2011 GGNFT Nominations Updated

The list of official nominations for the 2011 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list from YALSA has just been updated!
I’m lucky enough to be on the committee this year, but you don’t have to be on the committee or even a librarian to nominate a title. Please help us discover great new books! To [...]

Adventures in ebooks

When it comes to technological innovation, I am generally in the early adopter or early majority categories. (Which one usually depends on how expensive the innovation in question is, as I am also quite cheap.) After all, I am easily tempted by shiny new things, and I am friends with many early adopters, all of [...]

Youth media awards

ALA announced its youth media award winners today at the midwinter conference in Denver. I really enjoyed The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, so I was very happy to see that it had won the Newbery Medal. Of course, Gaiman has posted about how he learned the big news in a hilarious fashion over at [...]

CLA and books for younger teens

Earlier this month I attended one day of the California Library Association annual conference. The panels that I attended were sort of hit-or-miss, which will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever attended a professional conference. My favorite panel of the day was presented by librarians from the County of Los Angeles Library; [...]

Link roundup 2008-10-16

Don’t mind me–I’m just clearing out my library-related RSS feeds:

Library Journal has published its 2008 Placements & Salary Survey.
On a not unrelated note, my alma mater (University of Michigan School of Information) has just released its 2007 MSI Employment Report. I think the breakdown provided here by industry does put some of the comments about [...]

Link roundup 2008-09-24

I know, I know – all work and no blogging makes Joy a dull girl. To make up for my long radio silence, I present you with some recent interesting links on libraries, Asian-American media, and anime. Semi-regular posting will resume eventually.

The American Library Association has relaunched its website with a fresh new design. Check [...]