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Middle Grade Monday – the Power of Doorstops
The last conference I attended had a wonderful session entitled ‘Radical Hospitality in the School Library Media Center.’ And I’m not just saying that because it was a friend and colleague who was presenting. It was really wonderful. I’ve strived since my first library to find ways to make the students feel welcome and wanted [...]
Friday Finds – April 17, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: YouTube Killed the MTV Star (#YouTubeWeek) From the Screen to the Page: How the YouTube Sensation Became a YA Book, a guest post by Paige McKenzie and Alyssa Sheinmel (#YouTubeWeek) Middle Grade Monday – YouTube for the Tween Crowd #SVYALit: ALL THE RAGE and rape culture, Trish Doller interviews [...]
YouTube, Virtual Communities, and Teen Sexual Health
YouTube, like the Internet as a whole, has been invaluable in helping people find their virtual tribes. You may be the only Brony you know in the tri-state area, but other Bronies are always only a few clicks away (if you have good Internet access.) Similarly, teens have been building communities through YouTube since its [...]
Middle Grade Monday – YouTube for the Tween Crowd
Several years ago, the school district where I work finally unblocked YouTube, and a whole world of opportunity was opened. There is so much educational content available on YouTube, and much of it is useful to the tween crowd. I’d like to start by highlighting several channels that have incredibly useful educational content (with the [...]
Miss Mayhem by Rachel Hawkins with bonus guest post!
Harper Price is back, and just as fun as the first time! This week the sequel to Rachel Hawkins fabulous Rebel Belle hit the shelves, continuing the story of Harper Price, high school queen bee turned magical Paladin. Harper’s boyfriend David (former nemesis turned supernatural powerhouse that she is compelled to protect) is “fine?” Everything [...]
Friday Finds – April 10, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: The Songs that Saved TLT #FSYALit: Author Tessa Gratton Explores Faith in YA Fantasy Middle Grade Monday – Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask First This Song Will Save Your Life: Push by Matchbox Twenty, a guest post by author Leila Sales (Blog Tour) Book Review: None of the Above [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Secure Your Own Oxygen Mask First
“Secure your own oxygen mask first before helping others secure their oxygen masks.” If you’ve never flown, it’s part of the instructions given in the pre-flight safety review on commercial airlines. It does make sense, since you aren’t going to be much help to anyone else if you pass out from lack of oxygen. And [...]
Friday Finds – April 3, 2015
This Week at TLT Sunday Reflections: What I Learned While Trying to Put Together a Women’s History Display Take 5: Comic Book/Strip Creation Tools Middle Grade Monday – Reader’s Advisory and Reference Interviews with Tweens Book Review: Rad American Women A-Z by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl Book Review: Beast in the Mirror by [...]
Middle Grade Monday – Reader’s Advisory and Reference Interviews with Tweens
I’ve had a couple of conversations in the library Twittersphere about Reader’s Advisory, and the lack of training we had in our Library School programs. I do remember having some brief training on doing reference interviews during my basic reference class. The thing I remember most from it was that it’s important to ask a [...]
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