Top Ten Bookish Gifts on My Wishlist

Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week everyone is sharing bookish items they want to own, and believe me, I had no problems coming up with this list! Some items are… Continue reading Top Ten Bookish Gifts on My Wishlist

Book Review: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff

Gamer girls and metal guys: this one hooked me at the synopsis, and I wasn’t at all disappointed. Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff Published: May 27th 2014 by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins ISBN: 9780062266835 Find: Amazon| Goodreads | Library Source: ARC from publisher Genre: Realistic/Contemporary YA Fiction and YA romance Perspective: Alternating 1st person Synopsis (Goodreads): From the… Continue reading Book Review: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff

Library Programs and Displays for National Poetry Month

I love poetry, and I really loved reading and writing poetry as a teenager, so sharing poetry with teens in the library is something I love to do.  April is National Poetry Month, which presents many opportunities for all sorts of programming in libraries.   Here’s a roundup of ideas for promoting poetry in the… Continue reading Library Programs and Displays for National Poetry Month

Social Media and Libraries: The Case of the Overdue Library Book

I’ve been wanting to write about several aspects of social media in libraries, but all these posts are still sitting in my drafts folder. I’m interested in the subject and always looking to learn more about how libraries can use social media to meet the information needs of patrons, market their service, and embed themselves… Continue reading Social Media and Libraries: The Case of the Overdue Library Book