Replacing BBYA – What Do You Think?
Lynn: The truth is I should have paid attention to the YALSA agenda. It is my responsibility as a member I know. Who would have guessed that the YALSA Executive committee would decide to propose the...
View ArticleTime to Rant! Librarianship by Listserv
Lynn: Ok – it is long past time for a rant. I’m sad and irritable this week but I’ve been grumbling for months about this issue and it is time to RANT! A listserv that I have long subscribed to is...
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BBYA Changes – Here We Go Again
Lynn and Cindy: So here we are again. Less than a week from the start of an ALA conference and we’re posting an unhappy rant about a YALSA Board proposal for BBYA. A draconian proposal in June received...
View ArticleBloated Books – It’s Time for a Diet!
Lynn and Cindy: This month Booklist was featuring mysteries so we think it’s time to investigate a real-life mystery that has been puzzling and frustrating us! Where did all these bloated 500+ page...
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Do You Have Any Good Books?
Cindy: So many of our middle school students walk in the library and ask this question: “Do you have any good books?” My flip comment to them is always, “No, we only buy bad books for the library…” and...
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With Friends Like These… A Rant
Lynn: So – I’m reading another sequel in another fantasy series and here it is AGAIN – a plot device that makes me absolutely crazy! Here is the dauntless hero/heroine, savior of the world in multiple...
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The Hueys in The New Sweater by Oliver Jeffers
Lynn: When I saw Oliver Jeffers’ new book at our public library I grabbed it instantly. The focus group and I had loved Stuck and I was eager to see what wackiness Jeffers was hatching now. I wasn’t...
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