http://blogs.nsls.info/different Susan Dove Lempke writes about children, their books, and their grown-ups, and about life in the public library. She is Youth Services Supervisor for the Niles Public Library District, reviews for the <i>Horn Book Magazine</i>, and writes a book review column for the International Reading Association's newsletter, <i>Reading Today</i>. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:16:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So yesterday I finally created a Facebook page.  I held off for a couple of years because it was initially something for students, and I felt like I would be horning in on something that was rightly the turf of my two sons.  But now, everyone has a Facebook page, ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/08/facebook-yas-and-adults/ Every summer, we go off to the north woods of Michigan for a couple of weeks of reading, eating blueberries and cherries, and hiking around.  It is blissful, especially after six weeks of summer reading bedlam.  But every once in awhile, you still need to check in with the world, ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/08/a-small-community-with-a-great-library/ What's the best summer reading prize? My answer to that used to be automatic: Of course you give them a book. Of COURSE! If you have a lot of money, you give them this: If you have a more normal amount of money, you can only afford ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/07/the-prize-dilemma/ We have had a lovely visit with Flat Stanley here at the Niles Public Library. Stanley is about 2 1/2 feet tall and, as expected, flat. I think we all enjoyed participating in a collaborative project, and think it would be fun to work more with other libraries on things ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/07/flat-stanley/ It's a funny thing to be a youth services librarian who's been around awhile. On the one hand, you are in full-dinosaur mode, insisting that at least SOME portion of storytimes be devoted to actual, you know, stories. And on the other hand, it's a thrilling time to ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/07/dr-horrible-and-the-world-today/ He lived in a box. He swam in the river and he climbed on the rocks. He snapped at a mosquito, he snapped at a flea, he snapped at a ... at a ... at a ... WHAT? Ever have one of those brain freezes during storytime? You ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/07/there-was-a-little-turtle/ Once again, I attempted to find the perfect conference shoes; once again, I learned the sad lesson that when you are lugging a bunch of ARCs and walking long distances, no shoes remain comfortable. It's kind of ridiculous how much it ends up coloring your experience of your trip. ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/07/ala-part-2-it-always-comes-down-to-the-feet/ I couldn't decide what to write about first, but hearing my son's laughter coming from his room decided the question for me--I have to write about the first time I have ever paid for an Advanced Reader Copy. Technically, I did not pay for my ARC of John Green's Paper Towns, ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/07/ala-part-1-i-paid-for-an-arc/ Okay, I realize that is a negative way to start a blog entry, but the fact is I got up from lounging on my bed and beginning to read Princess Ben (by Catherine Murdock) to write this entry, and that is a measure of how much I hate something. I hate ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/06/you-know-what-i-hate/ As the Daily Telegraph reports, British children's book authors, led by Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass) are protesting a decision to publishers to begin putting suggested age ranges for children's books on their covers. You'll find their petition here. On the one side, you have authors defending the rights of ... http://blogs.nsls.info/different/2008/06/age-ranges-on-book-covers/