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Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Amanda MacGregor
March 5, 2012 by Commentator
I have been a school librarian for twenty-two years and in all of that time, I have never felt up-to-date on children’s and young literature. I read constantly, but I simply can’t keep up. I received this year’s big book order when we got back from winter break. I marked 222 books to read. I […]
March 2, 2012 by Commentator
Football enthusiasts get the Super Bowl. Horse Racing enthusiasts get the Derby. Reality TV enthusiasts get roses, snuffed torches, and temper tantrums. What do children’s lit enthusiasts get? We get the knockdown, drag-out of ALA in January. Oops, no, that is not what I meant. (Because, as everyone knows, when it comes to the revered […]
March 1, 2012 by Commentator
I was delighted to meet Roxanne and Monica and Jonathan at ALA Midwinter Meeting, when I went to view a Notable Books’ committee meeting. I’ve long been so pleased about the way I’ve made real life friends via my own website, and how delightful it is to learn that I can also make friends from […]
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February 29, 2012 by Commentator
Every January I wait for it, popcorn bowl and root beer in hand. No, not the Super Bowl. Not even the ALA Book Awards. (I wait for those with a library card in hand.) We’re talking SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ Books! In 2010 I mourned the loss of The Frog Scientist even though I […]
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