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TPIB: Extreme Gingerbread Challenge
Candy, Crafts, Food Challenges, Gingerbread Houses, Teen Program in a Box, Teen Programming, TPIB
|Sugar + a festive spirit + teens = program success in my book. This is the third year in a row I’ve hosted a “Gingerbread Challenge” and though each year plays out a little differently, every program has been a fun one. How much fun? THIS much fun! This can be adapted to run any […]
On the Eighth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me
12 Blogs of Christmas, Boys, Collection Development, Guys, Professional Development
|Guys Lit Wire! I am not of the whole ‘guys and girls read different books’ mentality but I do like to find books that appeal to my reluctant boy readers and books that have male main characters. Guys Lit Wire is a site I stumbled across via Twitter one day and fell in love. Basically, […]
The Show Me Librarian! Okay, so I know this is Teen Librarian’s Toolbox and the blog I’m ‘giving’ to you is primarily for children’s services BUT those of us working in public libraries 1) sometimes serve both populations, 2) are always looking for good Tween/Teen books and programs, and/or 3) (if you’re me…) HATE working […]
I’m nobody! Who are you? Part 1 (Why us teen librarians should talk to one another)
Librarianship, Professional Development, Social Media, Teen Librarians, YA Librarianship
|I’m Nobody, who are you? Are you – Nobody – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Don’t tell! they’d advertise – you know! -Emily Dickinson If you’re the only teen librarian in your library, it can be a lonely job. You plan programs on your own, or with the hopefully enthusiastic, but sometimes grudging or misguided assistance of a TAB, […]
On the Sixth Day of Blogmas, my TLT gave to me
12 Blogs of Christmas, Blogs, Professional Development, Reader's Advisory
|I love Stacked. I always have. Stacked is one of my favorite blogs to visit because of the constant stream of reviews (esp. of books that I want to read) but more so because of the really introspective content. Some people have a way with words and all of the articles that I read penned […]
5 Minute Booktalks: NaNoWriMo Edition by Kearsten
Alex Flinn, Booktalks, Breathing Underwater, Chris Baty, Fiction written by Teens, NaNoWriMo, Pembas Song, Tamora Pierce, Terrier, Writing
|Did you, like me, start November with a bright and shiny resolution to write 50,000 words of a novel in thirty days for National Novel Writing Month? If so, I certainly hope you were more successful than my almost 7,000 words. November got too crazy a month for me, and I ended up abandoning my […]
Reflections: When is a Prank More Than Just a Prank? What I learned from 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher
13 Reasons Why, Australia DJs, HG, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Jay Asher, Kate Middleton, Pranks
|As you have probably heard, there are some serious things happening both in the news and in real life regarding Kate Middleton and her pregnancy. It turns out, Kate has HG – Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Those of you who frequent this blog know that I am passionate about raising awareness and were probably surprised by my silence […]
What It’s Like for a Girl: How Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama made me think about the politics of sexuality in the life of girls
Abuse, Elizabeth Fama, Monstrous Beauty, Rape, Street Harassment
|Please note: this post is on a sensitive subject and can have triggering discussions for some. “What have we here?” a cocky teenage voice said. A group of boys ducked under the short doorframe into the room. A particularly tall one stared through the open window with his mouth gaping, as if she were […]
In case you missed how this all started, take a look at Karen’s post. I happen to work in a library where we have a ton of kids, and the day I started playing around with it was the middle of our week of Thanksgiving break. I knew that mustaches were popular and am […]
Teens blogging creatively . . . Look, you know my mantra. (You do know my mantra, right?) If you want to serve teens, you have to spend some time in their heads. We just talked about this the other day if you will recall. Anyhow, one of my favorite blogs is Huffington Post Teen because […]
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