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Karen Jensen, MLS
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Librarian: Teen/YA/Youth
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Against Book Banning
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Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler

Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.

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Fast Five Interview: Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler
Today we are joined by author team Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler to talk about their new book, The Warriors & Wizards Compendium: A Young Adventurer's Guide.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall

I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.

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Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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“To My Sixteen-Year-Old Self”:The Transcendent Power of Literature In The Face of Mental Illness, a guest post by Ella Grace Foutz

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“To My Sixteen-Year-Old Self”: The Transcendent Power of Literature In The Face of Mental Illness, a guest post by Ella Grace Foutz
Lullabies for the Insomniacs strings together the countless lonely sleepless nights I spent as a teenager, stranded in the turbulence of my mind and emotions.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows

Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.

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Making Space to Make Mistakes, a guest post by Jodi Meadows
Hopefully, we will choose to learn and grow from the mistakes we make in digital spaces . . . and to be kinder people in the future.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Redefining Classics: Making space for books that will stand the test of time, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.

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Redefining Classics: Making space for books that will stand the test of time, a guest post by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Readers deserve a chance to discover as many different stories as possible.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Fast Five Interview: Neal Shusterman

Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.

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Fast Five Interview: Neal Shusterman
Author Neal Shusterman joins us to talk about his new book, MINDWORKS.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Today I learned there are more books with 7 in the title than 6, for reasons
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Fast Five Interview: Lyla Lee

Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.

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Fast Five Interview: Lyla Lee
Lyla Lee joins us to talk about her new book, THE CUFFING GAME.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Look, I am having a great day personally. I formatted my department annual report. I got the TS vinyl case!! I got the Wordle in 2. I got to eat steak with my husband and now have time home alone.

There is only 1 thing that could make this day better - let’s get child rapists out of office!!
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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@tuphlos.bsky.social Happy birthday to you!!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Just spent the morning in the ER with my husband who was convulsing with pain every 2 minutes. He says it is like someone is poking him with an electric cattle prod every 2 minutes.

Anyhow, get the Shingles vax if you are eligible.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Take Five: November and December 2025 Middle Grade New Releases

I feel like end-of-the-year books get so easily overlooked, especially when I've already been seeing "best of" lists for weeks. Be sure to check these out!

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Take Five: November and December 2025 Middle Grade New Releases
I feel like end-of-the-year books get so easily overlooked, especially when I've already been seeing
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November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Book Review: Two YA Books Series that Feature Teens Working with the FBI to Solve Crimes

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Book Review: Two YA Books Series that Feature Teens Working with the FBI to Solve Crimes
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen discusses two YA mytery thriller series that feature teens helping the FBI solve crimes
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November 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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It’s almost showtime, Swifties! ✨

Election Day is tomorrow and we urge you to protect democracy at the polls. Make your voting plan or help your family and friends create theirs at iwillvote.com 🗳️🩵
A graphic with a pile of blue-feathered boas as the background. Text reads: “You want a fight? You found it… WE PROTECT DEMOCRACY” The Swifties for Hope logo is on the bottom right corner.
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Alright y'all, I've got a list of (nearly) every traditionally published young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror book of 2025. All 310 of them. bookjockeyalex.com/2024/12/26/y...
YA SFF/H Books Release Dates 2025
The full list of traditionally published young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels being released in 2025 is available on google sheets.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Teen Vogue has been doing great politics journalism for years and this really is a tragic loss
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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YA Books to Read if You Like the New Florence & the Machine Album, EVERYBODY SCREAM

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YA Books to Read if You Like the New Florence & the Machine Album, EVERYBODY SCREAM
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen discusses some YA books you might like if you like EVERYBODY SCREAM, the new album by Florence & the Machine (which she really recommends)
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November 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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It’s my birthday and my husband drew me this Opalite pic that references my favorite lyric and I will probably get tattooed somewhere
A picture of a teacup with Ivy on the outside, waves -!: a cloud with lightening (a storm inside a teacup)
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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“They were careless people, … they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made"

- F Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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They aren’t gonna change this, we gotta do it ourselves! 🧡

42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits for food. Because of the government shutdown, SNAP will be paused tomorrow.

Here are 3 ways to help our neighbors stay fed, including our fundraiser for @feedingamerica.org 🍽️
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November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I donated. We protect the family.
November 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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NEW FLORENCE ALBUM
November 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Look at us!!🦋🫶🧡

Please donate if you are able but haven’t yet.
Switiftes for Hope fundraiser screenshot: “Swifties For Hope Team Feed Virtual Food Drive DONATE $3,426 RAISED GOAL $22,000 NEXT MILESTONE $8,700: You'll Be 87 See All Milestones”
November 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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EVERYBODY READ, EVERYBODY SCREAM

YA Books to read if you like the new Florence & The Machine album, Everybody Scream

Add your recs!

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YA Books to Read if You Like the New Florence & the Machine Album, EVERYBODY SCREAM
Teen Librarian Karen Jensen discusses some YA books you might like if you like EVERYBODY SCREAM, the new album by Florence & the Machine (which she really recommends)
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October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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EVERYBODY SCREAM might be album of the year
October 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM