The teen librarian I work with got the idea from this post to cut up/shred/deconstruct a book and have the teens guess the title; winning answers would be entered in a prize drawing. I put the jar together. I took a book that I had duplicate copies of and ran it through a paper shredder… Continue reading Passive Programming: Book in a Jar
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Out + About: Road Trip Teen Library Display
Our summer reading theme is “out and about” — so I thought a display featuring YA roadtrip books would be a fun take on the theme. It’s been a challenge to put up displays in our temporary space. Instead of having a window like the one in our building that is under renovation, we have… Continue reading Out + About: Road Trip Teen Library Display
Readers’ Advisory Resources: Beyond Lists
A colleague and I were asked to present at the RT Book Convention in a session intended for librarians and booksellers. This post is adapted from a portion of our presentation. I love talking books with people. It’s my favorite part of my job. But there’s not always an opportunity for a traditional reader’s advisory… Continue reading Readers’ Advisory Resources: Beyond Lists
Souvenirs from my Internet Travels: Summer Edition
It’s been a long time! But I love link round ups. WRITING I like Veronica Roth’s blog better than her books. She has a great voice. This post resonated with me because I also have a problem letting go enough to write first drafts. This is a cute post: 5 Things not to say to a librarian… Continue reading Souvenirs from my Internet Travels: Summer Edition
It’s complicating my life…
I stumbled across this on our library Pinterest feed. It’s from Librarian Cartoons. They’re awesome. Check them out.
wrapped up in books 