MORE POSTS FROM JULY 2016
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: What Does the World Look Like for Teens? Thank God It’s Monday! Blog Tour: My Best and Worst Mondays MakerSpace: Community Feedback What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA July and August 2016 Video Games Weekly: Video Games 101: Coming this Fall! What you need to know about the newest consoles […]
When I’m reviewing books for professional publications, I stay quiet about them on social media. I’m always really excited once a review comes out to be able to talk about the book, finally! Here’s one of my most recent reviews, which originally appeared in the July 2016 issue of School Library Journal. TALLEY, Robin. As I Descended. 384p. […]
Today as part of the #MHYALit Discussion we are honored to host author Jodie Andrefski. You can find out more about the #MHYALit Discussion and see the posts here. In The Society, the main character, Sam, had been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder and then did not receive mental health treatment. On top of that, she […]
From a very young age, I was obsessed with The Twilight Zone. My very favorite episode is the episode Time Enough At Last where the banker survives the end of the world and finally has time to read all the books he wants and then he breaks his glasses and there is no one left […]
This year is a big year for video games. Pokemon Go is sweeping the nation, and there is new hardware being released for the Big 3 consoles: Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo within the next 12 months. Many libraries are still circulating older console games for Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii, and justifiably so since many […]
It’s time for another roundup for new and forthcoming YA (and sometimes not YA) books featuring LGBTQIA+ characters. The titles I’m including here have LGBTQIA+ main characters as well as secondary characters (in some cases parents). Know of a title I missed in this list? Or know of a forthcoming title that should be on my […]
On July 13, 2016, the most amazing letter to the editor appeared in the Mount Vernon News regarding the Teen MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH). I tracked down the community member who had written the letter and got her permission to reproduce it here. As you can imagine, […]
Today we’re participating in the Thank God It’s Monday! blog tour to help celebrate the upcoming release of Jessica Brody’s book A WEEK OF MONDAYS. You can read Jessica’s guest post about her book here. My review is coming later this month. You can check out what other bloggers are saying about their best […]
They say that 2016 is the worst year ever. It’s easy to think that, we’ve already had more mass shootings then I could ever imagine, bombings, and now political coups. When you think about the statistics that are out there, it can be overwhelming for adults. But I want us to step into the mind […]
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: Today I Am an Empty Well App Review: Pokemon Go, the very basics, safety issues, and Pokemon Go and libraries Middle School Monday: More Upcoming Titles Book Review: Whatever.: Or How Junior Year Became Totally F$@cked by S.J. Goslee MakerSpace: The Teen reviews The Teen MakerSpace at The Public […]
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