Category: libraries-everywhere

• Make It So

    As she so often does, Marge Loch-Wouters hit the nail on the head with her post Everything Old is New Again. I wonder, how many libraries with MAKERSPACES consulted their youth departments before creating this BRAND NEW THING? Because, seriously, been there, done that, have the stained shirt to prove it. Some of you might…

  Miss Julie

  February 13, 2013

  artsncrafts, awesomeness, be the best you can be, kids, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries-everywhere, libraries…of the FUTURE, libraries…of the PAST!, library spaces, marketing, OPINIONS!, outreach, participation, personal experience, programming, technology

• say hi to Miss Sarah

  the teen librarian you wish you had (or were) I met Sarah Jones (Teen Librarian) via twitter, and I’m happy to say that via the gloriousness of the internet we’ve become real life friends. I’ve been continually amazed by  her efforts whenever she talks about her job on twitter or facebook, and I finally decided…

  Miss Julie

  January 17, 2013

  awesomeness, be the best you can be, events, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, libraries now!, libraries-everywhere, marketing, money money money, OPINIONS!, outreach, participation, personal experience, professional development, programming, reading, reading programs, summer reading, teens

  books, gaming, literature

• privilege.

  Before I begin, a caveat: I’ll be the first to admit that I am not the most logical thinker in the world. I go with my gut on most issues. So if any of my arguments seem incredibly simple or even stupid, they just might be. And I am okay with that. Mostly. After reading…

  Miss Julie

  June 6, 2010

  be the best you can be, ethics, kids, largely unsubstantiated, Librarians, libraries now!, libraries-everywhere, libraries…of the FUTURE, libraries…of the PAST!, library workers, politics, professional development, programming