So... Great news for Jason! We'd love to get together sometime when I'm healthy and he's not working!
By the way, Ellie's birthday party will be June 30th. Presents are not in any way necessary - she's got a ton of stuff already. And my family tends to ignore that, so please just bring you and your family and eat food and cake? PLEASE!
On book stuff - Have you read the "Game of Thrones" stuff yet? I've actually really liked it. It's long. really long. But that's what I NEED so I don't burn through a book in three hours. And I love the characters, and that I can't tell WHO the protaganist is - and that characters I start off loving I end up hating, or characters I started off loving end up being killed off unexpectedly because of really REALLY bad decisions...and there's dragons.
As far as projects - I know you. You have them in you. But then you probably second and third and fourth guess yourself to all ends of it. Keep the first few projects simple. Maybe start a junior book club, online. Anonymity and screens are one thing teens love. It could be simple. Start a facebook page with your library's name + the words "YA book club." Pick two books each month and promote them heavily. Post deep thought provoking questions on the wall. People comment with answers. People can post their OWN questions as well.
Actually, I may have to do this. Like now. For grown-ups.
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Great news for Jason! We'd love to get together sometime when I'm healthy and he's not working!
By the way, Ellie's birthday party will be June 30th. Presents are not in any way necessary - she's got a ton of stuff already. And my family tends to ignore that, so please just bring you and your family and eat food and cake? PLEASE!
On book stuff -
Have you read the "Game of Thrones" stuff yet? I've actually really liked it. It's long. really long. But that's what I NEED so I don't burn through a book in three hours. And I love the characters, and that I can't tell WHO the protaganist is - and that characters I start off loving I end up hating, or characters I started off loving end up being killed off unexpectedly because of really REALLY bad decisions...and there's dragons.
As far as projects - I know you. You have them in you. But then you probably second and third and fourth guess yourself to all ends of it. Keep the first few projects simple. Maybe start a junior book club, online. Anonymity and screens are one thing teens love. It could be simple. Start a facebook page with your library's name + the words "YA book club." Pick two books each month and promote them heavily. Post deep thought provoking questions on the wall. People comment with answers. People can post their OWN questions as well.
Actually, I may have to do this. Like now. For grown-ups.