. . . have a YA Scavenger Hunt! Whee! Ok, so maybe not all of my fellow librarians were annoyed but I think a few of them were. For my summer reading kickoff party this year, I created a scavenger hunt throughout the library and had the teens solve the clues. It took them all … Continue reading How to annoy all of your library departments
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Grown-Up Summer Reading
I talk a lot about summer reading for my patrons on this blog, but today I'm wondering what you are reading this summer or looking forward to reading. Personally, once I'm done finding those elusive happy GLBTQ YA books, I'll finish The Little Friend. Then I hope to get my hands on Neil Gaiman's new … Continue reading Grown-Up Summer Reading
I’m still here!
Well, I'm here now. I was in Chicago for a little over a week and I got back on Sunday. So I missed that post. Then yesterday . . . I went to the beach because it was a million degrees in Massachusetts. But, I'm back now! Hurrah! In Libraryland, I'm working on a post … Continue reading I’m still here!
‘Perks’ removal and Chicago books
I have so much to write about today. First of all, my post over at The Hub is up. This month I'm writing about new YA short story anthologies. If love YA books and you're not reading The Hub, you're really missing out! I also wanted to speak briefly about a maddening story coming out … Continue reading ‘Perks’ removal and Chicago books
Book review: Orchards by Holly Thompson
I'm writing about YA short story anthologies for The Hub (to be published on Thursday, check it out!), so for the last few weeks that's pretty much all that I've been reading. It's been a little exhausting in some ways. I like short stories, but I don't usually like to read a ton of them … Continue reading Book review: Orchards by Holly Thompson
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