We all know how popular the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series is. If you have a child under, say, fifteen you know all about the misadventures of Greg Heffley. The books are unavoidable; like catnip for kids. Which is great! Except.... What if your child isn't a fan of the Wimpy Kid stories? What…
RiffTrax on hoopla
Are you a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000? If so, you may have heard of RiffTrax, which is written and performed by the MST3K folks but covers more genres than just science fiction. You can download the commentary tracks from their website to play along with their films, or (as I just discovered) hoopla has several…
Ten Terrific Back-To-School Books
To help with the tears, fears, and cheers in your family try these ten terrific back-to-school books.
Library Reads Picks To Place Your Holds On Now
There are some serious perks to being a librarian. Although I don't get to 'read at work all day' the way some stereotypes say, I do get to peek into the world of books long before they appear on the library shelves or on your eReader. Publishers know that librarians are avid book evangelists, so…
Pizza leads to literacy (everyone knows that)
What has 280 toes, eats 4 pizzas in an hour, and was recently featured in a podcast? Why, the Teen Pizza and Book Club at the Lake Forest Park Library, of course! Meeting on the first Tuesday of each month at the Lake Forest Park Library, Pizza and Books attracts between 6 and 18 readers between the…
Teen spotlight: Lil Smitty
While some people grew up singing in the shower, Marques (AKA Lil Smitty) grew up rapping in the shower. Now a high school graduate, Lil Smitty has two mixtapes under his belt and shows no signs of slowing down. When I interviewed him in June, Smitty had just dropped his newest mixtape, "PTW (Paved the Way).…
Viva VHS!
With countless streaming services at our disposal (hi there, hoopla!) and legions of Redboxes in every neighborhood, it's hard to believe that we once had to leave our homes and interact with a living, breathing, possibly sweating movie nerd to get our hands on the film of our choice (by the way, the legendary Scarecrow Video in Seattle's University District is still…
Dear Shelf Browser, Read This Book
My desk is a mishmash of cat paraphernalia, crafts made at library programs and notes I've found stuck in teen books. Some of the notes are skillful doodles, some statements of fact (apparently, "5th period = BORING!"). Others are book recommendations and words of encouragement ("stay strong, you can conquer your eating disorder"). Sticking everything up on my wall of awesome…
For Those About to Rock Band
If you're into a little competitive karaoke- or you just want to listen to some great music- check out these music lists from your library.
Three Classics Re-Told with a YA Twist
Books we call classics endure because their plots, characters, and themes captivate readers across decades and centuries. So it's no surprise that modern authors turn to them for inspiration. This is an especially popular trend in books for teens over the past few years with novels that put a YA spin on these classic novels…
1 - 10 of 22
- Go to page 1
- Go to page 2
- Go to page 3
- Next page
