When I was working part-time at a high school library this semester for grad school, I worked with teens in a different community than my own. I was also surprised at how different readers’ advisory was in a high school library as compared with the public library. It was an interesting experience I might share… Continue reading If you like The Bluford series…
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Readers’ Advisory with Style: KLA 2013 Presentation
I presented with Scott Rader from Hays Public Library at the Kansas Library Association this week. Our program was Readers’ Advisory with Style. We shared ways that we promote books in our libraries through passive RA materials like displays or graphics and through social media. Scott also discussed fanmixes for YA novels. Then we talked… Continue reading Readers’ Advisory with Style: KLA 2013 Presentation
Top Ten Favorite Beach Reads
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’s prompt is beach reads, interpreted as we see fit. I’ve included some traditional “beach reads” and some not-so-usual picks. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume… Continue reading Top Ten Favorite Beach Reads
10 YA Novels with LGBTQ Characters
Queer lit is my favorite category of YA lit. Even as a heterosexual, cisgender woman, I still relate to these characters and am often moved by their stories. I think it’s important for queer readers to be able to find stories that reflect them, but I also think it’s important for all readers to seek… Continue reading 10 YA Novels with LGBTQ Characters
Top Ten Road Trip Books on My TBR List
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’s prompt is books that are travel related, but I’ve narrowed it down further to road trip books, and not just any road trip books,… Continue reading Top Ten Road Trip Books on My TBR List
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