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December 30, 2016 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Uppercase Unboxing #3 Carrie Fisher: Rebel Princess, The Library and Me Video Games Weekly: Best Console Games for Teens in 2016 MakerSpace: Paper Circuits, an inexpensive way to introduce electronics with almost instant gratification Around the Web Why Are Americans Less Charitable Than They Used to Be? We Learned A Lot […]
December 29, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
As the end of the year approached, I became acutely aware of the fact that we have a one month period between December and January when we can’t really make any purchases because we have to balance the books. So my goal was simple: fill in supplies and find a couple of new activities that […]
December 28, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
2016 was an interesting year in the gaming community, ranging from the Pokemon Go craze to the overwhelming disappointment in No Man’s Sky. This is my last post for 2016, and I have decided to compile an annotated list of the top games from 2016 for teen gaming programs as well as circulating collections. I […]
December 27, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I once presented at ALA with Princess Leia hair buns. I was having a bad hair day, feeling defeated, and the clock was ticking. I needed to go sit in front of my professional peers and talk about Free Comic Book Day programming. So I summoned the Force, threw my hair up in two buns […]
December 27, 2016 by Robin Willis
My third and final review box from Uppercase has arrived, and this one is a real winner. The signed book is Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill. Here is the publisher’s summary: Seventeen year-old Britta Flannery is at ease only in the woods with her dagger and bow. She spends her days tracking criminals alongside […]
December 22, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
A few years ago, I believe it was Cory Doctorow who Tweeted that no one discusses politics in literature anymore. Which struck me, at the time, as an odd statement because it was the height of YA Dystopian, which arguably is all about power and politics. It could also have been someone other then Cory […]
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December 21, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
It’s time for another episode of Kicky’s Post It Note Reviews. We have a small teen advisory board of teens that tell us what they think and write reviews. Each teen is invited to develop their own review style. My Teen decided she wanted to write Post It Note Reviews. Here’s a look at some […]
December 20, 2016 by Amanda MacGregor
The following are books that have arrived here recently. I’ll be reviewing many of them in the upcoming months. Brief Histories of Everyday Objects by Andy Warner (ISBN-13: 9781250078650 Publisher: Picador Publication date: 10/04/2016) Hilarious, entertaining, and illustrated histories behind some of life’s most common and underappreciated objects – from the paperclip […]
December 19, 2016 by Robin Willis
A little while ago, I wrote about how important it is for us as school librarians to advertise [and advocate for] our literacy roots. As part of shouting out our literature bonafides, I invited you all to think of a book you might like to write about so it could be featured on Middle School […]
December 18, 2016 by Karen Jensen, MLS
In my focus on what’s been happening post election 2016, I have shared with you a lot of negative stories about the racism and bigotry that has been affecting my teens. Today I want to tell you something good. On Monday of last week, a regular teen came into the Teen MakerSpace and was talking […]
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