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Monday, March 17, 2014 2:01:24 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Changing the Complexion of YA:
Sara said, " 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..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:28:41 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Diane Ravitch says schools need librarians!:
Sara said, "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..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:28:41 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Amish approach to technology:
Sara said, "This NPR story about the Amish and technological advances aired a while ago, but it keeps coming back to me again and again when I talk to people about technology and how it impacts our culture. So the Amish aren't necessarily anti-tech, but they..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:28:41 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled The library as refuge:
Sara said, "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..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:28:41 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Reading slowly, reading alone:
Sara said, "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.This variety of channels for the expert appraisal of books has been replaced..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:28:41 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Tablets don't inspire readers:
Sara said, "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..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 1:28:41 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled The Strange Case of Boy21:
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Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:14:23 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Gen X's midlife meltdown:
Sara said, "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..." more
Saturday, March 9, 2013 11:02:26 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Three out of four ain't bad:
Sara said, "These days, there's a great deal of anxiously hunching over laptops because of a master's degree deadline that is rapidly approaching. Let's just say that the culminating assignment for an MLIS degree is no joke.A tiny bit of reviewing in an..." more
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 12:55:29 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled A very YA new year:
Sara said, "At the top of DMO's must-read list.Dig Me Out rang in the new year at a very cool Los Angeles party with a pack of writers who love YA books. Ones that came up in conversation: Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone (feel they blew the cover on this..." more
Friday, December 7, 2012 6:43:01 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled The Curse of the Trilogy:
Sara said, "Every day I hear kids' excitement about the next book in a series, and then I get to witness their dashed hopes as the subsequent books don't live up to the promise of the first (or second). Here, I'm the one disappointed. Here's my Los Angeles..." more
Sunday, August 12, 2012 2:38:46 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Reading, Listening, Playing, More Reading:
Sara said, "I haven't been posting on Dig Me Out of late, but I haven't been slacking. Instead, I created a new, improved books blog for teens, teachers, teen librarians, and parents who need books that grab older kids' attention. Here's my new blog, YA..." more
Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:56:13 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Can Byliner save writers?:
Sara said, "Los Angeles Book Fest, Day One: A great start from the beginning, running into some of our favorite writers, M.G. Lord and Dana Gioia. Didn't get to see as many panels as I would have liked, but did get over to one that had the words "digital" and..." more
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 11:06:11 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Kid in a candy store:
Sara said, "I just got back from Montrose, where I was able to spend some time with my favorite YA book expert, Kris Vreeland. Kris used to be at Vroman's but she now sells books at Once Upon a Time Books. Spending time with Kris is pretty dangerous, and she's..." more
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:38:03 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Why reading matters:
Sara said, "Photo by Richard Howard.Back in 1991, I took a graduate course from Sven Birkerts, a charming and stubborn intellectual. Again and again, he came back to his misgivings over the flood of information that was coming our way and his fear that writing..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:00:28 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Slow type:
Sara said, "And now I run the risk of seeming ridiculously retro and nostalgic, but I loved the story in the New York Times style section today about typewriter fetishists. “I’m in love with all of them,” said Louis Smith, 28, a lanky drummer from..." more
Saturday, March 26, 2011 7:04:24 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled The joys of independent reading:
Sara said, "Recently, in light of some recent events at my school, I've been thinking a lot about the value of independent reading as part of the school curriculum. As standardized testing takes hold (and as independent reading assessment has become more..." more
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:50:00 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled A new addiction with City of Bones:
Sara said, "It's always fun to find a new book addiction, and I'm completely hooked on Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments Series. The opening nightclub scene in the first book, City of Bones, is an easy book talk. All I have to do is act it out (I knew..." more
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 7:21:36 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Measure L passes:
Sara said, "I've heard from a few who know far more about public policy than I that Measure L was bad governance, but I'm still happy that people came out to vote for libraries.An LA Weekly blog quotes Yes on Measure L chairwoman Lucy McCoy as saying, "Tonight..." more
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 12:47:57 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Save LA's Libraries: Yes on L:
Sara said, "Alexandria, which didn't make itToday, of course, is election day in Los Angeles. I want to urge everyone to vote yes on Measure L, which helps fund the badly drained LA library system.HERE is a wonderful piece by the writer/world traveler Pico..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 8:49:05 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Building a 21st Century library:
Sara said, "I'm currently taking a class with school library master David Loertscher, which is turning out to be one of those uncomfortable yet valuable "learning what you don't know" experiences.Loertscher, a proponent of expanding the role of the school..." more
Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:18:13 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Dreaming dystopia:
Sara said, "Anyone who spends time with books and teenagers spends a lot of time in dystopias. Novels like Matched (Ally Condie), Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins), Little Brother (Cory Doctorow), the Uglies series (Scott Westerfeld), Truancy (Isamu Fukui), and..." more
Friday, February 18, 2011 6:14:13 PM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Children's Author on Libraries:
Sara said, "I keep saying I'm going to stop writing about the closing of public and school libraries and make this blog a little more fun. And really, I will. But it's hard for me to ignore the issue since things keep getting worse, at least here in Southern..." more
Saturday, February 12, 2011 9:28:52 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled A holler in Britain, a (long-awaited) peep in L.A.:
Sara said, "I'd just locked up the library and jumped in my car when an NPR story about protests in Britain over public library closures grabbed my attention. The main activist in the movement, mom Lauren Smith, who said that she'd never fought for a..." more
Sunday, May 22, 2016 7:01:39 AM
Sara Scribner wrote a blog post titled Exploring religion with Jack Miles:
Sara said, "Recent events have made me think a lot about some of the highlights of the past couple of years -- and most of these peaks are strangely tied to religion and philosophy -- Buddhist, Christian, Jewish. It's probably tied to getting older, losing a..." more