Heading to Orlando for ALA Annual at the end of June? Don’t miss these exciting programs put on by the GLBTRT! Queer Zines – Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, and Where We’re Going Saturday, June 25 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Orange County Convention Center, Room W102A Join Milo Miller, Co-Founder of Queer Zine […]
Author: Christie, Geek in Librarian's Clothing
TSU: Father’s Day Crafts
Today I’m over on Teen Services Underground sharing ideas for Father’s Day Crafts for teens. Father’s Day often gets shunted to the side in the middle of graduations and summer reading program kick-offs. There’s also the thought that Father’s Day has to be strictly for the guy in the family when it’s not the case. […]
Colin Roll Call
So I’m in Florida and watching all the excitement in my first Tropical Storm, Collin. Learning the differences in what the stores run out of during bad weather (in the stores around in me in Texas is was queso, avocado, chips, and bread; here so far it’s clear sodas like Sprite Zero and Diet […]
Someone Tell Me Why
Someone tell me why someone somewhere thought this was a good idea. Yesterday I was floating around Twitter and saw this tweet by Justina Ireland. If you don’t follow her, I’m not sure why you aren’t- go immediately to Twitter and follow her and come back. I’ll wait. Anyway, I saw this tweet and was […]
Military Movie Playlist
Memorial Day means a lot of things to a lot of people. A time to honor veterans and active military, a day to reflect and remember, a day to spend with family and friends. At my last job, it was an especially important day because a lot of the teens in our library either enlisted […]
WhitewashedOUT Today
Join the discussion on Twitter today at 12 noon eastern by following @whitewashedout and the #whitewashedout tag. Today’s discussion involves Hollywood filmmaking and why Asian characters and opportunities are often taken over. Chat with Mynette Louie, President of GameChanger Films; Jeff Yang, features contributor to CNN and SVP of The Futures Company; and Andrew Ahn, […]
Queer Zines Program at ALA Annual
Join Milo Miller, Co-Founder of Queer Zine Archive Project, Jenna Freedman of Barnard College, and Violet Fox of College of St. Benedict & St. John’s University to learn about the history of queer zines, the current state of the culture, and where we’re going now, including the new Zine Code of Ethics. Get ideas on […]
Political Thriller Booklist
With the dubious announcement of a YA version of The Da Vinci Code yesterday along with all the political coverage going on within an election year, what better time is there to create a political thriller booklist of actual teen and ya books? The best thing is that political thriller books don’t have to stay in […]
Whitewashed Out on Twitter Today
Today at noon EST: Twitter chat with @TheNerdsofColor, @skrishna, @blackgirlnerds. Topic: POC in comics. Join the conversation using #whitewashedOUT
Reflecting Realities
Headed to ALA Annual in Orlando this June? Join us on Sunday, June 26 from 3-4 pm for Reflecting Realities, an author panel featuring four new titles with transgender characters for youth and to learn ways to assist transgender youth in your community. Speakers are: 2016 Stonewall Honor Winner Cory Silverberg (Sex is a Funny […]