I've had a few things kicking around in my head that I've wanted to write about but have been extremely lazy. I haven't really been able to form them into coherent longer thoughts. So. I'll make semi-coherent short thoughts. Here's what I've been pondering: -First to all you YA/Teen librarians out there, do you feel … Continue reading Stray observations
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ALA’s Youth Media Awards 2015 (and another blizzard)
Sunday was a pretty great day. This happened: And simultaneously this happened: And yes, the Patriots won the Superbowl and there was much rejoicing in New England! Then my library closed for Monday because there was another 8-12 inches of snow headed our way. For some schools Monday was the fifth snow day in a row … Continue reading ALA’s Youth Media Awards 2015 (and another blizzard)
Off to Texas
My other post about adult programming is languishing lasciviously in the drafts folder, fraternizing with all the other unpublished drafts. It will have to languish for a bit more as I won't work on it now, and I'm headed to YALSA's YA Lit Symposium tomorrow in Austin. My library is paying for me to go … Continue reading Off to Texas
How to annoy all of your library departments
. . . 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
