I love Pinterest. I wrote about how I use the social media site for writing some time ago. One of my favorite bloggers, Livia Blackburne, also wrote about using it as a reader and a writer. But in addition to maintaining a personal Pinterest, I also am also a big contributor to my library’s Pinterest… Continue reading Libraries and Pinterest
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So you loved The Hunger Games…what should you read next?
If I had a nickel for every time I have been asked to recommend a book that is “like The Hunger Games,” I could double my paycheck. It’s great that kids are excited about reading, but I hate that even though we have multiple copies of the most popular read-alikes, they are often checked out.… Continue reading So you loved The Hunger Games…what should you read next?
Tales from the Teen Zone: 50 Shades of Grey
UPDATE 7/1/2012: I’m surprised by how many people have come across this blog by googling some permutation of should teenagers read 50 Shades of Grey? I haven’t actually read 50 Shades, just excerpts on the Internet and the 50 Shades of Suck tumblr. I wrote about my feelings on the book here. For the record,… Continue reading Tales from the Teen Zone: 50 Shades of Grey
Art in the City Library Display and Program
The theme for the summer reading program at the library where I work is Summer in the City. In preparation for next summer, when our on-site space for programming will be limited during renovation, we’ve partnered with a lot of community organizations, so the theme was chosen to reflect that community engagement. For the Teen… Continue reading Art in the City Library Display and Program
wrapped up in books 