A few caveats to begin with because I'm the writer and I do what I want, dammit. Right. Sorry. Caveats: 1. I freely admit that I may, or already have fallen prey to the pitfalls I'm going to complain about. I'm working this whole life thing out just like the rest of us. 2. This … Continue reading The squandered idea
Category: Libraries
An ode to weeding
Ahh weeding. Who doesn't love it? I don't mean weeding in a garden, I mean getting rid of the crappy books in a library's collection. They might be crappy because they are old or because they got destroyed or they are ugly or offensive. Circulation actually goes up after you weed because patrons can see … Continue reading An ode to weeding
Gary D. Schmidt: awesome Gordon alum
In the last few years, Gary D. Schmidt has been honored by the Newbery committee in 2005 and 2008, once in 2005 by the Printz, and in 2011 by the National Book Award. Whoa. Oh yeah, and he went to Gordon! I can't think of the last time I was so excited about the amazing … Continue reading Gary D. Schmidt: awesome Gordon alum
Man-hater
I'll begin by saying this is sort of a hodge-podge post: a few book recommendations, a pondering about library patrons, and the story of how I became a "man-hater." I think I'll do a full-fledged book review later on in the week but as for now, here's some thoughts, barely related to each other. I … Continue reading Man-hater
Is YA literature important? The expert and all-knowing answer from a librarian working with teens for all of one week.
Let's just first acknowledge that the above question is rhetorical. If I didn't think so, I probably wouldn't have a job or it would stupid for me to have the job that I do. Of course it's important and necessary in a way, but why? The "why" part of the implied follow up question to … Continue reading Is YA literature important? The expert and all-knowing answer from a librarian working with teens for all of one week.
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