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April 30, 2018 by Robin Willis
Today we are lucky to be joined by Lily Anderson, author of Undead Girl Gang, for a 5 question interview: Other than Mila, who was your favorite character to write and why? I love all of my characters, obviously, but writing love interests is such a unique challenge in every book. For UNDEAD GIRL GANG, […]
April 27, 2018 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT Book Review: Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian YA A to Z: The Long Road to Gentrification, a guest post by author Lilliam Rivera New and forthcoming YA and MG to know about Parrot Mambo Drone Review by Michelle Biwer Collection Development: Updating My GN and Manga Collection; or, that time I […]
April 26, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor
Publisher’s description From the author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World and The List comes a bold and sweet summer read about first love, feminism, and ice cream. Summer in Sand Lake isn’t complete without a trip to Meade Creamery—the local ice cream stand founded in 1944 by Molly Meade who started making ice cream to […]
April 25, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Today we are honored to have YA author Lilliam Rivera join us for YA A to Z to discuss gentrification. Lilliam Rivera is the author of The Education of Margot Sanchez. When the Lyft driver veers the car to the first right on to Willis Avenue, I notice the large billboard sign. “New Luxurious Condos.” […]
April 24, 2018 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. All of the books I get end up going back out the door in some fashion—to teen readers I know, to classroom libraries of friends, to my own school, […]
April 23, 2018 by Robin Willis
Our library recently purchased a set of Parrot Mambo Drones for use in STEM programs. They are about $110 each plus accessories. With Parrot Mambo Drones you can: Fly a drone using a smartphone or other device with a bluetooth connection as a remote. Program a drone using different programming languages/platforms including Swift Playground, Tynker, […]
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April 23, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Hello all, Collecting Comics is Ally Watkins’ column, but I’m co-opting her column for a brief moment to share with you how I’m going about re-vamping my graphic novel and manga collection. It’s okay, Ally helped me periodically on this project. I could not have done it without her and the help of several other […]
April 22, 2018 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Yesterday I was sitting at the Reference Desk, scrolling through Twitter to see what was happening in the world – and the library world more specifically – when I came across an angry post by many of my peers that shared the picture of a poem on display in the Aurora Public Library (IL). They […]
April 20, 2018 by Robin Willis
This Week at TLT #ReadForChange: Jodi Lynn Anderson’s Midnight at the Electric and climate change, a guest post by Marie Marquardt YA A to Z: H is for Historical Fiction, a guest post by librarian Amanda Perez Post-it Note Reviews of Elementary and Middle Grade Books YA A to Z: Friends and Troublemakers, a guest […]
April 20, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor
Teen Librarian Toolbox is excited to be partnering with Marie Marquardt for her #ReadForChange project. Hop on over to this post to learn more about the initiative. Today, she and Jodi Lynn Anderson join us for a conversation about climate change and Anderson’s new novel, Midnight at the Electric. We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the […]
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