Teen Book Discussion Blogs

Over at the Alternative Teen Services site, they're talking about teen book discussion blogs (the one at Seward Memorial Library is pictured). I can't help thinking that this is just the kind of thing DOPA would unfairly block. Already, one librarian complains that it's hard to get teens to comment because they can't access the blog from the schools.

Patrick Jones on SLJ cover

There's an excellent interview with Patrick Jones in the August issue of SLJ. I especially liked what he had to say about mentoring other librarians, since he was so encouraging this past year as I worked on my first professional book. Teen librarians as a group also owe a debt to Patrick, as the article points out. He's really been instrumental in shaping teen librarianship as a profession. I know we are all rooting for him as he starts a "new" career as a young adult author.

Interview with Robin Brenner

Here's a great interview with Robin Brenner of No Flying, No Tights! She talks about how she got interested in graphic novels and the book she's writing on Japanese manga.