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Sunday Reflections: What Should I Tell My Daughters? An open letter to Judge Aaron Persky
Judge Aaron Persky, I have two daughters. This fall, one of them will start the 8th grade. It was while I was in the 8th grade that I was repeatedly molested by someone I knew and trusted. My goal this year is not to help her get straight As or learn a second language, it […]
Ky’s Mini Reviews: What a teen thinks about TONIGHT THE STREETS ARE OURS, TWO SUMMERS, WITHOUT ANNETTE, and THE DARKEST CORNERS
Tonight the Streets are Ours by Leila Sales Publisher’s Book Description Recklessly loyal. That’s how seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley has always thought of herself. Caring for her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose in her life and makes her feel like she matters. But lately she’s grown resentful of everyone—including her needy best friend and […]
TPiB: The Books of Our Heart Button
A few weeks ago I was talking with another librarian friend of mine when she started to ask me about a book. She stopped and said, “Oh yeah, you’re all about making now, you don’t really do books anymore.” This caused me to pause. Of course I am still all about books. But it’s true, […]
Video Games Weekly: E3
If you ever wonder where you can get tons of information about upcoming video games, E3 is one of the best places to check! E3 stands for “Electronic Entertainment Expo”. It is a large annual conference held in LA that brings video game professionals from all kinds of gaming into one place. This year, E3 […]
Book Review: Drag Teen by Jeffery Self, reviewed by teen reviewer Lexi
Publisher’s Book Description A fantastic, fabulous, funny YA debut from Jeffery Self, one of the gay icons of the YouTube generation, that follows one high school student on a drag race to his future. Debut YA author Jeffery Self takes us on a road trip with an insecure high school senior who has one goal: […]
Sunday Reflections: Newsflash – Teenage Girls Have Periods, Let’s Not Make That Suck for Them
On Friday, The Teen’s school did not want them to bring backpacks. I know this because they sent an email. They called and left a message. And they sent out text messages. The messages said, you “do not need” to bring a backpack. Which is not the same as no really, don’t bring a backpack. […]
MakerSpace: Challenge Cards, getting teens to try new activities in the Teen MakerSpace
We are having tremendous success with our Teen MakerSpace at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH) and are very excited to see the teens in our community using the space and learning new things. We have learned that certain items are more popular than others, with the button makers and 3D […]
Video Games Weekly: Star Fox Guard
Star Fox Guard is a little confusing, but I’m going to do my best to explain. Our library got a disc copy of Star Fox Guard when we ordered Star Fox Zero (which I reviewed last week) because we pre-ordered it. So, if you ordered a copy of Star Fox Zero before April 2016, you […]
MakerSpace: Stop Motion Animation 101
Later today I am presenting a webinar on Stop Motion Animation for Florida Library Webinars. Here are my slides. I have been doing stop motion animation with my teens for about 3 or 4 years now (and at two different library jobs). It has proven so popular that we included a stop motion animation station […]
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