MORE POSTS FROM JUNE 2012
YA Lit + Teen Created Art = It Came from a Book! Teens – we want to see your book inspired artwork! Librarians – we want to help you get your teens reading and creating, and we want to give you a great way to celebrate Teen Read Week (TM by ALA/YALSA). Thus, the 2012 […]
My library is in the process of examining our services and revamping our marketing strategy. We’ve done surveys and focus groups and had lots and lots and lots of meetings. It can be an interesting process to take a close look at why we’re doing what we’re doing, how to do it better. I’ve been […]
The other day, I was interviewed by up and coming ya author Victoria Scott regarding Collection Development. Collection development is, of course, one of the biggest parts of our job. Although, ironically, I once worked at a library that put together a spread sheet of how much time you should spend each week of your […]
Stephanie Wilkes, co-blogger extraordinaire, and I are happy to announce that we have two new regularly contributing members here at TLT. So we go from three . . . Karen Jensen, MLS Teen Reviewer Cuyler Creech Stephanie Wilkes, MLIS to six. They bring lots of experience and some unique points of view to add to our […]
Right now, as I type this post up, TLT co-blogger Stephanie Wilkes is already at ALA in Anaheim. Tomorrow, it is my turn. And I am getting excited. But more importantly, like any good librarian, I am getting organized! I have several goals for my time in ALA. 1. The ARCs I have, of course, […]
Today we are pleased to introduce you to our newest contributor here at TLT, Karen DeWysockie. She reads graphic novels, I do not. I have tried, I really have, but they are just not for me. But they are very important to libraries, so I wanted to make sure we had an informed way to […]
This summer marks my tenth as a teen services librarian. It’s far less than many in our profession, and a decade more than some. But it’s a landmark to me, and it has gotten me thinking about time. In particular, I’m thinking about how quickly things change when it comes to the teens that I […]
I’ve been home now for about a week and a half and I am still reeling from the amazing summit that I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the gorgeous University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill campus. The topic, as many of you know after reading my initial post, is extremely near […]
Back Cover: When Rinn Jacobs moves to a new town, she hopes it will be a fresh start. At first, everything goes according to plan. She falls in with the popular girls at her new school and falls for the very cute boy-next door Nate. But River Hills High School has a secret. The ghost […]
The morning that Sid left with her two best friends for the school ski trip is the morning that changes everything. How do you talk about something you can’t remember? Cassidy, Sid to those who know and love her various other nicknames to those who don’t, has a pretty good life. She is a cheerleader, […]
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