Hi, Miss Julie

Hi, Miss Julie

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  • libraries are not neutral spaces, and neither is the human heart

    libraries are not neutral spaces, and neither is the human heart

    I’ve heard it in more than one training and workshop that part of customer service is when you’re faced with an unhappy or even irate patron, you should consider what has happened in their day, their week, their life, up until that very moment, that might be causing their distress. If there is an outburst,…

    Miss Julie

    July 19, 2016
    be the best you can be, bibliotherapy, color, ethics, families, kidlit, kids, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries…of the FUTURE, libraries…of the PAST!, OPINIONS!, random, reference, stories
  • No, really, let kids choose what they read

    No, really, let kids choose what they read

    In case you need something to tide you over while you wait for your copy of Reading Unbound to arrive, here are some more quotes about why we need to let kids choose what they read. We want to help our students fall in love with books in ways that foster a life-long devotion to…

    Miss Julie

    July 16, 2016
    authors, awesomeness, be the best you can be, bibliotherapy, books, early literacy, easy readers, fantasy, folk & fairy tales, graphic, J fiction, kidlit, kids, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, middle grade, OPINIONS!, personal experience, publishing, reader's advisory, reading, reading programs, summer reading, teens
    books, education, librarian, librarians, libraries, youth services
  • Why Kids Need to Read What They Want

    Why Kids Need to Read What They Want

    In the most recent edition of Cover to Cover by K.T. Horning, there are no early childhood, middle grade, or ya distinctions in books for children. Encompassing fiction and nonfiction, the breakdown is: Picture books (including board books) Readers/Beginning Readers/Easy Readers Transitional books Chapter books That’s it. We have those formats, and within those formats, every genre is…

    Miss Julie

    July 14, 2016
    awesomeness, be the best you can be, books, early literacy, easy readers, families, fantasy, folk & fairy tales, graphic, historical fiction, kidlit, kids, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, literacy, marketing, middle grade, nonfiction, OPINIONS!, personal experience, picture books, professional development, random, reader's advisory, reading, reading programs, school libraries, schools, scifi, summer reading, ya lit
    advocacy, books, community, education, gaming, librarian, librarians, libraries, library, literature, outreach, youth librarians, youth services
  • Stuck in the Middle With You

    Stuck in the Middle With You

    I don’t like the term middle grade, even though I love a lot of books that fall under that umbrella. Middle grade books are not for middle schoolers, but the confusing terminology flummoxes a lot of teachers and parents. If you’re also unclear, here’s the breakdown: Middle grade= a publishing classification; literature for 8-12 year olds.…

    Miss Julie

    July 13, 2016
    books, early chapter books, early literacy, easy readers, kidlit, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries…of the FUTURE, middle grade, OPINIONS!, picture books, random, reader's advisory, reading, teens, ya lit
  • Wolf Hollow review

    Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Cross The Bad Seed with To Kill A Mockingbird and add a dash of Night of the Hunter, King Lear (“I would fain learn to lie,” says the Fool), and Rebecca (the first line of this book is just as haunting as “Last night I dreamt of Manderly again”), and…

    Miss Julie

    July 11, 2016
    books, booktalks, historical fiction, J fiction, kidlit, middle grade, random, reading, reviews
  • Wondrous Pitiful

    Wondrous Pitiful

    My story being done She gave me for my pains a world of sighs. She swore, in faith, ’twas strange, ’twas passing strange, ‘Twas pitiful, ’twas wondrous pitiful. – Othello, Act 1, Scene 3 The stories of Othello’s youth moved Desdemona to love; they intrigued her, inspired her, incited her to action and emotion. The…

    Miss Julie

    January 25, 2016
    authors, books, kidlit, kids, Librarians, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, OPINIONS!, picture books, politics, publishing, stories
    books, diversity, librarian, libraries, literature
  • How Much Can A Picture Book Do?

    How Much Can A Picture Book Do?

    update 01/17/16: Scholastic is no longer distributing this title.  The picture book, as a form, has been around for years, and has contributed to literature some of its most stunning masterpieces, in terms of both text and illustration. No one can dare deny the genius of Sendak, Kraus, Keats, Williams, or Raschka. The picture book…

    Miss Julie

    January 16, 2016
    authors, books, cake, historical fiction, kidlit, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, OPINIONS!, picture books, politics, publishing
    advocacy, books, librarian, literature, youth services
  • This Little Light of Mine

    This Little Light of Mine

    Not too long ago there was a discussion in the Storytime Underground Facebook group about whether or not to read the book This Little Light of Mine in storytime. This post isn’t about that, though; the discussion was civil, people made their cases, people made decisions based on their best judgment and what worked for them.…

    Miss Julie

    January 14, 2016
    be the best you can be, Librarians, OPINIONS!, personal experience, Uncategorized
    community, librarian
  • Look Like A Librarian

    Look Like A Librarian

    No, this is not a post about wardrobe or anything like that. Just so you know. I also started writing it two years ago. I took the train to work today because my car will not start thanks to the polar vortex. As I was heading to the exit as my stop approached, a young…

    Miss Julie

    January 4, 2016
    awesomeness, be the best you can be, Librarians, personal experience
    community, librarian, libraries
  • Every Action Has an Equal, Opposite Reaction

    Every Action Has an Equal, Opposite Reaction

    In my post Where Do The Teens Go? I posited a Youth Services Department which is formed around a core staff of four two-person teams. Ideally they would all be full time, but that might vary depending on the size of your community and the number of schools you serve. Certainly some of the positions…

    Miss Julie

    January 2, 2016
    awesomeness, be the best you can be, events, families, kids, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries…of the FUTURE, libraries…of the PAST!, library workers, marketing, OPINIONS!, outreach, participation, personal experience, professional development, programming, school libraries, schools, teens
    advocacy, community, libraries, youth librarians, youth services
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Julie has worked with families for over twenty years and in libraries for sixteen. These are her stories.

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