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#FSYALit: We Can’t Be Afraid of Honest Questions, a guest post by Bryan Bliss about his debut novel No Parking at the End Times
As part of our ongoing discussion of Faith and Spirituality in YA Lit, #FSYALit, we are honored to host author Bryan Bliss as he discusses writing about faith in a YA novel. When I came up with the idea for my novel, No Parking at the End Times, I was worried. Partially, that fear came [...]
Tech Review: Online Creation Tools Piktochart and Canva
I recently learned about two online creation tools and have spent some time (too much time?) exploring both. Now I’m going to share my possibly overly excited thoughts with you. True story: I loved both of these tools and played with them a lot – so I could evaluate them for you of course. See, [...]
Dear Lego, we want building bricks not beauty tips
In my home and in my libraries I am a huge champion of Lego. They are, to me, a great STEM/STEAM tool that make for a solid foundation for my Mobile Makerspace. I was, personally, a little dismayed when they introduced Lego Friends “for girls”, because Lego was the perfect gender neutral toy. But honestly, [...]
Serving Full T.I.L.T. : What I Wish You Knew About Teens
As kind of a wrap up to our Serving Full T.I.L.T. (Teens in Libraries Today), I took to Twitter to get your input asking, “What do you wish adults would remember about teens today?” What follows are some of your answers. If you would like to add more, please leave us a comment. @TLT16 They’re [...]
#FSYALit Discussion: Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle
As part of our Faith and Spirituality in YA Lit Discussion, Ally Watkins and I decided we would both read several books and have joint discussions about them. Our first selection was Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle. Ally’s Thoughts: So, our plan in theory was good. Except Ally DNFed [...]
Full STEAM Ahead with Tween and Teen Programming, webinar for Florida Libraries
Full STEAM Ahead with Tween and Teen Programming You can register and view the archived webinar here What you’ll find in the webinar slideshow: Why use technology in your library programming? What technology can you use in your library programming? Evaluating Cubelets, Little Bits, Makey Makey, Raspberry Pis and Spheros (with help from The Robot [...]
Serving Full T.I.L.T. : Talking Up Teens
For our final piece in our Serving Full T.I.L.T. (Teens in Libraries Today) series, Eden Grey is talking about advocacy. Next week we’ll here from you. Why is in-house advocacy important? We all see advocacy at a national level, in social media blasts by ALA and YALSA, awareness campaigns by School Library Journal, fundraisers by [...]
Book Review: The Alex Crow by Andrew Smith
Publisher’s Book Description: Once again blending multiple story strands that transcend time and place, Grasshopper Jungle author Andrew Smith tells the story of 15-year-old Ariel, a refugee from the Middle East who is the sole survivor of an attack on his small village. Now living with an adoptive family in Sunday, West Virginia, Ariel’s story [...]
#LastListEgmont: Jaguar Stones, Pirate Adventures, and a New Publishers, Matt Myklusch and Jon and Pamela Voelkel interview
Matt Myklusch and Jon and Pamela Voelkel first met on a panel at the Texas Library Association. At the time, the Voelkels were promoting their action-packed Jaguar Stones series, and Matt was doing the same for his superhero adventure books, The Jack Blank Adventures. Now, a couple years later, with Jon and Pamela Voelkel releasing [...]
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