I had such good intentions when I left for PLA…I had a master plan about how I was going to blog everyday about the total librarian awesomeness that I was experiencing. Except instead, when I got free time, I did all of this… It’s almost too pretty to drink, but I did it anyway! This [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Adventures at PLA and beyond!
Posted in professional development on March 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Not YA or kids related but still funny
Posted in off topic on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Britain’s Bookseller’s trade magazine released the winning titles for Oddest Book Title. My favorites are “What Kind of Bean is this Chihuahua” and “Living With Crazy Buttocks.” I’ll be checking my local library for the latter. See the full list along with past winners here.
For the love of authors
Posted in books on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today was such a wonderful day. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the DNA Children’s Literature Festival hosted by our wonderful local children’s bookstore, the Reading Reptile. Seeing and meeting authors is always an amazing experience as Anna mentioned a few weeks ago in her post. What struck me at the end [...]
NPR and Twilight
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
2 things you probably never thought you’d get together but we’ve been blessed. Via Bookshelves of Doom – NPR Books Coverage Now With More Snark! Linda Holmes and company tweet and discuss their varied reactions to Twilight and the result is freaking hilarious. You should read all the posts, especially on this gloomy day. Hell, [...]
Upcoming reviews
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Books I am reading and reviewing for the summer issues of the Bulletin: Mistwood – Leah Cypess From back cover – “Isabel remembers nothing. Nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have. [...]
Struggling for motivation
Posted in on the job, programming, Teens on March 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Lately I’ve been struggling with my teen programs. They seem to be hit or miss and programs the teens are excited about seem to go completely unattended or only have two teens. My Teen Tech Week Bowling Tournament last week was very well attended with four kids signing up at the last minute. The Texting [...]
YA novels: impactful = depressing (and is impactful a word?)
Posted in books, reader's advisory, Uncategorized on March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Two blog posts got me thinking this week. I read alot of YA and middle grade novels and typically one of the primary differences I use to choose what age I might recommend the book to is how morally/ethically challenging it is… in others words, how depressing is it and does it have a happy [...]
Quantifying Success
Posted in programming, schools on March 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Bulletin monthly features
Posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this month’s online features, including a Big Picture written by yours truly The Big Picture – a review of Melina Marchetta’s Finnikin of the Rock. One word: fanfreakintastic. Even if you don’t like involved and lengthy fantasies, you will like this one. Think Graceling, but with a male protagonist and slightly more heartbreaking. [...]
My first workshop experience
Posted in on the job, summer reading on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just over a week ago, I was honored to be one of the presenters at our consortium’s Summer Reading Workshop. With Summer Reading right around the corner, it was the perfect time to get new ideas for programs. My topic was Programs for All Ages. Over the last month, I’d been scouring the Internet and [...]
