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App Review: Aviary (The quest for the perfect photo app continues)
Last week we got the final approval to make some big changes at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH) where I am working as the YA Services Coordinator. Namely, my proposal to move the YA fiction collection out of an enclosed space to a new location and to turn that enclosed […]
Sunday Reflections: Yes, Teens Still Read! Texas Teen Book Festival Recap
I have been told by some readers that my Sunday Reflections always make them cry, to which I must say I’m sorry. So today I bring you a Sunday Reflection full of joy. Yesterday, The Teen and I (and Thing 2, though she had much different feelings about it then us) drove down to Austin, […]
Fighting for Phoenix
I know that this is a blog about serving teens, but I need to talk to you about Phoenix. You see, Phoenix is a 7-year-old boy who tried to take his life, and sadly this is not the first time. If I’m remembering correctly, Phoenix was 5 when he tried the first time, though possibly […]
Circulating Maker Kits Update
Several of you have asked me to keep you updated on the Circulating Maker Kits that we started in late July and early of August 2015 at The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County (OH). To date we have 16 kits and yesterday 6 of them were checked out. To date the 16 […]
Back to School with BRUTAL YOUTH by Anthony Breznican
With school back in session, the artist Cassandra Siemon has created new illustrations to accompany excerpts of Anthony Breznican’s dark coming-of-age novel Brutal Youth, which is new in paperback. One of the chief antagonists in the book is Ms. Bromine, a guidance counselor at St. Michael the Archangel high school who has become unhinged with […]
Video Games Weekly: Video Game Genres 101
This week, I wanted to reach out to those of you who are not very familiar with video games. So, I thought it might be helpful to write out a list of video game genres and definitions! I will probably be linking to this article frequently, and will update it as new genres/terms emerge in […]
TPiB: Locker Crafts
It’s back to school time which for a lot of middle school and high school teens means one thing – LOCKERS! Well, I’m sure it means a lot of things. But for the creative side of me it means LOCKERS! I love making a locker personal, which means MAKING STUFF. We’re all about making! So […]
TPiB: DIY Chalkboard Fun
We’ve all seen pictures of some of the amazing chalkboard signs outside of book stores with their witty saying about reading. I give everyone bonus points if they make a Tardis reference because I’m a huge Doctor Who fan. Plus, the Tardis is just cool. Workman Publishing has a great book that will help us […]
Lockdown Drills, Bomb Threats and Testing, Testing, Everywhere – a discussion of I CRAWL THROUGH IT by A. S. King
Occasionally someone will write an article suggesting that YA fiction is overly simplistic and not real literature, to which a very reasonable answer is always: Have you read A. S. King? King is just one of the authors that prove that YA fiction is not just fiction but true, challenging, high quality literature that reflects […]
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