Tag Archives: tweens

Get Wimpy @ Your Library!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by School-Age Programs and Services Committee

As a general rule, librarians love to create programs that are tied to books. It’s in our nature. So when I learned that Jeff Kinney was publishing the seventh book in his Wimpy Kid series, The Third Wheel, I did what … Continue reading →

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Mock Newbery Book Club

Posted on October 27, 2012 by School-Age Programs and Services Committee

October still feels like the beginning of the school year, but it is approaching the end of the publishing year.  So for me, it is time to take stock of the year’s best books, and begin the process of narrowing … Continue reading →

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Here we are now: engage us

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Eva Mitnick

Across the country, public libraries have come to the realization that we’ve been giving an entire segment of our service population short shrift in terms of programming. Yep, I’m talking about those kids who are too old for storytime and … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Digital Lives

Posted on May 26, 2011 by ecox

Looking for new ways to engage and recruit tween patrons? Would you like to integrate more digital technology into the programming plans of the library? Maybe finding a new method for middle graders to record summer reading is on your … Continue reading →

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