I've been thinking a lot about the value of education recently not in small part because I work with teens investigating college, and because this summer at NELLS Matt Amory (Hi Matt!) talked about enjoying being a librarian because he could support "independent intellectual inquiry." I think that is such a lovely phrase and an … Continue reading The value of education
Tag: literature
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
Books to get you through a crisis
As you know, and as I've mentioned, it's been a weird week. (That link is fairly NSFW, but sums up the feeling of the week even though I didn't even have to deal with the craziness of a city-wide lock down.) During this week, I was thinking about the things that bring me comfort in … Continue reading Books to get you through a crisis
Printz Award: chosen for literary quality or popularity
Yes, I'm finally getting around to writing about the winners of the Printz (and other ALA Youth Media) awards this year. I got really sidetracked by cleaning, working, and watching Beyonce - and the stupid Ravens win the Super Bowl - this weekend. But I'm here now and I feel a bit bad complaining about … Continue reading Printz Award: chosen for literary quality or popularity
Busy bee, that’s me
This time of the year is a little crazy: summer reading is beginning, the fiscal year is ending (budgets! kill me!), new displays that need making (I'm stealing your ideas, Mary Kay!), people going on vacations - see above - and at least in here in MA today, it's unbelievably hot. Like 98 degrees and … Continue reading Busy bee, that’s me
