Tales from a Loud Librarian

One of the ways that I like to use this blog space is to share some of the titles that I am reading and write about which books are my new favorites. So far this summer I have finished ten books and are in the middle of two books as I type this post.  I choose the books that I read for a lot of different reasons. I am a book reviewer for both School Library Journal and School Media Connection (formerly Library Media Connection) . That means that I am sent books to read and review. I get to choose favorite genres and age ranges, but what I get is a crap shoot. Sometimes I love the books but very often I am underwhelmed.  SLJ asks all reviewers not to broadcast to publishers or authors what books that they will be reviewing. I am also asked not to publish, like on this blog, my reviews until six months after the review has been published in the print magazine. LMC has never given me any such guidelines, so I just follow what I do for SLJ. By the time that my review h...

In Louisiana, the state library sponsors three reader's choice awards for the following grade levels: 3rd-5th, 6th-8th and 9th-12th. I am on the committee to help select the titles for the Louisiana Teen Reader's Choice or LTRC. There are ten titles nominated which you can see below. Open here to watch a book trailer for each title .  Voting for the Teen Reader's Choice closes February 1st. You need to have read at least two of the books on the list to vote. Open here to cast your vote .