by Leah Langby | May 3, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Flickr Creative Commons, Eli Christman I live in a bit of a popular culture bubble, and I’m often late to the game of hearing about what is hot. Last week, one month after the Netflix series based on the teen book by Jay Asher Thirteen Reasons Why was released,...
by Leah Langby | Apr 26, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
Teen groups from across the country read galleys and discuss books all year to select the books they think should be nominated for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten list. Then, teens from across the country have a chance to vote for their favorites, and the top...
by Leah Langby | Feb 22, 2017 | Keeping Up With Kids
From the Loveland Public LibraryWe all know that it can be challenging to ask for help about sensitive issues, especially for teens. The zit on their forehead feels and like a strobe light to them, and calling extra attention to it by asking for books or...
by Leah Langby | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Are you reading the posts about people’s inspiring trips to ALA, hearing incredible authors speak and getting inspired for the work they do? Are you feeling a little jealous? Well, SLJ has put together an online teen conference for FREE, where...
by Leah Langby | May 20, 2016 | Keeping Up With Kids
Thanks to Samantha Carpenter for this blog post!I did a passive program called Henna Hands in conjunction with a book display based on our bibliography One World, Many Cultures. It didn’t attract a ton of participants over the 3 weeks it was out (27), but I...
