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Reading through the YALSA blog
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 | 11:22 pmI’m behind on my Google Reader, so I’ve just started to work through the posts on the YALSA blog regarding the YA Lit Symposium.
The YALSA blog is really a wealth of information, and I encourage anyone with an interest in teen services/teen literature to check it out. One of the many resources offered was a book list entitled “Celebrating Literature by and for Hispanic, Latina, Chicano Teens, A Select Bibliography.” Other interesting links included Malinda Lo’s series, Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes in YA Fiction, and a recap of a Pre-Conference Talk entitled, Body Positivity and Size Acceptance in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction.
I thought it was also interesting, one of the posts talked about adding your library to a social networking site like FourSquare where users can “check-in” online and earn points whenever they visit your library. I agree that it might be something that appeals to teens, but I’m not sure how many libraries would actually act on the idea.
Anyway, these are just some of the highlights! I encourage you to click on the YALSA blog link to the left and see for yourself!
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Libraries are cool!
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 | 2:43 pmIt seems that all the media attention surrounding library budget cuts, closures, and layoffs has reminded the public that libraries are actually pretty cool, and that every community should have one. Click here to read the NPR article.
Yes, libraries and librarians are very cool. Even cooler than cupcakes! So, when given the choice, fund them, save them, use them, treasure them! Thank you.
*climbing off of my soapbox now*
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(posted in Library news | tagged Library news)
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