App of the Week: Boopsie BookCheck
Name:Boopsie BookCheck CCPL mobile Platform: Android, iPhone,iPad, J2ME, Palm OS, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry. Cost: Requires access to a library using Boopsie for mobile access. You...
View ArticleYALSA’s Secretary says “Get Involved”
In a podcast during the 2011 elections, Sarajo Wentling urged YALSA members to get involved.’ Having been with YALSA for 13 years and serving on various boards and committees, our 2012 secretary...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Facebook Messenger
Title: Facebook Messenger Platform: iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android devices. Cost: Free. Facebook Messenger is an app designed by the popular social networking site to be able to send a message to...
View Article30 Days of How-To #13- How to Create Powerpoint Games
Do you think Powerpoint is just for presentations? Meetings? Display? Think again. Powerpoint can also be used to create cool trivia and strategy games. Creating trivia games is easy. Simply write down...
View ArticleBringing Your Library to Your Teens
What do your teens like to do? My county has a large population of teens who are interested in comic books, anime, and gaming. As any good library system, my system offers plenty of programming to draw...
View ArticleThe Reason for the Season
With Thanksgiving over, winter break is fast approaching, and for most of us, that means an influx of teen patrons and their younger siblings. ‘ So, what’s a librarian to do with all these kids and...
View ArticleHarris Burdick Inspires Teens to Write On
There are so many great fiction books on the 2012 Best Fiction for Young Adults list that it was hard to pick just one to highlight. So, I fell back on an old favorite. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick...
View ArticleOwn the Night with Anna Dressed in Blood
For those of you who don’t already know, the Collaborative Summer Library Program‘s teen theme for 2012 is “Own the Night”, which calls to mind all manner of creepy, fun programs.’ Also, a lot of the...
View ArticleMad Science with Victor Frankenstein
Another aspect of the CSLP theme “Own the Night” is Mad Science which ties in excellently with the 2012 BFYA pick, This Dark Endeavor: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein by Kenneth Oppel. The...
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