraries if done the proper way. You, the teen services specialist, need buy in not only from your teens (which is relatively easy- I mean, if you don’t have teens clamoring to stay all night in the library, email me, we need to talk), but also […]
Like all professions, library land is full of its own sacred cows. Today, I reflect on some of them as I wrestle with what I think of those sacred cows. Not everyone a reader, and that’s okay When a teen says they don’t like to read, librarians have a tendency to say things like “You […]
I’m going to go meet Jonathan Maberry! Keynote Speaker 40 + Authors at the NEW Montgomery County Book Festival February 2, 2013 Free Event Offers Area Readers of All Ages a Chance to Meet Authors And Enjoy Music, Food and Books The NEW Montgomery County Book Festival presents over 40 authors on February 2, 2013. […]
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