Summer Reading

Okay I know it is only April but I am starting to look ahead to summer and reading for pleasure! I found Nielsen has lists of the top books selling for adults fiction, non-fiction and on tape! Just another source to get ideas for books to read for pleasure! Of course Amazonalso has lists of bestsellers. They also have blogs about books in many catagories one of my favorites is award winners.

Libraries creating space for teens!

When my husband and I married years ago we chose to live in Arlington, Texas. We chose Arlington because of the wonderful public services the community offered. It has a great selection of public parks, public libraries and excellent public schools. The other night I noticed where the library there is doing some new and innovative things for teens! They have entered the world of blogging. Arlington Public Library has created a blog for teens advertising the new books in the library!They also have a new section of the library just for teens to create content. Check it out. And finally the gallery of projects created in the Studio at Arlington Public Library.

Getting teens into the public library is a challenge these days but the library in Arlington is seeking them out where they play online. It will be interesting to see how the gallery and underground area progresses over time. It is a great start in the right direction!

Thing #3

Creating my own avatar was fun! Although the possibilities are endless and I could have wasted quite a bit of time at the site. It would be fun to dress your avatar for the seasons and holidays. I think this semester though I will be far too busy with school and my LLLS classes to change my avatar.

I have created a blog before but failed to post often and found it hard to think of creative posts at the end of the workday. This site is easy and actually is the one I used when I created my previous blog.