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Dig Me Out: Gen X's midlife meltdown
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Thursday, August 15, 2013. Gen X's midlife meltdown. The reason for the long absence? This Salon article: Generation X gets really old: How do slackers have a midlife crisis? The piece is an examination of the elements - some economic, some cultural - that make Xers at midlife different from other recent generations. The state of X? We just can't get a break, can we? Maybe we can make an example of ourselves. August 19, 2013 at 9:47 AM. After picking up...
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Dig Me Out: Changing the Complexion of YA
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Monday, March 17, 2014. Changing the Complexion of YA. One of the biggest highs a school librarian can get is the charge that comes after pairing a student with the right book. Connecting young people – especially reluctant readers – with literature is a remarkable thing, potentially life-changing on many levels. In my library, kids who have spent their lives avoiding reading have come back for more after finishing novels like Tyrell. Tracking his own y...
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Dig Me Out: David Brooks jumps in the Books vs. Internet debate
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Wednesday, July 14, 2010. David Brooks jumps in the Books vs. Internet debate. I've had so many conversations about this with librarians and educators recently - and everyone that I'm talking to is landing heavily in on the books side. This may seem obvious, but a New York Times. And here comes the New York Times. As exciting as this can be, he says, the Internet keeps us on top of things, but it doesn't enrich us. And there's something to be said f...
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Dig Me Out: Tablets don't inspire readers
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Sunday, January 12, 2014. Tablets don't inspire readers. Everyone thought I was a stick in the mud. Fellow students in my children's lit class (taken for a librarian degree) reacted with dismay when I said I wouldn't hand my young son an interactive e-book. Interactivity seemed like the last thing a burgeoning reader needed. Looks like the research is showing that to be true - at least according to an Atlantic. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). And no...
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Dig Me Out: The Strange Case of Boy21
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Friday, February 21, 2014. The Strange Case of Boy21. As a school librarian, I have the bi-monthly pleasure of helping to select books for our book club. This month’s club was full of amazing discoveries: Kate DiCamillo’s Flora and Ulysses. Teri Terry’s dystopian mystery Slated. And Rick Yancy’s twisted take on Frankenstein, Monstrumologist. With a backdrop of basketball and urban blight, Boy21. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Click here to go there).
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Dig Me Out: Reading slowly, reading alone
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Sunday, January 5, 2014. Reading slowly, reading alone. In yesterday's New York Times. Colin Robinson discusses the vanishing network of professionals that used to support readers. One topic - the loss of librarians as guides. The day before that, David Mikics wrote about the importance of offline reading in developing a sense of self -. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dig Me Out's YA Books Blog! Click here to go there). Welcome to Dig Me Out. And n...
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Dig Me Out: Diane Ravitch says schools need librarians!
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Saturday, September 21, 2013. Diane Ravitch says schools need librarians! Sometimes Diane Ravitch sounds like the only voice of reason rising out of heated debate over public education. Recently, I interviewed Ravitch for Salon. About charters, vouchers, Big Data, Teach for America and her new book, Reign of Error. Here's one section of the interview that didn't make it into the Salon piece - Ravitch on school librarians:. Dig Me Out's YA Books Blog!
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Dig Me Out: The library as refuge
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Sunday, November 24, 2013. The library as refuge. Henry Rollins seems to be following me through every stage in my life. First, in middle school, the moment I spied an incredibly tall eighth grader with spiked hair and a "Black Flag Roach Motel" t-shirt was the moment that I realized that the age of ELO and bland suburban innocence was over. When I was a rock critic, I was sent to review one of his stand-up routines (I was unimpressed). I know why - the...
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Dig Me Out: November 2013
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Gen-X writer and YA librarian on books and culture. Sunday, November 24, 2013. The library as refuge. Henry Rollins seems to be following me through every stage in my life. First, in middle school, the moment I spied an incredibly tall eighth grader with spiked hair and a "Black Flag Roach Motel" t-shirt was the moment that I realized that the age of ELO and bland suburban innocence was over. When I was a rock critic, I was sent to review one of his stand-up routines (I was unimpressed). I know why - the...
