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Your Connection to Teen Reads

Breaking by Danielle RollinsBloomsbury USA Children’sPublication Date: June 6, 2017ISBN: 9781619637405 Charlotte has never been a top student at her prestigious, expensive, academically rigorous boarding school. Her best friends Ariel and Devon, however, are true Weston Prep material – freakishly smart and incredibly talented at a multitude of things. Understandably, Charlotte is reeling after they both commit suicide within weeks of each other – they were pretty much her only real family. LIBRARY AS MAKERSPACE. Pursuing excellence for library service to children. Here is a story, told in pictures, of five things I wasn’t prepared for before I became a storytime librarian: [Making finger puppets after a day at ALA Midwinter.

Pursuing excellence for library service to children

Image courtesy of the author; originally posted on Instagram.] 1. That I would chose to spend so much of my free time doing things I love that happen to relate to work. First of all, this is 100% my choice to spend my time researching beginning readers and making flannelboards. …how would you Hack Library School? Letters to a Young Librarian. Creative Library Displays. A Geek in Librarian's Clothing. Abby the Librarian. Teen Services Underground. The Librarian Who Doesn't Say Shhh! The Daring Librarian. Librarian Chat - All about Libraries and Books. Comic Strips.