The Fifth Wave - Rick Yancey
I confess: I'm a huge fan of disaster/apocalyptic/dystopian teen novels. You'd think I'd be tired of them by now, since nearly every other book published follows something along those lines, but so...
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I need to find a .gif of someone being extremely busy, but I'M TOO BUSY!Summer Reading registration started one week ago and we already have about 135 teens signed up! That's pretty good, since teens...
View ArticleIt's "dont' have time to stop for a free slurpee" day!
Things are still going well over here! Programs left and right. On Tuesday I was at both branches for tie-dye programs. I did the same thing last year--I buy the dye but each teen brings something to...
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Quick and Dirty Book Review #2
I bought a book for the library after reading some good reviews, and had high hopes for it. Link here: http://www.amazon.com/Winger-Smith-Andrew/dp/1442444924You guys, I need more people to read this...
View ArticleALMOST THERE!
It's July 31st! That means Summer Reading is ov----hmm? What's that? Oh? But...all my friends are done with Summer Reading at THEIR libraries? Oh. Oooooh. 24 more days? Well, I guess I can...
View ArticlePRO TIP #1
Pro Tip! If your scissors are all gunky (let's say, hypothetically, that you and 25 or so teens have been using them to cut duct tape), close them on a clorox wipe and let them sit for a while. Scrub...
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Duct Tape
When I presented at MLA last year, my co-presenter and I called it "Beyond Duct Tape: Programming for Today's Teens". Really though, I have no beef with duct tape. It remains a staple in my...
View ArticleMinecraft, Part the Third
I'm still here, and mostly recovered from Summer Reading, which I'll have more to say about later. Right now, though, let's talk crafting.My server has been hosted in my boyfriend's basement for the...
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Minecraft Crafts
For the kids and teens of my area, Minecraft isn't just a videogame it's a way of life. So this newsletter cycle I did Minecraft Crafts for teens, and because I'm nice I repeated the program for kids...
View ArticleWelcome!
To anyone visiting from my MLA presentation...Hello! I have a lot to write about this week once I get settled into my routine again-- I was on vacation last week, and the week before was a madhouse!...
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Summer Reading Wrap Up 2013
I think enough time has passed that I'm ready to think about this party!Instead of giving away junk prizes for the teen SRP, I give away grab bags that MOSTLY contain just candy, though some contain...
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Winter Is Here!
Winter is here! That means our new fiscal year has started and I can start programming with GUSTO again. Fall is always a little sad, since most of my budget goes toward Summer Reading, and the kids...
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Winter Reading 2014
I'm not sure how many libraries do a Winter Reading program, but we do! It was initially just for kids, but when I became the teenbrarian I expanded it to teens. This year the adult librarians have...
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YALSA Hub Reading Challenge
I just found out about this via twitter, and made the snap decision to join in! The goal is to read 25 books from a list of award winners that YALSA provides by June 22nd---I appreciate their having...
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Teen Tech Project #1 : Solar Bugs
For the past few years, library makerspaces have become quite The Thing. Unfortunately we don't all have the space, staff, or $$ that it takes to set something like that up as a permanent thing....
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Screen Printing!
I'm going to apologize in advance for the quality of the photos on this post---I was working quickly and with hands covered in stuff so I used my phone, and now I'm working on a sloooooow computer and...
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Oh hey, it's May
Late Winter and Spring are slow-ish times for programming, as the teens are busy with school stuff and I'm getting ready for Summer Reading. The programs I've done lately have been all the same old...
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Tech Project 2: Circuit Art
I, like all of you, have been in full Summer Reading mode for the past couple of months. I had about 40 teen programs all told, luckily all that's left other than my monthly clubs is the Wrap Up...
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Cold November Rain
Summer reading did a number on my budget--who would have thought 60 teens would show up for the Disney Movie Marathon? That's a lot of not-budgeted-for pizza! So this fall has been necessarily...
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Crafternoons #1: Sushi Candles
A lot of my regulars have aged out of library life this year--once they get cars and jobs they stop by and say hey once in a while but are mostly busy doing other things. That means this year will be...
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Gearing up for Summer
Over the winter I've been trying new programs with some successes and some failures. I've been taking pictures and getting ready for write-ups, but they're not quiiiite there yet. Soon!The big news...
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Board Games!
It's been a busy year for my library. Since our millage passed, we are once again fully staffed and able to do a lot of things we didn't have a lot of time to devote to before, like outreach. My...
View ArticleJust TRY and make me use a collaborative theme.
Here we go again, Summer Reading articles are due! This *should* be my final plan for this summer, since I've already turned them in! I'm going a little lighter on clubs this year, and doing more...
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Displays
It's been YEARS since I had time to put any real effort into displays. They've been books + book lists for seemingly forever. This summer I have a great intern as well as an aide, so I have slightly...
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I volunteer as tribute!
I've done away with my Teen Advisory Council, finally. It hasn't been a really viable group for a few years--kids would come, but they wouldn't have suggestions or ideas, and those kids would never...
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