Tag: gaming

• 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

• 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

• On the Front Lines

  I’m attending a small but mighty conference at the state capital called On the Front Lines this week, and I had the pleasure of presenting Tech for Tots to a lovely group yesterday afternoon. I’ve put together a Pinterest board of all the articles I used while putting the slide show together, so head over…

  Miss Julie

  March 13, 2012

  apps, awesomeness, different ways to read, early childhood, early literacy, librarians…for the CHILDREN!, libraries now!, OPINIONS!, participation, professional development, technology

  benedict cumberbatch, gaming, screen time, technology, touch screen technology, walton goggins