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April 30, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
I am sitting at the Reference desk when a patron walks up and asks me for help. She was displaced after Hurricane Katrina and needs some information. She knows she was adopted and now has a name and some basic information about who her biological mother was. Can you help me track her down she […]
April 28, 2017 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT MakerSpace: 5 Low or No Tech Activities for a Teen MakerSpace Middle School Monday: Fangirling from Afar National School Climate Survey results about LGBTQ students’ experiences in school #SJYALit: Ten Young Adult Novels for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a guest post by Clara Kensie Thinking about 13 Reasons Why: Teens, Mental […]
April 27, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
Books, books, and more books! My neighbors probably wonder what exactly goes on over here at the house where UPS of FedEx stops nearly every day. The following are the books that have arrived here in the past few weeks. I will be reviewing many of them in the upcoming months on TLT. See something […]
April 26, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Publisher’s Book Description A laugh-out-loud, heartfelt YA romantic comedy, told in alternating perspectives, about two Indian-American teens whose parents have arranged for them to be married. Dimple Shah has it all figured out. With graduation behind her, she’s more than ready for a break from her family, from Mamma’s inexplicable obsession with her finding the […]
April 26, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Please Note: This Post Will Contain Discussions of Triggering Topics and Spoilers for the Book/Show You are probably aware that 13 Reasons Why the book by Jay Asher has been made into a popular Netflix show. And you’ve probably seen a lot of discussion about this show. In fact, if you’re life looks anything like […]
April 25, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The statistics are horrifying, staggering, alarming, shameful: One in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives. One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old. The National Sexual Violence Resource […]
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April 25, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, released its biennial National School Climate Survey, which documents the experiences of LGBTQ students from across the country, in mid December 2016. The good news is that things have improved slightly from their 2013 survey. The bad news is that it’s still really ugly out there. 174 page […]
April 24, 2017 by Robin Willis
Because Karen (@tlt16) loves me, she regularly visits authors on whom I have the most indelible of crushes. This includes, almost exclusively, Kiersten White. I’ve never had the great fortune to meet her, but Karen regularly visits her table at conferences on my behalf. She is lovely like that. This time, I asked her to […]
April 24, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS
When I first began transforming my teen space into a Teen MakerSpace, I was adamant that the space had to be tech, tech, tech heavy. All tech, all the time. I pushed back hard against suggestions that I should do things like have gel pens or paint. Part of my concern was legitimate, cost and […]
April 21, 2017 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Empty Bellies, Starving Hearts – What happens when teens see compassion die App Review: Enlight What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA April 2017 #SJYALit: Rape Culture–Twenty-five years ago and today, a guest post by Clara Kensie Rethinking How We Think about Cheerleaders You Don’t Have to Use the Internet & […]
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