MORE POSTS FROM NOVEMBER 2016
Things I Never Learned in Library School: On Being a Teen Librarian 2 Weeks After the Election of Donald Trump
Things I Didn't Learn in Library School, Things I Never Learned in Library School
|I knew eventually something like this would happen, I just didn’t think it would be so soon. The call came on Friday. A co-worker, her nephew took his own life. He was both black and gay and he saw the writing on the wall and he was scared. He read the news, he heard the […]
Publisher’s description Cray got into the same college his father attended and is expected to go. And to go pre-med. And to get started right away. His parents are paying the tuition. It should be an easy decision. But it’s not. All Cray knows is that what’s expected of him doesn’t feel right. The pressure […]
That a school librarian has something to say about reading incentive programs is not new. I’m not here to tell you whether or not to do them—but rather to talk about the one aspect of incentive programs that I see to be particularly damaging. Several teachers I’ve known have used (and use) Book Adventure to […]
I spent the first 21 years of my career as a school librarian. First, I served in an elementary school where 97% of the students lived in poverty. The smallest things I did in the students lives were noticeable, from keeping school supplies and personal wellness items available to them at all times, to advocating […]
This Week at TLT #MHYALit Sunday Reflections: The hard work of getting help and getting better Embracing Content Creation Queries – Guest post by Lynette Pitrak Middle School Monday: Finding, Funding, and Flooding What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA November and December 2016 #MHYALit: For My Suicidal Friends, On the Election of Donald Trump, a guest […]
My daughter has an eating disorder and it’s unlike the usual suspects. Everyone is familiar with bulimia and anorexia nervosa, but what my daughter has is called ARFID, which stands for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. ARFID, simply put, is the fear of eating – extreme picky eating; the fear that if you try something new, […]
It's been a week since the election. Emotions are high. Many people are legitimately fearful for their safety and well being given both the rhetoric of the campaign and the increase of hate crimes since the election. My teens are scared. So here's a look at what I am going to be doing as both […]
Trigger warning for suicide, real talk about racism, sexism, and mental illness. This post originally was posted on November 11, 2016 on We Got So Far To Go. I’m scared about the election of Donald Trump for many, many reasons, but one of the most pressing is the fact that it has retraumatized a number […]
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 […]
Has our libraries’ mission to fill our shelves with books that reflect our students—and the world—ever been more important? We need reflective literature and #ownvoices books for all of our students. All the time. Today, let’s talk about money. Yes, money. Because to make a commitment to filling our shelves with diverse books, reflective literature […]
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