Fri, November 6th, 2009
Time to Rant! Librarianship by Listserv
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn: Ok - it is long past time for a rant. I’m sad and irritable this week but I’ve been grumbling for months about this issue and it is time to RANT! A listserv that I have long subscribed to is being ravaged by a dreadful disease. No I don’t mean H1N1, I [...]
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Mon, September 28th, 2009
I Can’t Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous and Obscure
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy and Lynn: The best-selling first six-word memoir book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, has spawned the publication of this all-teen entry collection. When that first book published, we started thinking about six-word booktalks, but never got around to writing more than a few of them: “We have more ideas than time” (6 words!) [...]
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Sun, April 5th, 2009
What books are packed in YOUR suitcase?
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy: Spring Break is drawing nigh for me and the most agonizing part (besides swim suit shopping) is selecting the books to pack! I spend far more time choosing my reading material than my accessories–and I am all about jewelry. Now, some books I have to take to keep up with Lynn for the blog [...]
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Sat, March 28th, 2009
Oxymoron Booklists
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Cindy and Lynn: Recently on YALSA-BK listserv there was a request for suggestions from a librarian who wanted a list of “Clean Vampire” novels. Now, we appreciate the efforts to satiate the Stephenie Meyer Twilight fans and are working hard to do that ourselves, but really, clean vampire stories? It’s our feeling that if [...]
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