Library Media Chatter

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner and What’s Next by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack) and enjoy the biggest night of the YA Lit calendar: the Barnesy Awards.Sorry for the late episode. We'll be back with all the Chatterboxes in August.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Promise Boys by Nick Brooks and 49 Days by Agnes Lee), plan your itinerary for the MASL Spring Conference, and celebrate great high school nonfiction with the annual Dogwood Awards.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd and Rez Ball by Byron Graves), preview the new high school Dogwood nominees, and expect better out of this generation in Accountable by Dashka Slater, a high school Dogwood and our final Reader's Nook of the season.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (Poemhood, Our Black Revival edited by Amber McBride, Taylor Byos, Erica Martin and Age 16 by Rosena Fung), look for ways to improve their library newsletters, and wish their history classes had taught them more of what is in American Redux by Ariel Aberg-Riger, a high school Dogwood. For those following along, we will be discussing Accountable by Dashka Slater on the March episode.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (How To by Randall Munroe and A Short History of the World in 50 Lies by Natasha Tidd), teach the youth how to podcast, try to bring books to non-ELA teachers, and finish (maybe) their dive into this year's Ruta Sepetys works with You: The Story, a high school Dogwood. For those following along, we will be discussing America Redux by Ariel Aberg-Riger on the February episode.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and A Long Time Coming by Ray Anthony Shepard), show their charitable side with Project Holiday Cheer, spin around for a while debating wheeled furniture, and head back to school with three first-generation college students in Jennifer Miller's Rising Class, a high school Dogwood. For those following along, we will be discussing the other Ruta Sepetys book on a reading list, You: The Story, in the January episode.

On this episode, Greg and Dan welcome a special guest to discuss what they are currently reading (Spirit Sleuths by Gail Jarrow, The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki, the Arden High graphic novels (Twelfth Grade Night and King Cheer) by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm and Jamie Green, and Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham), celebrate the important connection between ELA teachers and librarians, and learn how to say "Ruta Sepetys" while diving into her historical fiction Gateway nominee I Must Betray You.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (An Illustrated History of Urban Legends by Adam Allsuch Boardman and Accountable: the true story of a racist social media account and the teenagers whose lives it changed by Dashka Slater), help social studies teachers prep election lessons, shoutout a few new databases, and shower (pun intended) The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson, a Gateway nominee with some Stephen King inspiration.

On this episode, Greg and Dan discuss what they are currently reading (American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Sherri L. Smith & Elizabeth Wein and The Little Liar by Mitch Albom), talk about both the importance of reading across the curriculum and challenges librarians face, and search for clues to whodunit in Karen M. McManus's Nothing More to Tell, a new Gateway nominee.

On this episode, Greg and Dan are joined by special guest Megan, a middle-school librarian, to discuss what they are reading (Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom series, Enter the Body by Joy McCullough, and The Fort by Gordon Korman) and give out some awards in the 3rd Annual Barnsies, which doubles as the 1st annual Gratzies.