Heavy Medal
Karen Jensen, MLS, January 21, 2015 | Adolescent Development, Professional Development, Serving Full TILT, Teen Issues
Teenhood is a confusing time for teens and the adults in their lives. Adolescents who never before questioned authority are suddenly abusing sarcasm, questioning every authority figure in sight and dependent on their friends rather than parental figures for emotional support. There are biological changes impacting teens physiologically and social development factors that influence the […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, August 31, 2014 | Management, Professional Development, Sunday Reflections
When I was in high school, the movie Platoon came out. I had the soundtrack and on one of the tracks there was a bit of spoken dialogue in it. It went like this: I think now, looking back We did not fight the enemy But we fought ourselves And the enemy, was in us […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, August 3, 2014 | 40 Developmental Assets, Networking, Professional Development, Teen Issues
One of my earliest and most terrifying encounters working with teens in the library came early on in my career, before I had taken a single class to help me understand the ins and outs of just what it was I was signing up for. A teen boy came in to the library one day, […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, July 11, 2014 | ALA, Professional Collection, Professional Development, Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services
See it at the ALA Store Heather Booth and I put together a book about being a YA/Teen Services Librarian. The title may sound vaguely familiar because it is part of the ALA Editions Whole Library Handbook series. We invited a lot of cool people to participate. In fact, TLT’s own Christie Gibrich, formerly the […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, June 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
A lot of awesome people helped Heather Booth and I write this book. They shared their wisdom and experiences. They shared their passion. Librarian are really good at sharing I have always found. If it wasn’t for all of the librarians I have met in my professional life, I wouldn’t be the YA librarian that […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, May 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Recently, there have been a voluminous number of articles written about YA literature. And they are mostly wrong. So if you are a member of the press and given this assignment, I thought I would help you out a little. But first, let me start by telling you why I am, in fact, qualified to […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, March 13, 2014 | Professional Development, Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services
We are proud and excited to announce that the book edited by Heather Booth and Karen Jensen (that’s me), The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services, is now available for preorder through ALA Editions. A good portion of the book was written by Karen and Heather, so those of you who like the tone and perspective offered […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, January 20, 2014 | 40 Developmental Assets, Crafts, DIY, Makerspace, Social Media, Tumblr
Tumblr is an awesome place to hang out. It’s visual, fun, and easy to use. And believe it or not, it is a great place to find DIY outlines. Just last week author Tahereh Mafi shared a tutorial on how to make these glorious Shatter Me inspired shoes. I myself have shared several DIY tutorial […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, January 14, 2014 | Advocacy, Professional Development, Staffing
As I sit here and watch my Tween read it occurs to me, she sometimes says she wants to be a librarian when she grows up. It also occurs to me that I am not sure I can encourage her to follow that path because we are destroying the very things we love. As librarians […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, November 11, 2013 | Badges, Humor, Sarcasm, Things I Never Learned in Library School
Confused about badges? Badges can be a cool thing- I am actually looking at trying my hand at designing some for my teen summer reading program using open sourceware and seeing if they fly with my teens. In addition to turning in their reading log, I’m hoping to be able to set it up so […]
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