Category: reader's advisory
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you know what this is about. or you don’t.
You know, some librarians think the ARC issue is a waste of time, and others don’t. For my part, I don’t care to know much about cataloging beyond the surface basics, but I do appreciate the cataloging nerds who are really into it and keep it going and tell the rest about the most salient […]
Miss Julie
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gift books/best of hybrid
I have a new post up over at the BEA Librarian blog about books for gift-giving, which is also kind of my best of 2011 post. Or at the very least, some books I liked a lot.
Miss Julie
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book battles
There are quite a few book battles going on right now, for practically every reading taste. SLJ’s Battle of the Kids’ books is going strong, and focuses on children’s books from the past year, including chapter books, nonfiction, and graphic novels. I particularly enjoyed match 3, with judge Barry Lyga. My Two Barrys (Barries?)–I’d watch […]
Miss Julie
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Leviathan Read-alikes
Someone searched for it and found my blog, so I figured I’d better provide the information. Or at the very least, link to the information that’s already been gathered by someone else. GO, Novelist! Books like Westerfeld’s Leviathan, courtesy of Novelist.
Miss Julie
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gate hate.
I was fairly late to the twitter game. I didn’t really see much value in it, until I discovered that I could spend most of my time following people and not worry about creating my own content. Now I spend my twitter time enjoying the jarosity of Maureen Johnson and the pictures of food from […]
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archvillain!
(Villain is a hard word to spell. I keep wanting to put the “i” somewhere else) Anyway, in this post Barry talks a bit about favorite archvillains, in honor of his new project, Archvillain, a new series he’s writing for middle-grade readers.** The question I posed was: One of your upcoming projects is Archvillain, wherein […]
Miss Julie
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Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Game Review
Does anyone still deny that video games belong in libraries? Well, yes, yes they do, but I hope no librarians do. Video games in the library can promote social interaction, which is an excellent thing to encourage when you consider that libraries can also be seen as community centers. But have you thought about all […]
Miss Julie
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