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Hi, Miss Julie

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  • Where Do The Teens Go?

    Where Do The Teens Go?

    Where do the teens go? (saxophone solo) Where do the teens go? I’ve long had a belief that service and programs in the public library, especially Youth Services (if you define Youth Services as 0-18), is a conveyor belt of sorts. We start with children in lapsit storytime, and our ultimate goal should be to create…

    Miss Julie

    January 1, 2016
    awesomeness, be the best you can be, early childhood, early literacy, kidlit, kids, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries…of the FUTURE, library spaces, library workers, middle grade, outreach, personal experience, preschool, professional development, programming, school libraries, schools, storytime, teens, toddlers
    advocacy, community, librarian, outreach, youth services
  • Private Lives

    Private Lives

    Or, Private Eyes Are Watching You. Everyone (paid or unpaid) who provides governance, administration or service in libraries has a responsibility to maintain an environment respectful and protective of the privacy of all users. Users have the responsibility to respect each others’ privacy. – http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/privacy I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in public facebook groups dedicated…

    Miss Julie

    December 30, 2015
    be the best you can be, ethics, kids, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, library workers, OPINIONS!, personal experience, professional development
    ethics, librarian, libraries, social media
  • Talk the Talk

    Talk the Talk

    Talk the Talk: The Art of Booktalking to Young Adults Whether you’re talking to a single 12-year-old or an entire classroom of high school seniors, an effective and engaging booktalk can be a challenge. Learn best practices for presenting to young adults and how to find your finest booktalking voice. Try your hand at constructing…

    Miss Julie

    October 22, 2015
    books, booktalks, conferences, librarians…for TEENS!, library school vs. real libraries, outreach, personal experience, professional development, reader's advisory, school libraries, schools, stories, teens, ya lit
    books, community, education, librarian, libraries, literature, outreach, youth services
  • The Librarian Dating Game

    The Librarian Dating Game

    I started writing this post in October 2015; finally published August 2016. Once upon a time some librarian colleagues and I presented a program at our state conference talking about how public, school, and academic libraries can and should work together. We formatted it as a game show–The Dating Game, obviously–and had different librarians ask…

    Miss Julie

    October 12, 2015
    babies, be the best you can be, conferences, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries…of the FUTURE, marketing, OPINIONS!, outreach, participation, personal experience, professional development, school libraries, schools, storytime, teens
  • Interview with Alexis Coe, Author of Alice + Freda Forever

    I’d like to say that I got to sit down with Alexis in a lovely little diner somewhere, drinking coffee as we chatted about vicarious menstruation and murder, but alas, I only got to email her my bizarre questions, but the answers are fabulous, and I appreciate her being a good sport about my admitted…

    Miss Julie

    October 28, 2014
    authors, awesomeness, books, interviews
    authors, bloodlust, books
  • Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis

    Publisher’s information: Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis In 1892, America was obsessed with a teenage murderess, but it wasn’t her crime that shocked the nation – it was her motivation. Nineteen-year-old Alice Mitchell planned to pass as a man and marry seventeen-year-old Freda Ward, but when their love letters were discovered, they were…

    Miss Julie

    October 28, 2014
    authors, awesomeness, books, covers, design, nonfiction, reading, reviews
    books, literature
  • Daisy to the Rescue: Book Review

    Daisy to the Rescue: True Stories of Daring Dogs, Paramedic Parrots, and Other Animal Heroes By Jeff Campbell and illustrated by Ramsey Beyer, with a foreword by Dr. Mark Bekoff / Published by Zest Books and distributed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt / ISBN-13: 978-1-936976-62-1 / $17.99 Hardcover, 320 pages, Ages 12+) As a single woman with two cats, I’m…

    Miss Julie

    October 24, 2014
    awesomeness, books, reviews
    animals, books
  • See You Later, Alligator

    I’ve just started a new “stop the summer slide” session of Beginning Reader Storytime, the first time I’ve presented this program at my new library (it’s still new to me, really, even after almost two years here). For this community, I made this program drop-in, and the ages are entering K to entering 2nd grade…

    Miss Julie

    June 25, 2014
    awesomeness, be the best you can be, beginningreaderstorytime, classic picture books, early chapter books, early literacy, kids, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, literacy, picture books, preschool, programming, reading, storytime, summer reading
    Alligator, alligators, books, five little monkeys, k-2, librarian, literature, programs, youth librarians, youth services
  • Programming for Preschoolers: Take a Tip from Preschool Centers

    When I was still teaching preschool (oh how I love to talk about when I taught preschool) one of the early literacy tactics we employed was to integrate literature and literacy skills into every center. This meant having books with building themes in the block center, books about nature in the science center, having pads…

    Miss Julie

    January 19, 2014
    artsncrafts, awesomeness, be the best you can be, early childhood, early literacy, folk & fairy tales, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries-everywhere, library spaces, preschool, storytime, technology
    art, books, child approach, children, colored pencils, dramatic play, librarian, libraries, literature, preschool classroom, programs, youth librarians, youth services
  • egotism vs self worth

    In January 2013 I wrote a post that touched a raw, exposed nerve for many in the library world. One year later, I’m still amazed at the outpouring of reactions to that piece, and the variety of reactions it provoked. I’m also very proud of some of the projects that it inspired, including the very…

    Miss Julie

    January 15, 2014
    awards, awesomeness, be the best you can be, conferences, ethics, kids, largely unsubstantiated, Librarians, librarians…for TEENS!, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, libraries-everywhere, libraries…of the FUTURE, OPINIONS!, personal experience, professional development
    advocacy, community, librarians, self-worth, 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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