Politics in Practice
Karen Jensen, MLS, January 24, 2013 | Book Clubs, Mock Printz Awards, Networking, Printz
This past October, sixteen freshmen and sophomores got together in their school library, after school, with the express goal of finding the best teen book of the year over the four months that would follow. It’s a big job, but they had plenty of help on hand: five librarians, four public and one school, that […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, January 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I have seen a variety of articles online lately about hotel clerk secrets, or fast food worker secrets. Some of these articles have been insightful and helped me better understand the workers point of view. Some of them have been terrifying. Really, you’re going to put Pledge in my cup and spit in my food? […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, December 28, 2012 | Collection Development, Duct Tape, Magazines, Poetry, Professional Development, Twitter
Christmas is over so I won’t bore you with my witty intro that makes the song get stuck in your brain (mmmm . . . brains!) No, I’ll just dive right into it. These are my favorite things.Collection Development Tools: Netgalley/Edelweiss I work at a smaller library now, and run a blog, so I really […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, December 12, 2012 | 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, […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, November 27, 2012 | Crush, Dating, Dumped, Kiss, Kissing, Nonfiction, Romance, Teen Issues, Teen Program in a Box, The Date Book, TPIB, Zest Books
Ah, teenage love. The agony. The ecstasy. That first kiss. That first heartbreak. This is one of the glorious hallmarks of the teenage years. Zest books has 4 great titles that cover this topic for you: Crush: a girl’s guide to being crazy in love Dumped: a girl’s guide to happiness after heartbreak Kiss: […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, November 15, 2012 | Fashion, Style, Teen Programming, TPIB, Zest Books
Get Your Fashion On(fashions drawn by my tween) I am a Project Runway junkie and have posted some Project Runway inspired TPIBs before, but now I have some great ideas for yet another Project Fashion TPIB thanks to several great How To books by Zest Books: Junk Box Jewelry, 25 DIY Lost Cost (or no […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, November 13, 2012 | How To, Parties, Professional Collection, Teen Programming, TPIB
So I’m sitting at my desk and the PR department sends me an e-mail: They’re putting together next month’s calendar and I need to tell them what teen stuff I want to add. I need a handy tool that I can grab something out of and run with. Wait, what’s that you say? 87 Way […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, November 9, 2012 | 40 Developmental Assets, Activism, Environment, Social Media, Teen Issues, Youth Empowerment
If you spend any time looking at the 40 Developmental Assets (which you should), you’ll note that several of them touch on the idea that teens want (and need) to have a sense of purpose and feeling of control over their lives and futures; they need to know that they can have a positive influence […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, August 21, 2012 | Body Image, Eating Disorders, Obesity, Top 10s
The past couple of days, we have been talking body image and the depiction of obese teens in teen fiction. So here’s our list of the Top 10 Titles that deal with body image with an emphasis on titles that deal with teens struggling with obesity. Obesity and Teens in Teen Fiction: a discussionEvery Day by […]
Karen Jensen, MLS, August 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
If you are a teen services librarian, part of your job is marketing and merchandising your collection. I used to spend a lot of time putting together booklists and had a huge RA booklist center, but then I stopped. The reason why? It occurred to me that there were too many steps for teens to take […]
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