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Sunday Reflections: Reproductive Rights ARE Teen Issues
When I brought my teenage daughter into this world, I suffered from a horrific pregnancy ailment known as Hyperemesis Gravidarum. I would not, however, unfortunately know this fact until late into my second pregnancy, when I almost died. It was during this pregnancy that I stood at the edge of the abyss and looked death […]
As I Try Desperately to Get Home Again, Not All Children Can. Here’s why it matters.
The news is full of horrific stories of young children being taken away from their families for the sin of wanting to come to a new country to flee the extreme poverty, violence, and whatever else it is that one flees from. There are pictures of babies crying, audio of children wailing and crying out […]
MakerSpace: Rhonna Designs Photo and Collage App Review
Behold, I have found a new photo app! As I mentioned last week, a friend fell into a button maker group and they talk a lot about two things: 1) The Canon Selphy printer, which I reviewed last week and 2) The Rhonna Designs app, which a lot of people in the button making community […]
MakerSpace Tech Review: Canon Selphy 1300 Printer
When I began thinking of creating a Teen MakerSpace, I knew that one of the things I wanted to include was a digital media lab or station. My goal was to teach my Instagram and meme loving teens how to create their own Instagram worthy pics or memes. And given the number of super cool […]
Celebrating 7 Years of TLT: 7 Years, 7 Books Giveaway
Seven years ago today, Teen Librarian Toolbox began. Throughout the past 7 years, I have been humbled, honored, proud and a lot of other amazingly positive things to be able to do this blog. Let me tell you about 7 of them, because it seems like 7 is the appropriate number. 1. Heather Booth, Amanda […]
Sunday Reflections: In Which The Teen Writes a Poem About Sexual Harassment
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS POST TALKS ABOUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT I know it’s been a rough week in a lot of ways for us all between the mix of politics and loss, but it was also a really rough week at the Jensen household because of everyone’s arch nemesis: sexual harassment. On Friday, I received a text […]
MakerSpace: Screenprinting Program Recap
Regular readers know that I have been on a roller coaster journey trying to learn how to do screen printing in order to host a program at the Teen MakerSpace at my library, The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH). There were tragic fails, epic highs, emotional angsty, and some down right […]
Collecting Comics: June 2018 Edition by Ally Watkins
Check out these June-releasing comics that your tweens and teens will be clamoring for! The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell (Knopf Books for Young Readers, June 5). A neighborhood full of kids use ordinary boxes to create amazing costumes and transform their street into the cardboard kingdom! Come along for the ride this summer as […]
Sunday Reflections: Dear Writers, Women’s Stories Don’t Always Have to Involve Sexual Violence
TRIGGER WARNING: THIS POST INVOLVES A FRANK DISCUSSION ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN OUR MEDIA CONSUMPTION The last day of school is a half day. The Teen comes home at Noon. It’s already almost 100 degrees outside and she had two finals on this last day. So she asks me if I want to […]
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