Public Libraries

Teen Librarian Karen Jensen shares tips for library patrons who want to support their libraries in the wake of sweeping book bans

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Hand these school capers to elementary and middle school kids who are excited about the show based on the Lincoln Peirce series.

Teen librarian Cindy Shutts walks us through creating snow globes

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Vibrant Voices: A Booklist Celebrating Stories of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color is selected by New York Public Library staff to help students, parents, and educators discover a world of new perspectives and narratives through literature.

A fascinating crash course in the politics and race relations of the time told through the lens of the Green Book of the 1930s to 60s.

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Teen Librarian Karen Jensen is talking photo printers in libraries again, this type reviewing the new Instax Wide printer with the QR code feature.

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Quick reviews of a bunch of new and forthcoming titles.

The post Post-It Note Reviews: A brave little garlic, graphic novel biographies, opioid addiction, a new slayer, and more! appeared first on Teen Librarian Toolbox.

Here’s a look at what has arrived here lately. Get out your TBR lists, your order lists, your library card, and be ready to dive into lots of new and interesting books!

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It was my long-standing appreciation for social media that helped spark the idea for my sophomore YA novel NO FILTER AND OTHER LIES. I wanted to create a character whose obsession with social media goes a little too far and also highlight the pressures of existing in that digital space as a teen.

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