Thanks so much to Marcia Sarnowski from Winding Rivers Library System for sending this excellent resource along! Many of you use the Starred Reviews I send out each month. Elizabeth Bluemle blogs for Publishers Weekly, and she has compiled a list of books that have recieved starred reviews from Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, The Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal. There are no annotations, but if you are looking for lists of current titles, this may help you in your selection process.
http://tinyurl.com/yjfm864
The Importance of Teen Spaces in Public Libraries
Why a teen space? All people, including teens, benefit from informal public gathering places where they can interact or just share space with others. This is sometimes called a “third space”. Spending time with friends in an environment that is less structured than...