Politics in Practice
February 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
This Week at TLT Our Sunday reflection looks at the perplexing reality of adult non-involvement in suspected abuse. Heather coaches us on setting realistic, measurable goals. Remember Book Fairs? Christie shares 8 new books that will lift you out of your winter doldrums. Kearsten joins us to recommend YA lit that will appeal to your […]
February 28, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
MTV’s werewolf series claims to be loosely based on the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox. It is about a teenage werewolf who plays a sport (lacrosse.) So, yeah, it’s about as much like the movie as Skittles are like a Hershey bar…they’re both candy.I’m never one to pass up a supernatural drama, much less […]
February 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
“Maybe the first step to stomping out the world’s ugliness is dragging it into the light.” ~ Angie The S Word I can’t pinpoint exactly when I started thinking about sexual violence/abuse. It was a topic that always remained in my peripheral vision – I don’t recall us discussing it in my sexual education class. […]
February 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When you think edgy YA lit, certain names come to mind: Ellen Hopkins. Sherman Alexie. Patrick Ness. Ellen Hopkins. Oh wait, did I say Ellen Hopkins twice? There’s a reason for that. But you probably also think Melvin Burgess. LIVE THE ULTIMATE HIGH. PAY THE ULTIMATE PRICE. The Hit takes place in a world where […]
February 26, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
As soon as I found out that Teen Librarian Toolbox was going to have a series of posts on favorite TV shows, I knew I wanted to write about Switched at Birth. Currently in its third season on ABC Family, the show centers around two families who discover that their daughters were inadvertently switched by […]
February 26, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I grew up under the Friday Night Lights of Texas High School Football. As the daughter of an athletic trainer, I guess you could say I also grew up under the glare of the gymnasium lights and those that illuminated baseball diamonds and tracks. But since this is Texas, I lived for those fall Friday […]
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February 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Looking for a story about falling in love, but would prefer that it fits your musical tastes? Read on… Do you see love in the neon colors and new wave sounds of the 80s? Try Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell, an enchantingly sweet and sad story of first love between two high school misfits. Both Park and […]
February 25, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Looking for something to pick up, or something to get you out of the doldrums of winter? Look no further than these 8 books- all coming out in Winter/Spring 2014 (some already released and getting huge buzz) and ready to be snatched up by teens (and teen specialists) everywhere…. JANUARY/ FEBRUARY INFINITE by Jodi Meadows […]
February 24, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Hello everyone! How many of you out there are in school libraries? Love it or hate it, sometimes we have to raise our own funds – usually by having a book fair. My school holds two a year, one spring and one fall. We haven’t had a decent budget for the library since before the […]
February 24, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
If your library calendar is like mine, it’s performance evaluation time. Which means it’s also the dreaded goal setting time of year. Will you aspire to increase program participation by 25%? Bring fiction circulation up by 10%? Do a classroom visit each month? Secure five new sponsors for the summer reading club? Or will you […]
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