tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77127457908529260372024-03-14T00:55:38.759-07:00Official BEA Librarian BloggerOfficial BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-62486892507702551552013-08-20T06:45:00.000-07:002013-08-20T06:45:23.261-07:00So wait...BEA is over!? You guys, has it *really* been 3 months since the awesome BEA conference!? My how time flies!<br />
As I go through catalogs for collection development at <a href="http://www.wcpltn.org/" target="_blank">my library </a>I am starting to see ALL the books that got ALL the buzz at the conference! And I feel like I earned SUPER cool points by adding them to our various collection lists BEFORE they were hot in the catalogs! Score!<br />
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So with BEA behind us, and another one on the horizon...how many months away is it....9...oh yeah, it'll be here before we know it, I bid adieu to all of you! <br />
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It's been a wonderful journey blogging on a professional level for BEA and having the opportunity to attend one of THE most awesome conferences in libraryland!<br />
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Thank you all for reading, commenting, and being all around awesome followers of the blog! I hope that you all got out of it as much as I was able to put into it!<br />
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I'd love to keep in touch and can be found around the Interwebs, favoring the ever popular <a href="http://www.twitter.com/LibrarianE13" target="_blank">Twitter </a>social media site! <br />
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Hope to chat with you soon!<br />
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Thank you all so much for an amazing opportunity! Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-48062661337177720962013-06-14T13:34:00.000-07:002013-06-14T13:34:00.062-07:00BEA Book & Author Breakfasts! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I was able to attend both the Adult and Children’s Book
& Author breakfasts offered during the conference – that being said, as
Rick Riordan said - the term “breakfast” is used rather loosely considering it
consists of a pitcher of OJ and pot of coffee and one bowl of bagels and
muffins to be divvied up amongst 10 people per table – and that’s just the
people who had tables – there was also chairs set up in rows in the back in
order to open the session up to more people (who can, coincidentally just bring
their own bagel and coffee or juice and enjoy it just the same) – but the “breakfast”
aside, because really, who is going to be able to focus on food at an event
that is chock full of awesome authors including Mary Pope Osborne, Veronica
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The event started out with the Emcee’s giving a brief
welcome note (or in Chelsea Handler’s case, a comedy sketch) which was chock
full of awesome and sang the praises of the authors and their works (both past
published and pre-pub titles), and was followed by 3 authors (how they picked
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Veronica Roth gave an outstanding speech about how humility
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Heartfelt stuff you
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Definitely worth the extra cost if you are able to swing it!
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Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-62202245541630316592013-06-12T15:17:00.000-07:002013-06-12T15:17:00.426-07:00BEA 2013 aka GET ALL THE FREE BOOKS...not really...read on :) <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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As I mentioned in my previous post – the whole ‘GET ALL THE
(FREE PRE-PUB) BOOKS’ was so NOT the angle I took in attending this conference.
I was in it for the panels, the knowledge and to fill up our order cart when I
got back to work from all those buzz panel titles mentioned, and to implement
ALL the awesome social media tactics I picked up in various sessions - among
other things! Meeting librarians I had spoken to only online (say HI Twitter
friends!) was a TOTAL perk for me! </div>
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However each morning when I walked in I saw a line of people
snaked around the lobby, people sitting with their coffee and copy of Publishers
Weekly, at 7:45am, waiting for the Exhibit Hall to open at 9AM. And to their
credit, there was MUCH MORE to the Exhibit Hall than the free books – AMAZING
NY Times bestselling authors were doing in-booth signings of their latest (and
to be released) books, there were 3 feature stages which hosted various
sessions for editors, publishers, authors, and even celebrities! Autographing
tables were set up to host hour long sessions for fans of their favorite books.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So yes, waiting in line = AWESOME. </div>
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And you know what you guys – the first time I stepped foot
in the exhibit hall I was SO overwhelmed. ALL the people, the big fluorescent lights,
the HUGE signs (thank goodness for the signs), the BOOKS, the random running
into Grumpy Cat and various celebrity authors as I perused the booths – and OH
THE AMAZING of it all. Seriously I had to stop a minute and look at my agenda
and see who was where when and WHY was I there again and, oh yeah, did I
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Never have I seen such dedicated readers, librarians,
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book! Truly amazing! </div>
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So yeah, totally NOT a GET ALL THE BOOKS conference – although
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Plus - if you missed some of the events being held in the exhibit hall, you can view the videos of author interviews and buzz panel presentations <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com%20/" target="_blank">here</a>! </div>
Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-76332592796360736012013-06-10T13:31:00.002-07:002013-06-10T13:31:57.241-07:00BEA leaves me breathless!I know erotica is like ALL THE RAGE now but c'mon you guys, get your minds outta the gutter because .... just read .... <br />
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Please ‘scuse me while I catch my breath …. BEA was last
week and after the catch up at work, I’m FINALLY able to fill you all in about
ALL THE AWESOME that BEA had to offer. </div>
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I’m telling you guys, if you’ve not gotten the chance to go before, it is definitely worth the conversation with your library director or
supervisor to try to carve out a wee bit from the budget to attend because let
me tell you – IT IS WORTH IT – and I’m not talking GET ALL THE ARCs worth it
(that’s another post and also – gasp – NOT the angle I was going for when I got
into this gig to begin with), I’m talking, expand your knowledge base, learn
how to promote your library, meet amazing people in the industry, get a first
peek at upcoming titles, really feel the LOVE for LIBRARIANS and libraries –
WORTH IT.</div>
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At first I was a little discouraged that ALL the people were
there to snag ALL THE ARCs – but then I saw the STANDING ROOM ONLY panel
sessions and my theory was quickly squashed because you guys – these sessions
were not your typical run of the mill – gather librarians for a panel – session
– these sessions included presenters from the BIG 6 publishers, Twitter, ALA,
and then some! Like TOP NOTCH people folks! Like, you have a question, you ask
it DIRECTLY to the publisher or editor on the panel – AND you GET AN ANSWER!
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In addition to the panel sessions, I was fortunate enough to
attend a couple of the Books & Authors breakfasts (more on that love in a
separate post), as well as wonder the Exhibit Hall and run into a certain
celebrity chef or two – ahem Giada & Anne Burrell. </div>
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But more on the intricacies of the conference later – I’ll
just tell you all – PLEASE, do all you can to score yourself a ticket to this
conference – I’m cannot emphasize enough how amazing it is and how exhilarating
and inspiring it is for us librarians!</div>
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Follow along over the next few posts as I take you through
MY journey at BEA 2013! </div>
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So with all of these social networks out there, you’re bound
to hear the phrase Personal Learning Network. And maybe at first glance you
think, “wait, ANOTHER network I need to join?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>- but no, this isn’t its own website like Twitter or Facebook or
LinkedIn – this is a group of people who help you on a professional level to
learn various things. And in my experience, a majority of the interactions are
online via social media sites. Although it’s a bonus if you get some face to
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So how can YOU get yourself a Personal Learning Network? </div>
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Get out there! Sign up for a Twitter account (it took me
months to finally relent and stop thinking it was silly and who wanted to hear
what I had to say!? ), create a Facebook page, and most importantly, INTERACT
on them – the interaction is the key element to maintaining your PLN. </div>
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concentrate on it on your off hours at home. Whatever you do – if you create an
account, and you realize that you can’t spend the time necessary to get out of
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I mean really – why bother.</div>
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Once you’re online, work on creating a reputation for
yourself – follow others – post articles relevant to your industry, and join in
on chats (twitter is famous for their various chats, varying from readers
advisory to author chats in the library field). And most of all – have FUN –
you never know who you will meet and who you will teach and learn from! </div>
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<a href="http://bit.ly/RxC9ng" target="_blank">Here</a> is a great article that goes a bit more into depth
about PLNs if you want to take a peek<br />
<br />
And<a href="http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/how-should-social-media-be-taught-schools" target="_blank"> this article</a> talks about social media in schools - which is another spin on the PLN </div>
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I recently read this article <a href="http://bit.ly/WaFjxh">http://bit.ly/WaFjxh</a>
, and it got me to thinking – is your library a trendsetter or a trend
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As it is in libraryland, things tend to change in the blink
of an eye – new devices are constantly being rolled out, software is being
updated, eBooks and publishing houses are changing terms hither and thither, and
then there are our patrons wanting to learn the latest and greatest of
EVERYTHING. </div>
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And what are libraries to do but … </div>
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Keep up …</div>
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Right? </div>
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And how DO you do it? How do you make sure that your staff
is aware of ALL the new things going on relevant to libraries?</div>
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Do you have an Emerging Technologies committee who work
together to keep an eye out for the trends?</div>
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Do you have a sole digital initiatives librarian who works
to implement things BEFORE they are hot – in essence, a trend SETTER? </div>
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Or do you just follow along as best you as you can and jump
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I think that the core of all of these trends should be YOUR
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I think that libraries need to really analyze THEIR patrons
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How do you handle the hustle and bustle of the new and
emerging technologies in the library field? </div>
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So I just saw that they posted the<a href="http://bea13.mapyourshow.com/5_0/sessions/index.cfm" target="_blank"> daily session grids </a>for
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Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-66754509368968577392013-04-02T06:21:00.000-07:002013-04-02T06:21:00.121-07:00The Best Of Us: A Book Review So now that the holidays are behind us you've settled back into your routine at work, and with reading right? <br />
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Good, I'm glad - because I want to share with you a book that I recently read that I absolutely fell in love with. Granted I adore<a href="http://www.sarahpekkanen.com/" target="_blank"> this author </a>to begin with and her latest work just captivated me and I swear my reading speed increased twofold!<br />
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If you are into authors such as <a href="http://www.jenniferweiner.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer Weiner</a>, <a href="http://www.emilygiffin.com/" target="_blank">Emily Giffin</a>, and <a href="http://www.allisonwinn.com/" target="_blank">Allison Winn Scotch</a>, you will also adore <a href="http://www.sarahpekkanen.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Pekkanen </a>: her characters are genuine, and imperfect; the situations they are in are realistic and will tug at your heart and leave you thinking well after you turned the last page.<br />
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Take a look at my review for her latest book - out April 9, 2013<br />
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Pekkanen’s fourth novel is like that first bite of a fresh from the oven chocolate chip cookie – it just feels like home. Following in the footsteps of her three other novels, the writing, the depth of characters and the story do not let the reader down. She paves her own path in women’s literature and continues to make a name for herself.</div>
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This story follows the lives of four couples as they reunite in Jamaica to celebrate their college friend’s 35<sup>th</sup> birthday. Throughout the novel we learn that their marriages are not what they seem; that the women struggle with things including fertility, health, self-esteem, and acceptance. The men, too, have their own issues with money, infidelity, and acceptance. </div>
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<br />Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-18455498483125260812013-03-26T08:43:00.000-07:002013-03-26T08:43:00.093-07:00The pressure to read...is ON ...or maybe it's just me?<br />
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You know that feeling … your book club meets next week and you promised to review that other new book on your blog or for a review publication…but really, all you want to do is take the pressure off and curl up with a book that YOU want to read WHEN you want to read it? Put aside the pressure to read’ for once. </div>
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As I continue on my ever evolving reading path, as a reader and as a librarian (sometimes this adds pressure – go figure <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span> ), I have found that my reading tastes tend to go in spurts. One week I’m die hard YA dystopian novels, the next week I’m die hard YA romance, and then the next week I want all fantasy/sci-fi OR on a completely different note,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>contemporary women’s fiction. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Sixteen year old Hazel Lancaster has been diagnosed with
stage IV thyroid cancer which has spread to her lungs. One day as she
begrudgingly attends her Cancer Support Group, she meets Augustus Waters, who
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strengths and passions and keeps her from showing any signs of weakness. In turn, Hazel finds a love she never thought
possible, a courage she didn’t know she had, and a joy that she thought she was
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unlike other books about this subject. He writes about cancer and its side
effects honestly through the eyes of a teenager and takes the reader into the
heart of two teenagers in love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now that you've all had a chance to take my advice and read (or reread) <u>The Fault In Our Stars</u>, I <i>have</i> to tell you about these amazing book-inspired
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FLqZH9l6ZbhdoIse0RzMvSWw&v=elwOuvXP040&feature=player_embedded"><i>Fault
In Our Stars</i> cupcakes</a>! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=FLqZH9l6ZbhdoIse0RzMvSWw&v=elwOuvXP040&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Check out the video</a> from BEA and HuffPost Books </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">– and I guarantee your mouth will be watering!</span>Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-17284653690473448552013-03-12T05:07:00.000-07:002013-03-12T05:07:00.394-07:00Social Media and Books<br />
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I recently attended<a href="http://bit.ly/W9bmmT" target="_blank"> this webinar </a>hosted by Publishers Weekly and just the next week, I came across <a href="http://huff.to/123OiTc" target="_blank">this article</a> online <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- nice timing right? Or nice sleuthing, either way you look at it! </div>
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At any rate, it got me to thinking about social media and the act of reading. Reading typically is a solitary activity – one you do curled up on your couch, or on the beach or over lunch or before bedtime … or is that what reading USED to be …</div>
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With all of the (constantly upgraded) eReaders and tablets out there I feel that reading is quickly becoming (or already IS) much more social than in years past. There are<a href="http://bit.ly/OFFAcc/" target="_blank"> social reading apps</a>, authors have online presence on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and their personal blogs. </div>
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Gone are the days of the “autographed” postcard being sent to fans via snail mail. And IN are the days of tweeting with your favorite author AS you read their novel (in ARC form or post publication). </div>
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IN are the days of publishers hosting twitter chats, doing cover reveals, and giveaways on Facebook and author blogs to really get the buzz going for the readers. </div>
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IN are the days of established authors helping out debut authors as they join forces in author panels at <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Home/" target="_blank">book festivals</a> across the country. </div>
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I’ll be honest, when I start reading a book, I immediately look for the author on twitter and hope that they have a presence, and that they actually interact<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- fortunately I’ve had much success and it really brings that much MORE to my reading experience. </div>
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Gone are the days of the introverted reader, and in are the days of interaction.</div>
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So get social – if it’s your thing!</div>
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It certainly makes reading more fun for me when I get to talk directly to the person who actually wrote the book! I mean it’s like talking to a celebrity when you tweet with authors right!</div>
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Do you connect with authors or publishers online? Do you think their presence hinders or enhances your reading experience?Let me know in the comments!</div>
Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-42690741733047105842013-03-05T07:03:00.000-08:002013-03-05T07:03:00.090-08:00New Adult <br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Basically it is that crossover genre between Young Adult and Adult (fiction) – a book that follows the characters around 18-23 years as they enter new adulthood, after college, or post high school … <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>think the HBO show ‘Girls’, or Meg McCafferty’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/VT3v70" target="_blank">Jessica Darling </a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://bit.ly/VT3v70" target="_blank">series</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> In the case of the Jessica Darling series, my library has it cataloged across sections with the first two books cataloged as YA, and the last two as Adult Fiction. I find it odd to separate a series like that, but for content purposes I can understand. However, if we had a New Adult section, those last two could be cataloged as such.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaking of such, I have heard of some libraries adding this subgenre as a category of its own within their fiction section. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> I feel like so much attention is focused on the main departments of children’s, teens, and adults, that those ‘new adults’ are getting the short end of the stick in some respects. Their novels are shelved either in Young Adult or Adult …. But we mustn’t forget the many <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/title/fifty-shades-of-grey/oclc/780307033&referer=brief_results" target="_blank">shades of grey</a> …. </span></div>
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Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-76907154909067023092013-02-19T07:56:00.000-08:002013-02-19T07:56:00.409-08:00So many books....so little time! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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You know the feeling – you’re in the midst of an awesome
book and then ALL of your holds come in AT THE SAME TIME, and coincidentally
(or not), the new release you were waiting on hits the shelves and it is one
that you MUST purchase and read RIGHT THIS MINUTE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh and you have that book to review for your library
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And then while you bask in the glow of ALL THE NEW SHINY
BOOKS, you are brought back to reality and think – YES, I DO have to be a
responsible human being and I can’t live under a rock in order to read ALL THE
THINGS on my (growing on the daily)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To
Be Read List … right???</div>
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YES! There IS salvation in sight!</div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> has a great feature where you can make lists and
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the books you loved, and hey…it’s even SOCIAL. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>So you can link up with others and discuss the
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So, when you are going through your various GoodReads lists, you can go into your library’s OPAC and create a wishlist of those titles, instead of putting them on hold, so YOU control when you want to read them! With a simple click they can go from your wishlist, to your holds list, to in your hands or on your eReader! </div>
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How do you manage your To-Be-Read list? </div>
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I was driving home from my book club the other night and I
got to thinking: what makes a book club click? </div>
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What types of books really get
the conversation heated to the point where you don’t even need to consult your
list of discussion questions because the conversation just flows?</div>
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Then I got to thinking about <a href="http://www.sjpl.org/tags/online-book-club" target="_blank">virtual book clubs</a>, because,
these days, everything is online and available as an<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodreads/id355833469?mt=8" target="_blank"> app</a> or blog or even a <a href="http://www.skype.com/" target="_blank">video conference. </a> </div>
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That puts the whole notion of a book club on a different
level – no longer face to face, but computer screen to computer screen, where
people are interacting in the comments of a blog post, or over the airwaves in
a Skype chat, or in a chatroom. </div>
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But I think despite the varying ways a book club can be held
– it all comes down to the people in it, the books they select, whether it be
via consensus or picking from a hat – the book- weather read in print or
electronic format being the glue that holds the group together. The discussion
questions, weather thought out before or made up on the fly, drawing the
readers together. </div>
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Nancy Pearl also has some great ideas for book clubs: <a href="http://www.nancypearl.com/?page_id=1190." target="_blank">take a peek! </a><br />
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Do you belong to a book club? Is it virtual or face to face?
Do you think that makes a difference in the interactions at each meeting? </div>
Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-69225534278778212502013-01-29T09:36:00.000-08:002013-01-29T09:36:00.638-08:00Gadget Zoos and eBooks Oh My! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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And it’s getting talked about everywhere, including one of
my go-to sites, <a href="http://www.mashable.com/" target="_blank">Mashable</a>. You can read their thoughts <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/01/22/library-use-study-pew/" target="_blank">here.</a></div>
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The study basically goes over how libraries are used in
various communities, particularly when it comes to eBooks and technology in
general. It goes on to discuss how libraries are adjusting their services to
meet the needs of their patrons in this digital age.</div>
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And this got me to thinking – what does your library do to
meet these needs in a time when ALL THE THINGS are going online? </div>
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It’s crazy how in one shift on the reference desk, I can
have one patron come in wanting to know where the card catalog, the literal
paper card catalog, and I have to explain that it’s all online now and point
them to the OPAC. And then the next interaction involves a patron asking for my
help in downloading eBooks to their brand-new-out -of -the -box iPad. </div>
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So, my library has adjusted … in the form of Gadget Zoos and
eBooks 101 workshops.</div>
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We purchase the latest and greatest devices, tinker with
them, download books to them, create <a href="http://lib.williamson-tn.org/elibrary/reads_home.html" target="_blank">step by step instructions </a>for downloading
said books, and basically get to know them…you know, as well as you can get to
know a device.<span style="font-family: Wingdings;"></span> Then we release them to the public in a Gadget
Zoo workshop where we teach our patrons all we know in hopes that it helps them
to make an informed purchasing decision. </div>
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Oh, and we<a href="http://lib.williamson-tn.org/circ/ereader_circ_policy.html" target="_blank"> circulate</a> Nooks and Kindles so if they like what
they learn at the class, they can check one out and see if they still like it
in action! </div>
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In our eBooks 101 workshops we go over the OverDrive website
and what an eBook is and a little bit about publisher restrictions. We then
break out into device specific groups and show them exactly how to download
their ebooks and answer any questions they may have. A lot of troubleshooting as
you can imagine. But also a lot of fun and our patrons are incredibly thankful
for this service. </div>
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But enough about what my library does, what does your
library do to keep up with the trends? </div>
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Wow! It’s so great to be here! I'm so excited to share my thoughts and insights about the library field with you all! </div>
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I’ve been pondering this first post for the better part of a week … I
could talk about that interesting <a href="http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/01/22/library-services/" target="_blank">Pew Internet study</a> that hit the interwebs earlier
this week … or how<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/mediapresscenter/americaslibraries/soal2012/new-focus-on-ebooks" target="_blank"> eBooks are taking a toll on libraries and publishing</a> … or
how book clubs are awesome and every<a href="http://lib.williamson-tn.org/reference/readers_corner.html" target="_blank"> library </a>should have one or three … however, I chose
to leave those beefy posts for a bit later. And tell you a little about me because
it’s always nice to know a little about the voice behind the voice, if you know
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So grab your coffee and prop up your feet … go ahead … I’ll
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So remember when you interviewed for your first library job,
or if you’re not there yet, when you got asked that age old question “Why do you
want to be a librarian?” </div>
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To that I answer: I have a passion for reading (don’t we
all) and I enjoy working with all kinds of people, which is a good thing
considering I interact with a variety of folks on a daily basis. But the BEST part, in my opinion, is ALL of
the questions I get to ask every day! I thrive on questions and answers and am
forever asking my coworkers, my twitter followers, and my family and friends
oodles of questions. Even questioning things that I know the answer to, just do
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And second best is the technology – oh the technology
involved in librarianship – staggering how fast it moves huh!? Part of my job is to learn and to actively
keep up with this technology….and, well, I’ll be honest, it makes my heart skip
a beat. </div>
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But that’s enough about me – tell me about you dear readers –
why did you decide to be a librarian? Or if you’re pursuing your MLS, what made
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Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-39226873664966191722013-01-23T10:53:00.000-08:002013-01-23T12:53:50.450-08:00Welcome to the New 2013 Official BEA Librarian Blogger: Erin Holt<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;">Before we introduce the 2013 Official BEA Librarian Blogger, we want to
thank our 2012 Official BEA Librarian Blogger, Julie Jurgens. Julie was a pleasure to work with on our Librarian Blog for BEA 2012.</span><span style="color: #555544; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfFpbwFnbNEOUllWI2iI3SztexMh6-CTGB8abeXHRQy8c9KZxm7YWQFJcxNmI33fKrscnGmddT88wpeopsdx2kfQBZF47HRvtTzHcWHWVTBCaT0MKRshMnNz40FufwIemmNzYu5PEFdM/s1600/ErinH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfFpbwFnbNEOUllWI2iI3SztexMh6-CTGB8abeXHRQy8c9KZxm7YWQFJcxNmI33fKrscnGmddT88wpeopsdx2kfQBZF47HRvtTzHcWHWVTBCaT0MKRshMnNz40FufwIemmNzYu5PEFdM/s200/ErinH.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Now we would like to welcome the 2013 Official BEA
Librarian Blogger: Erin Holt, Reference Librarian in Franklin, TN. Erin loves
young adult literature, social media and inter library loan; she looks forward to
ending each day with her nose in a book, letting her imagination run free.
Before attending library school, Erin worked in advertising in New York City.
You can follow her on twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/LibrarianE13">twitter.com/LibrarianE13</a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">,
and, of course, here on the Official BEA Librarian Blog!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Please join us in giving Erin a warm welcome to the BEA blogosphere! We're so excited to be working with Erin this year and can't wait to start hearing her thoughts &
insights; and we're sure she'll start some dynamic conversations with all our
Librarian followers about the industry and BEA!
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Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-91851465122498533272012-05-24T13:29:00.001-07:002012-05-24T13:29:55.422-07:00Summer Reading<span id="internal-source-marker_0.7296204881434598" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Last summer I wrote a long and rambling post about my dislike of summer reading, which </span><a href="http://himissjulie.com/2011/06/08/summer-reading-pain-in-my/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">you can read here.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
I still have most of those same feelings, and really wish that our
education system would change for the better, but on the whole I really
do enjoy summer reading and the fun, festive atmosphere it provides
around reading and literature. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I
also like that in recent years, having a summer reading program for
adults has begun to gain more traction in more libraries. On </span><a href="http://www.wbez.org/story/front-and-center-literacy-series-96251"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">WBEZ lately they’ve been stating a statistic that 53% of adults have “low or limited reading skills.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">”
While most probably think of summer reading as a way to reward current
leisure readers (who already see reading as its own reward and really
don’t need or perhaps want an added incentive) I wonder which, if any,
libraries are using summer reading as a chance to reach out to, program
for, and otherwise engage and assist those struggling with illiteracy or
limited literacy. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Many communities and librarians have been arguing lately about what people are reading (mostly </span><a href="http://www.averageslob.com/2012/05/09/libraries-banning-50-shades-of-grey/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">women </span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/should-there-be-a-rating-system-for-ya-books_b51854"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">teenagers</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">
but that’s a whole discussion unto itself) but perhaps those energies
would be better focused on actually making sure people can read, period,
rather than being the </span><a href="http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/if-information-is-food-ctd/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Good Taste and Worthwhile Literature Police</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What do you think? </span>Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-79374410312460965972012-05-04T12:44:00.002-07:002012-05-04T12:44:56.990-07:00Author Visits<span id="internal-source-marker_0.8764034481349278" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How
many libraries have hosted author visits for their communities? An
author visit is such an excellent way to get your users engaged in the
library and to explore the breadth of an author’s work.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My library recently hosted author</span><a href="http://www.adamselzer.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Adam Selzer</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">,
who is a terrific person to bring in because he’s very prolific and
he’s written a wide range of books--from middle grade to adult
nonfiction--that have wide appeal. When I booktalked his books to a
bunch of fifth graders, the most popular title was actually his
nonfiction book about ghostbusting, titled </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. The kids were really excited to tell me their own ghostly experiences and it generated a great conversation.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A lot of authors will do on site visits with varying costs, and even more authors will do Skype visits for free.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Have you ever brought an author to your library? How did it go? </span>Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-84223332437912585482012-03-19T09:54:00.001-07:002012-03-19T09:57:17.169-07:00eBooks: A Guest Post by Toby Greenwalt<div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This month's post comes from Toby Greenwalt, a digital branch manager and reference librarian in suburban Chicago who is passionate about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="LINE-HEIGHT: 19px">exploring the intersection of libraries, technology, and community</span>.</span></span> He blogs at <a title="http://theanalogdivide.com/" href="http://theanalogdivide.com/">theanalogdivide.com</a> and tweets as @theanalogdivide.<br /><br /></i><div style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Times; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.3363490125630051" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">So there I was. Early this morning, working the Reader’s Advisory desk, greeted by what has now become a familiar sight. A frequent patron, voracious reader, with an extensive hold list and very particular tastes. And one of the last people you’d expect to see behind a computer. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">“I just got this Kindle,” she said, opening up her purse. “Can I use it to check out eBooks from the library?” </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Two months ago, this was an exciting transaction. Today, it’s a harbinger of what’s sure to be a frustrating time for all parties. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Helping a patron discover new reading material should be an easy transaction, right? Locate book, remove from shelf, hand to patron. eBooks have gotten folks excited about reading in a way that hasn’t happened since vampires first discovered glitter. And libraries have been on board from the start. From buying Rocket eReaders over a decade ago, to offering downloadable eBooks via Overdrive around 2004, to providing hands-on training to every Nook, Kindle, and Kobo that comes in through the door, librarians have been laying the groundwork for this eBook revolution for years. Which makes it a shame that the industry is taking a step back in its dealings with us. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Let’s take this patron that I spoke with this morning. I walked her over to a computer and we started browsing our eBook collection. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">“I really like J.D. Robb. Do you have her new one, </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Celebrity in Death</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">?” </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Hoo boy. We have nearly every volume of Eve Dallas’ adventures, but not the newest one. Robb publisher Penguin recently chose to stop offering eBooks to libraries, making any future “In Death” titles off-limits to eBook readers. Similarly, other Big 6 publishers (Hachette, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan) refuse to sell eBooks to libraries at all. Our patrons certainly don’t keep track of which imprint is responsible for which title, and many of us are now scrambling to come up ways with ways to respond to this newfound wrinkle. It’s made the library role in the discovery process quite difficult, and quite frustrating. Some librarians are even wondering if we should</span><a title="http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/" href="http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/"><span title="http://librarianbyday.net/2012/03/07/should-libraries-get-out-of-the-ebook-business/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"> get out of the eBook game entirely</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">But I’m convinced the library and publishing industries can find common ground. To reach this point, we’ve got to work together. Libraries continue to play a vital role in helping the public discover new reading material. According to </span><a title="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2011/11/opinion/editorial/proof-positive-editorial/" href="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2011/11/opinion/editorial/proof-positive-editorial/"><span title="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2011/11/opinion/editorial/proof-positive-editorial/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">a study commissioned by </span><span title="http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2011/11/opinion/editorial/proof-positive-editorial/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Library Journal</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">, over 50 percent of all library users go on to purchase titles by authors discovered at the library. A little creativity can help our respective industries develop mutually agreeable solutions. Librarians have been working to develop a solution, as groups like </span><a title="http://libraryrenewal.org/" href="http://libraryrenewal.org/"><span title="http://libraryrenewal.org/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Library Renewal</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> and </span><a title="http://gluejar.com/" href="http://gluejar.com/"><span title="http://gluejar.com/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(17,85,204); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Gluejar </span></a></b><b style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">can attest. </span></b></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Times; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><b style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><br /></span></b></div> <div style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: Times; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"><b style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">There’s plenty of room for libraries to help turn checkouts into sales. But we can’t do it without the circulations themselves.</span></b></div><br /></div>Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-28376491735480775592012-02-09T11:07:00.000-08:002012-02-09T11:08:34.906-08:00Tools Librarians Will Love!Like a lot of librarians I know, I've become deeply smitten with<a title="http://pinterest.com/" href="http://pinterest.com/"> Pinterest</a>, the online bulletin board, where<a title="http://pinterest.com/himissjulie/" href="http://pinterest.com/himissjulie/"> I've collected </a>program ideas, recipes, book suggestions, and, for especially for you this Valentine's Day, some <a title="http://pinterest.com/himissjulie/a-literary-valentine-s-day-/" href="http://pinterest.com/himissjulie/a-literary-valentine-s-day-/">Literary Valentines</a>! I keep myself organized at home and work with physical bulletin boards, so I really liked that I could start doing the same thing digitally. There's a growing number of librarians, authors, and publishers on Pinterest (including<a title="http://pinterest.com/bookexpoamerica/" href="http://pinterest.com/bookexpoamerica/"> BEA!</a>), so there's a lot of things ready to be discovered. Right now Pinterest is invite only, but they are not too hard to get a hold of---I'd bet if you're on twitter and put a call out, someone could send one your way pretty quickly.<br /><br />There's also a bunch of literary tumblrs, which are more for fun but can also be looked at as interesting marketing tools for libraries. <a title="http://www.themillions.com/2012/02/dashboard-more-like-bookshelf-your-guide-to-literary-tumblrs.html" href="http://www.themillions.com/2012/02/dashboard-more-like-bookshelf-your-guide-to-literary-tumblrs.html">The Millions</a> has a nice round up of literary tumblrs, including one of my favorites,<a title="http://awesomepeoplereading.tumblr.com/" href="http://awesomepeoplereading.tumblr.com/"> Awesome People Reading</a>. There's also the<a title="http://librarianheygirl.tumblr.com/" href="http://librarianheygirl.tumblr.com/"> librarianheygirl tumblr</a>, starring everyone's favorite dude Ryan Gosling, which is very therapeutic to read on the roughest of days.<br /><br />Do you use Pinterest or Tumblr? Have any great ones to share? Let us know in the comments!Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-22505527384962318432012-01-17T06:23:00.000-08:002012-01-17T06:25:28.738-08:00Reading Resolutions<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Happy New Year, BEA buddies! We’re only a couple of weeks into 2012 and I’ve already read a couple of great books, including </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Shattering</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by </span><a title="http://www.karenhealey.com/" href="http://www.karenhealey.com/"><span title="http://www.karenhealey.com/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Karen Healey</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> and </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Sparks : the epic, completely true blue, (almost) holy quest of Debbie</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by </span><a title="http://sjadamsbooks.blogspot.com/" href="http://sjadamsbooks.blogspot.com/"><span title="http://sjadamsbooks.blogspot.com/" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">S.J. Adams</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">. As I continue into the year, I wanted to share with you some reading resolutions I’ve come up with for myself: </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">1. Read outside of my comfort zone. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">For my job, I read a lot of picture books and other juvenile materials (beginning readers, chapter books, board books, etc), and for leisure reading I read a lot of young adult and science fiction and fantasy. I harbor no reading shame, but I also feel a bit of need to flex the critical reading skills I acquired in college. I have a Virginia Woolf book sitting on my shelf (which was a gift from a beloved college professor) that I have yet to read. I also have a lovely hardcover edition of </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Ulysses </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">that my late mother bought for me ages ago that I want to have a go at, perhaps while eating a proper Irish breakfast somewhere. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">2. Do a better job of tracking my reading in Goodreads.</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">I use goodreads to sort books that I’ve read into categories that I can turn to when I get reader’s advisory questions, or when I need books for a storytime. I am pretty good about tracking my reading, but I need to be more diligent about it, and do a better job with making notes about how I use certain books, or which books would suit which readers. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Times New Roman; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">3. Be more willing to let books go. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">I, like everyone else, only have so much time--yet I have this terrible habit of sticking with books far longer than I should. I’ve spent days reading books that bring me absolutely no enjoyment, but I have this sick need to finish what I’ve started. (And when that book happens to be the first in a series? Oh mylanta.) So I’m resolving to stick to a 50 page rule and let books go if they’re not doing it for me.</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">How about you--do you have any reading resolutions for the new year? And what books have you started off 2012 with?</span><br clear="all">Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-44284935919527357432011-12-15T06:21:00.000-08:002011-12-15T06:24:19.500-08:00Book Gift-Buying Guide<span id="internal-source-marker_0.35078675241973756" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Seems like this time of year everyone has a “Best of” list or a gift-buying guide, so I figured why shouldn’t I have one as well? </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">2011 Releases</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">, in no particular order:</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">I Want My Hat Back</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Jon Klassen Good for: children who froth at the mouth when the alligator eats the monkeys during “Five Little Monkeys Swingin’ in the Tree”, meme lovers (this book has spawned a ton of imitators, check it out), Charley Harper fans. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Hark! A Vagrant!</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Kate Beaton Good for: history nerds, literature nerds, middle and high schoolers who hate their history class, fans of Drunk History on funny or die.</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Star Trek Book of Opposites</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">David Borgenicht</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">. Good for: nerds with babies, nerds. Did I mention nerds? People who have trouble with opposites. </span><br /><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32583.David_Borgenicht" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Every Thing On It</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Shel Silverstein Good for: Poetry lovers, children, Johnny Cash fans (you can check and see if they know that Shel wrote “A Boy Named Sue” and was actually quite a formidable musician in his own right (write? right)).</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Press Here</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Herve Tullet. Good for: anyone with a soul and a sense of wonder. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Conductor</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by </span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4857329.Laetitia_Devernay" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4857329.Laetitia_Devernay"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4857329.Laetitia_Devernay" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Laetitia Devernay</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">. Good for: music geeks. Every time they read the book, they can play a different piece of music and totally change their experience. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Beauty Queens </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">by Libba Bray. Good for: Ironic fans of </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">America’s Next Top Model</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">, </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Toddlers and Tiaras</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">, pretty much any reality show ever, crazysauce yet brave writing. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Anna and the French Kiss</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Stephanie Perkins. Good for: Romance fans, Francophiles, movie buffs. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Backlist Beauties, </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">again in no particular order:</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Boxed set of the </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Time Quartet</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Madeline L’Engle. Good for: children who like speculative fiction, adults who like speculative fiction, those who like a faith message in their fiction, anyone who loves tall, gangly gingers (*raises hand*). </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Anything by Russell Hoban. Good for: speculative fiction fans (</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Ridley Walker</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">), children who sing to themselves (the </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Frances</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> books), children and adults who are precociously philosophical (</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">A Mouse and His Child</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">).</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Sunshine</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Robin McKinley. Good for: people who give gifts out of their own selfish motivations rather than in the spirit of the season. You give this book to </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Twilight</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> fans hoping to destroy their devotion to Mary Sue--I mean, Bella. </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Freak Observer</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by Blythe Woolston. Good for: women and girls who feel like they’re never good or pretty enough, fans of </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Harold and Maude</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> and </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Being There.</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Suggested to me by my good friends on Twitter.</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> I can’t personally recommend these, but I trust my Twitter pals:</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">A History of the World in 100 Objects</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/518030.Neil_MacGregor" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/518030.Neil_MacGregor"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/518030.Neil_MacGregor" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/518030.Neil_MacGregor" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Neil MacGregor</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Paris Wife</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/290189.Paula_McLain" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/290189.Paula_McLain"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/290189.Paula_McLain" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/290189.Paula_McLain" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Paula McLain</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">The Night Circus </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">by Erin Morgenstern</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3046613.Ransom_Riggs" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3046613.Ransom_Riggs"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3046613.Ransom_Riggs" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3046613.Ransom_Riggs" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Ransom Riggs</span></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Recommended by: </span><a title="http://twitter.com/#%21/pnkrcklibrarian/status/145536086934949888" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/pnkrcklibrarian/status/145536086934949888"><span title="http://twitter.com/#%21/pnkrcklibrarian/status/145536086934949888" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://twitter.com/#!/pnkrcklibrarian/status/145536086934949888</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Aesop's Fables: A Pop-Up Book of Classic Tales</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6945.Kees_Moerbeek" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6945.Kees_Moerbeek"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6945.Kees_Moerbeek" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6945.Kees_Moerbeek" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Kees Moerbeek</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">,</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/130649.Bruce_Whatley" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/130649.Bruce_Whatley"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/130649.Bruce_Whatley" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/130649.Bruce_Whatley" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Bruce Whatley</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> (Illustrator),</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3180036.Chris_Beatrice" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3180036.Chris_Beatrice"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3180036.Chris_Beatrice" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3180036.Chris_Beatrice" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Chris Beatrice</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> (Illustrator)</span><br /><a title="http://twitter.com/#%21/klmpeace/status/145591291500167168" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/klmpeace/status/145591291500167168"><span title="http://twitter.com/#%21/klmpeace/status/145591291500167168" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://twitter.com/#!/klmpeace/status/145591291500167168</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> (Kim also recommended </span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Every Thing On It</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">)</span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Sandman Slim</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> series by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/37557.Richard_Kadrey" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/37557.Richard_Kadrey"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/37557.Richard_Kadrey" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/37557.Richard_Kadrey" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Richard Kadrey</span></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Recommended by: </span><a title="http://twitter.com/#%21/AbelUndercity/status/145517073093771264" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AbelUndercity/status/145517073093771264"><span title="http://twitter.com/#%21/AbelUndercity/status/145517073093771264" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://twitter.com/#!/AbelUndercity/status/145517073093771264</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Serious Men: A Novel</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3338915.Manu_Joseph" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3338915.Manu_Joseph"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3338915.Manu_Joseph" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3338915.Manu_Joseph" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Manu Joseph</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Recommended by: </span><a title="http://twitter.com/#%21/lizzieskurnick/status/145517852986834945" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/lizzieskurnick/status/145517852986834945"><span title="http://twitter.com/#%21/lizzieskurnick/status/145517852986834945" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://twitter.com/#!/lizzieskurnick/status/145517852986834945</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">A Ship for The King</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Richard Woodman</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Ready Player One</span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> by</span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31712.Ernest_Cline" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31712.Ernest_Cline"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31712.Ernest_Cline" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </span><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31712.Ernest_Cline" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Ernest Cline</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Recommended by: </span><a title="http://twitter.com/#%21/kdnorthrup/status/145529889070657536" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/kdnorthrup/status/145529889070657536"><span title="http://twitter.com/#%21/kdnorthrup/status/145529889070657536" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://twitter.com/#!/kdnorthrup/status/145529889070657536</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">, </span><a title="http://twitter.com/#%21/kdnorthrup/status/145529417022701570" href="http://twitter.com/#%21/kdnorthrup/status/145529417022701570"><span title="http://twitter.com/#%21/kdnorthrup/status/145529417022701570" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">http://twitter.com/#!/kdnorthrup/status/145529417022701570</span></a><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/88630.Richard_Woodman" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"></span></a><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none">You can find more information about all of these books via the </span><a title="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/882228?shelf=2011gitftworthy" href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/882228?shelf=2011gitftworthy"><span title="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/882228?shelf=2011gitftworthy" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000099; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Goodreads list</span></a><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 15px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; FONT-VARIANT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> I put together. Please try and support independent booksellers for your holiday gift giving, and you can always go to your local library to try before you buy. Happy holidays everyone!</span>Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-3387964512272881022011-11-21T06:38:00.000-08:002011-11-21T06:41:37.488-08:00Thanks<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">I’m not big on holidays. When I was growing up my family didn’t make a big deal out of celebrating, an attitude which I’ve continued as an adult. I certainly don’t humbug anyone else’s celebrations, but for myself, holidays are mostly days where I don’t have to be at work and can gleefully spend binge reading novels or watching a marathon of favorite television shows.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Holidays are also a time when I indulge my favorite pastime, Thinking Too Much About Things. Right now I’m sure every library has a display of Thanksgiving books out, and I can’t help but cringe when I think about how many of those books--especially ones for children--are full of blatant misrepresentations of the “first” Thanksgiving and Native American peoples. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">The </span><a title="http://oyate.org/" href="http://oyate.org/"><span title="http://oyate.org/" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline;">Oyate</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"> website, which I learned about in library school as a multicultural resource, lists recommended books on the topic of Thanksgiving. This list, unless I am missing something, lists six books. Six.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">How many Thanksgiving books do you currently have on display? Sixty? One hundred and sixty? Are any of them the books recommended by Oyate as being the “...most culturally appropriate and historically accurate books” available? (The blog </span><a title="http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/" href="http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/"><span title="http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline;">American Indians in Children’s Literature</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"> is also an excellent resource on this topic). And how many of the books in your collection are on Oyate’s </span><a title="http://www.oyate.org/resources/booklist.html" href="http://www.oyate.org/resources/booklist.html"><span title="http://www.oyate.org/resources/booklist.html" style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline;">list of books to avoid</span></a><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">It’s our job as librarians to provide the best information for our users, using a variety of tools and skills to make these judgments. There’s no one out there, I think, willing to cull their collection so drastically to leave only six books on such a popular topic...but maybe we should be. Maybe we should just buy multiple copies of books that we know to be accurate and appropriate. Perhaps then more books that adhere to those standards would be published. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">This might be why I don’t get too deeply involved in holidays. Eventually I end up in a morass of conflicting thoughts and feelings, wondering what the right way to celebrate is, what the right thing to do is. The curse of Thinking Too Much About Things. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Here’s the full list of books recommended by Oyate. You’ll notice that many of them have publication dates from the mid nineties, with the most current one being 2001. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Recommended Books about Thanksgiving</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Bruchac, Margaret M. (Abenaki), and Catherine Grace O'Neill, </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001, grades 4-up</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Hunter, Sally M. (Ojibwe), </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Four Seasons of Corn: A Winnebago Tradition.</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"> Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1997, grades 4-6.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Peters, Russell M. (Wampanoag), </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1992, grades 4-6.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Regguinti, Gordon (Ojibwe), </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">The Sacred Harvest: Ojibway Wild Rice Gathering</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1992, grades 4-6.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Seale, Doris (Santee/Cree), Beverly Slapin, and Carolyn Silverman (Cherokee), eds., </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective.</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"> Berkeley: Oyate, 1998, teacher resource.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Swamp, Jake (Mohawk), </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message</span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">. New York: Lee & Low, 1995, all grades.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Wittstock, Laura Waterman (Seneca), </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Ininatig's Gift of Sugar: Traditional Native Sugarmaking. </span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1993, grades 4-6</span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">On a cheerier note, I did ask my twitter librarian friends what they were thankful for this year. A lot of them were thankful for their jobs...period; others were thankful that their jobs are so challenging in many ways; others were thankful for great coworkers and wonderful patrons. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">This year I’m thankful for all of those things. I’m thankful I’ve found different, enriching ways to develop as an information professional (including writing for this blog), and I’m thankful that I have a job that I enjoy and am good at, and I am thankful that librarians everywhere continue to fight the good fight for what they believe in. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none;">What are you thankful for?</span>Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712745790852926037.post-63230923320362329292011-10-17T11:45:00.000-07:002011-10-17T11:46:54.388-07:00The Cybil Awards; or,"if you liked it then you should have put a medal on it."Getting an award is a major achievement for any artist, and often provides a bump in prestige and notoriety than can make careers or break them. Awards are mostly joyous occasions (<a title="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111017/us-books-nominee-withdraws/" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20111017/us-books-nominee-withdraws/">with some notable exceptions</a>) that honor hard work and The <a title="http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template="" href="http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/browse.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&stype=BPMA" filepublishtitle="Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&stype=">American Library Association gives several awards</a> every year, two of the most well known being the Newbery and the Caldecott, and of course there’s the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize, and my personal favorite, the Cybils awards.<br /><br />So what are the Cybils? The cybils are the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ book awards. If you’re not aware of/into the kidlit book blogging community, you’re missing some excellent reviews, discussions, interviews, and other invaluable resources, all written by extremely passionate and informed writers. I asked Anne Levy, the “Cybils Overlord” as she is known, why the book blogging community felt the need to start their own award and how they made it happen:<br /><br />“The Cybils Awards began with a stray comment left on a book blog in 2006. The blogger complained the [now defunct] Quills were little more than a popularity contest, while her commenters moaned the ALA awards had gotten too snooty. So I chimed in saying if we’re all so smart, how come we don’t have our own awards? It didn’t take long for the comments, emails and blog posts to start flowing. Within days, we had a name , a blog, 80 volunteers and a mission to strike a middle ground, picking the books we found both literary and kid-friendly.’<br /><br />“Now in our sixth season, Cybils boasts nearly 120 volunteers – all children’s and YA book bloggers – and just added an 11th genre, book apps. The contest spans from cradle to college, with books for tots and teens and everyone in between. Our schedule is roughly the same every year: nominations run Oct. 1st through 15th, with short lists posted on New Year’s Day and the winners announced on Valentine’s Day.”<br /><br />I got involved with the Cybils last year, after they put a call out for judges in the easy reader/early chapter book category. I have to admit, it was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun. I got to read a whole lot of books that I might not have picked up otherwise, and I was forced to put on my critical thinking hat while I was reading, which is something I don’t always think to do. This year I am a second round judge for <a title="http://www.cybils.com/2011-nominations-fantasyscience-fiction.html" href="http://www.cybils.com/2011-nominations-fantasyscience-fiction.html">YA Fantasy and Science Fiction</a>, which I’m extremely excited about. Speculative fiction is my first love, and its an honor to be a part of the second round judging for such a popular and coveted category.<br /><br />I think the Cybils awards are a unique addition to the award landscape. Beginning with the nomination process, the Cybils get people talking about and reviewing books for roughly five months, which is great for authors and publishers alike. The panelists and judges also get the chance to read widely and critically, which will make for better reviewers and reader’s advisors in the long run. And throughout the process, the teams of judges have deep, rich discussions about the books (and now <a title="http://www.cybils.com/2011-nominations-book-apps.html" href="http://www.cybils.com/2011-nominations-book-apps.html">book apps</a>) that they are judging, which allows kidlit enthusiasts to meet new people and forge new relationships and partnerships.<br /><br />So this fall and winter, keep an eye on the C<a title="http://www.cybils.com/" href="http://www.cybils.com/">ybils site</a>. You’ll see reviews and updates periodically, and who knows--you might just discover your new favorite book in the process!Official BEA Librarian Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10251611464367228106noreply@blogger.com1