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Friday Finds: April 19, 2019
TLA 2019 Roundup, Part 1 What’s New in LGBTQIA+ YA April 2019 Staff Development: When RA training and diversity training meet Book Review: Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett Where do younger teen readers fit in? Around the Web SPOKANE ELIMINATES SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, CONTINUING TREND OF DISAPPEARING SCHOOL LIBRARIES Teen Dating Violence Can Lead To Homicide […]
Friday Finds: April 12, 2019
This Week at TLT Let’s Talk About Sex…Positivity in YA, a guest post by Jenn Bennett DIY Neon Signs, Part 2 Cindy Crushes Programming: DIY Wizard of OZ Necklaces National School Climate Survey results about LGBTQ students’ experiences in school What are the biggest challenges in teen services in the library today? Author Heidi Daniele […]
Author Heidi Daniele Guest Post: The House Children
I’d first heard about Irish Industrial Schools during a trip to Ireland. A book titled Fear of the Collar by Patrick Touher came up during a conversation at an event I was attending. The story was an account of his experience in the Artaine Industrial School, run by the Christian Brothers. I bought the book […]
Friday Finds: April 5, 2019
This Week at TLT Post-it Note Reviews of YA Books: Rappers, movie lovers, musicians, survivors, and teens who create their own universe Digital Media: Using Photo Apps to Create a Glitch Effects Kids Can Handle Big Decisions . . . If the Adults Get Out of the Way (But Also Don’t), a guest post by […]
Feminist AF: Internal Revolutions: Books + Emotional Literacy a guest post by Emma Fernhout
March for Our Lives. Youth Climate Strike. The Women’s March. The last several years have shown us that teenagers can, and will, lead or participate in resistance. They will study, discuss, and stand up, sometimes when adults hesitate. Should this surprise us? Teenagers and young adults lead revolutions as our books, written by adults who […]
Friday Finds: March 29, 2019
This Week at TLT Post-It Note Reviews: Books for younger readers featuring a psychic, an alien cat, scientists, a girl with ADHD, a homeschooled girl, and campers Cindy Crushes Programming: The Road to Wrestlemania New books alert: A fantasy set in Seoul, an anthology featuring interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships, romance via virtual reality, and more […]
Friday Finds: March 22, 2019
This Week at TLT Monsters united can never be defeated: sentimental queer horror YA, a guest post by Hal Schrieve Beyond the Collection Diversity Audit: Inclusion is More Than a Book, Why we should be auditing all of our library services for inclusion and best practices Book Review: Night Music by Jenn Marie Thorne Feminist […]
Feminist AF: What Makes a YA Book a Feminist YA Book?
I don’t think there is a clear cut answer, and that everyone’s answer is a bit different. I have been asking myself this question for months now, and I thought I would take this chance to explore my thoughts on the subject.
Friday Finds: March 15, 2019
This Week at TLT What’s new in LGBTQIA+ YA March 2019 Cindy Crushes Programming: Hosting a Riverdale Fan Party The Where of it All: Place and Story, a guest post by Kathi Appelt Book Review: Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young Elliot Talks: About Teens, Rules and Discipline, a teen perspective Sunday Reflections: We Need […]