This letter is great, because it is so true. I have not been to Library School myself (and somehow manage to perform my job) but I imagine that they don't tell you about kids tracking poop through the Children's Room, women having miscarriages in the bathroom, skateboarders walking in to the library in shock and … Continue reading Letters to a Young Librarian: Ten Things I Didn’t Learn in Library School, by Eric S. Riley
Category: Teen & Tween Services
Tween Patrons Get Library Space and Programs of Their Own
Tween Patrons Get Library Space and Programs of Their Own. Good article from School Library Journal on the importance of tween spaces and programs in libraries. We say teens get overlooked, but sometimes I feel like the tweens get lost even more, and they are the ones who are actually more inclined to come to … Continue reading Tween Patrons Get Library Space and Programs of Their Own
Young Adult Book Review
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green My rating: 5 of 5 stars Incredible. John Green has outdone himself. Honest, witty, poised and catastrophically beautiful. If only there were more stars to rate this book. View all my reviews
A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th Anniversary
It's hard to believe that Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is 50 years old! I am currently re-reading this book now for my Tween Book Club. I had planned it for this month, not even realizing it was the anniversary.....fate? Perhaps. Enjoying every minute of reading it again! Click on the link below for … Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time’s 50th Anniversary
YA Audio Book Review
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld My rating: 5 of 5 stars Such an incredible story! I've been meaning to read this for awhile and I finally snagged the audio book from the YA shelves at my library. The book is read by Alan Cumming, who does a great job with the voices and accents. The alternate … Continue reading YA Audio Book Review
Harry Potter Club: The Monster Book of Monsters
I didn't think we could do it, but they came out awesome! Granted, I was the one doing most of the gluing, but the kids were so totally excited to have an actual "Monster Book of Monsters" that they didn't seem to care. When I made my sample, I was so proud of myself and … Continue reading Harry Potter Club: The Monster Book of Monsters
Harry Potter Club
Here are some crafts we've done in Harry Potter Club in the past few months! For one meeting we did a "Dragon Study." I grabbed all the books we had with illustrations and "facts" about dragons and put them out. Then I read descriptions of the different dragon breeds from Fantastic Beasts and Where to … Continue reading Harry Potter Club
Tween Book Club
Yesterday I had my Tween Book Club. We read PIE by Sarah Weeks. I was lucky enough to get the ARC at BEA, and I reviewed it awhile ago. This is a really cute mystery that also makes you hungry for pie, as it has a yummy pie recipe at the end/beginning of each chapter. … Continue reading Tween Book Club
Fall Story Times – Week 7
Family November is Family Literacy month, so I thought I'd do a Family theme. I haven't done one of these in awhile, mostly because of something that happened a few years ago. One of my staff had covered for me and saw The Family Book by Todd Parr sitting on our re-shelving cart, so she … Continue reading Fall Story Times – Week 7
YA Book Review
The Future of Us by Jay Asher My rating: 4 of 5 stars Told from alternating points of view by the two main characters, this is a cute story that really makes you think. How do the things we do now affect what happens to us in the future? And what if all you had … Continue reading YA Book Review