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Summer is Almost Here!

5/31/2018

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Well, if you are a librarian planning for everything, it nearly is here. I just finished creating our summer reading program page for kids here and for teens here.
One of the things I'm most excited about is the reading portion of the summer reading program for kids (don't worry teens, I'm excited about your stuff too). We're getting a little crazy this summer. The schools will be competing against each other to see who can read the most. Everyone will be in a different rock band and we'll see who wins the Battle of the Bands. Will it be your school?
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I Cannot Believe it is all over ...

5/29/2018

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I'm posting today for my missed post last Thursday since I was home recovering from TBF madness. :)
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The Teen Book Festival was amazing. There were so many teens! There were FIFTY ONE BUSES that brought over 1500 people to the festival. The authors were incredible and the volunteers were brilliant. Overall, I had a blast and I'm pretty sure that everyone else did too.
BTW ... That cup was one of the fabulous things that you could purchase, and if you had, you would have been able to catch up with me, since I was at the merchandise table all day.
One of the few downfalls to being on the committee is that you don't really get to "hang out" and check out the authors' presentations. I would have liked to, but seeing everyone's enthusiastic faces was worth it in the end.
Well, see you in a few days when I post on my official Thursday time. :)
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More TBF Posts!

5/17/2018

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Its getting closer! Saturday is only a day and a half away! MORE EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!!
I am so excited I can hardly contain myself (it is hard to tell, but I am excited). Currently I am wearing the adult volunteer shirt of sky blue and yesterday I wore the lilac purple shirt for the Nazareth College volunteers, but Saturday? Saturday I will be wearing mint green, which is the committee color. I am so proud to be wearing that color.
All the planning and working throughout the year has made it to then end. It all became more real when I picked up Brendan Kiely at the airport. He was super awesome and easy to talk to. Plus, he has family in Rochester. Even more awesome? His Mom went to Nazareth Academy, which is where I went to high school! Totally got me all spiked and ready to go. Which is good, because today and tomorrow its all about setting up Nazareth College. Totally exhausting, but also totally exhilarating. Get a little coffee and I am READY! I hope to see you all there!
MORE EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!
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Hey Teens! Join us next Saturday for tbf

5/10/2018

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Back in March, I mentioned how I lost a dear friend Stephanie. She was the heart of the Greater Rochester Teen Book Festival. We were totally devastated, but we knew that we needed to do her proud. So we pushed on. And two months later here we are. Nine days away from the Teen Book Festival. It's mind boggling how close it is and terrifying to think of what might need to be done yet, but it is so exciting too. I'm so excited to see the thousands of teens pouring into the building to see the authors. I hope that I see you guys there! I'll be the one with the blue hair selling all the merch. :)

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What do you call an 8-12 year old?

5/3/2018

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No. You do not call them naughty. :)
We've been thinking of doing programs specifically for 8-12 year olds and we realized that they aren't tweens, they aren't teens ... what are they? Everyone has a "code name". We have preschoolers and toddlers. Tweens and teens. But what are these kids? Just kids? That's no fun! We want a fun name for them too! What kind of name should we give them (that's appropriate of course) that would represent these kids?
Help us!
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    Cathy

    Its me. I like tech toys.
    I like kids and teens. Adults frighten me.
    :)

    MCLS TeensLit's best-of-the-best book montage
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    Books loved by teen services librarians in the Monroe County Library System that is in Rochester NY.

    Our best-of-the-best shelf

    All American Boys
    The Hate U Give
    The Prince and the Dressmaker
    Darius the Great Is Not Okay
    Grand Theft Horse


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